This 1932-2022 list of Minnesota Academy of Science presidents includes such prominent Minnesotans as explorer/geologist (and later Carleton College president) Laurence M. Gould, Bell Museum of Natural History director Walter Breckenridge, and Hiram E. Essex, one of several from the Mayo Clinic/Mayo Foundation. The list, updated as needed, may also be viewed at the Academy s website, including links to further information for selected individuals.
Text of the Northfield City Charter with resolutions, ordinances and notices as recorded by the City of Northfield, Minnesota from March 1875 to June 1906.
Text of the Northfield City Charter with resolutions, ordinances and notices as recorded by the City of Northfield, Minnesota from January 1908 to March 1957.
The 2019 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at Century College on April 27, 2019. This program shows 70+ scientific talks, breakout sessions and posters, ranging from unconscious bias in science to a study of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a campus population. The keynote by Dr. Jo Handelsman was ""Tiny Earth Network: Studentsourcing Antibiotic Discovery,"" and a special conference event was a tour of the Fab Lab and 3D Bioprinting Program. The published abstracts are available online in the Journal of Winchell Undergraduate Symposium Abstracts.
The 2002 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at Gustavus Adolphus College on April 26-27, 2002. This program shows 50+ scientific talks, ranging from restoration ecology to wind power in Minnesota rural electric cooperatives, plus posters. The featured speaker was Professor Richard M. Fuller on "The Manhattan Project Revisited," and a special conference event was a geology field trip to the Minnesota River Valley. The Winchell abstracts and full-text of the published papers are available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 1991 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at the College of St. Catherine on April 26-27, 1991. This program shows 40+ scientific talks, ranging from agricultural pollution to injured raptor rehabilitation. The keynote by Dr. Phyllis Kahn was �Part of the Team? Women in Scientific Groups.� The Winchell abstracts and full-text of the published papers are available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 2006 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at Macalester College on April 28-29, 2006. This program shows 90+ scientific talks and posters, ranging from "The Effects of Inhibition of Serotonin Synthesis on T Cell Proliferation" to "Use of Cornmeal for Algae Remediation in Urban Lakes." The keynote by Dr. Maura Donovan was titled �Innovation and Future Medical Device Therapies.� The Winchell abstracts are available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 2022 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at Hamline University on April 23, 2022. This program shows 70+ scientific talks, breakout sessions and posters, ranging from caprylic acid effects on male rat spermatogenesis to detection of lead and phosphates in tap water. The keynote by Dr. John Banovetz was "Achieving your Sustainability Goals for an Industrial Company," and a special conference event was a tour of the Renewable Energy & Environmental Research Laboratory. This meeting also featured the return of the MN Junior Academy of Science. The published abstracts are available online in the Journal of Winchell Undergraduate Symposium Abstracts.
The 2018 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at the University of St. Thomas on April 21, 2018. This program shows 80+ scientific talks, breakout sessions and posters, ranging from a new oxazolidinone antimicrobial agent synthesis to the impact of bark-foraging bird behavior on the emerald ash borer. The keynote by Dr. Christy Haynes discussed sustainable engineered nanomaterials, and the conference events included a tour of the University of St. Thomas's Medicinal Garden. The published abstracts are available online in the Journal of Winchell Undergraduate Symposium Abstracts.
The 2021 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science was held virtually, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on April 24, 2021. This program shows 40+ scientific talks and breakout sessions, ranging from �Influence of Heavy Alcohol Exposure on the Chronic Pain Mechanism� to reproducibility as vital for the responsible conduct of research. The keynote by Dr. Jim Maher discussed mitochondrial defect cancers. The published abstracts are available online in the Journal of Winchell Undergraduate Symposium Abstracts.
