Humanitarian aid workers around the world can communicate with disaster victims in their own languages thanks, in part, to five University of Minnesota undergraduate students.

Ever had the nagging feeling you’re not in the right career? You aren’t alone. The University of Minnesota’s Career Counseling and Assessment Clinic, in existence since the mid-1970s, has helped hundreds of people switch to more rewarding careers.

A few years ago, Best Buy introduced a new work structure it calls ROWE, for “Results-Only Work Environment.” The introduction proved a great experimental lab for University of Minnesota sociology researchers Phyllis Moen and Erin Kelly.