The 2013 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at Augsburg College on April 13, 2013. This program shows 70+ scientific talks and posters, ranging from "Promoter Analysis of the RAP1 Genes" to "Following MIQE Guidelines for Real-Time Quantitative PCR." The keynote address was given by Dr. Kristi Curry Rogers, and panel discussions covered graduate school, industry and health sciences careers. The Winchell abstracts are available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The 1998 annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science took place at Winona State University on May 1-2, 1998. This program shows 25+ scientific talks, ranging from "Distance Learning in Structural Biology" to "Demographic Methods for Gay and Lesbian Population Studies," plus the Winchell Undergraduate Posters and Papers. The keynote by Dr. Cal Fremling was �A History of the Upper Mississippi.� The Winchell abstracts and full-text of the published papers are available in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
This 1981-2022 list of Minnesota Academy of Science annual meeting locations includes 21 different host institutions, from Augsburg College to North Hennepin Community College to Winona State University. The list, updated as needed, may also be viewed at the Academy's website. The conference proceedings are available, including full-text of the published papers, in the digitized Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science.
The Winter 2003 edition of the Geological Society of Minnesota (GSM) newsletter reported on plans for a geological marker at Split Rock, a new society state fair booth, a story on new Minnesota Geological Survey director Harvey Thorleifson, news on opening of the agate center, and other notices.
The Winter 2004 edition of the Geological Society of Minnesota (GSM) newsletter reported on a field trip to the Iron Range, news of the death of Alec Lowe and Tom Smalec, and plans for a field trip to the Rocky Mountains.
The Summer 2004 edition of the Geological Society of Minnesota (GSM) newsletter included a report on Harvey Thorleifson's talk on new frontiers in geological mapping at the banquet, along with other articles and notices.
The Spring 2004 edition of the Geological Society of Minnesota (GSM) newsletter included society notices that indicated the lecture season would focus on parks, and a Minnesota Geological Survey fact sheet on riverbank collapse in northwestern Minnesota.
The Winter 1996 edition of the Geological Society of Minnesota (GSM) newsletter included various society articles and news items, and news of the death of Don Wheeler.
The Fall 1992 edition of the Geological Society of Minnesota (GSM) newsletter was the first of a new format, and included field trip reports, and a story on the 120th year of the Minnesota Geological Survey.
The Summer 1993 edition of the Geological Society of Minnesota (GSM) newsletter included the President's message by Judy Hamilton, a review of the movie Jurassic Park, and job descriptions for society roles.
The Spring 1993 edition of the Geological Society of Minnesota (GSM) newsletter included society notices, an article on graptolites by Dwight Robinson, and on curation by Alan Cvancara.
The Yuletide Issue, 1994 edition of the Geological Society of Minnesota (GSM) newsletter included society notices, geological Christmas carols. and an article on radon.
The Spring 1994 edition of the Geological Society of Minnesota (GSM) newsletter an article on diatoms by Barbara Gudmundson, on mammals by Dwight Robinson, and society notices.
The Spring 1995 edition of the Geological Society of Minnesota (GSM) newsletter included various news items and society notices, a memorial to Kenneth Torstad, and an article on earthquakes in Minnesota by Val Chandler.
The Winter 2011 edition of the Geological Society of Minnesota (GSM) newsletter reported on the coming major agate show, and several stories such as a report on the successful Geological Society of America conference in Minneapolis, and a story on carbon sequestration potential in the region by Harvey Thorleifson.
The Spring 2011 edition of the Geological Society of Minnesota (GSM) newsletter unveiled a new format, and included several articles and notices such as a new geologic map of Minnesota, and report to scan society archives.
The Summer 2006 edition of the Geological Society of Minnesota (GSM) newsletter included a notice regarding the international stone carving symposium in St Paul, and various other articles and notices, including a story on Pillsbury Hall by Harvey Thorleifson, and a story on fluorite by Ted Chura.
The Spring 2006 edition of the Geological Society of Minnesota (GSM) newsletter included several articles and notices, including an article on natural gas potential in Minnesota by Harvey Thorleifson.
The Fall 2006 edition of the Geological Society of Minnesota (GSM) newsletter included news of the death of Gail Marshall, news from the University of Minnesota, and various articles and notices.
The Winter 2010 edition of the Geological Society of Minnesota (GSM) newsletter included the President's message by Dick Bottenberg, society news and notices, and articles such as an account of the Minnesota mining community by Harvey Thorleifson.
The Summer 2010 edition of the Geological Society of Minnesota (GSM) newsletter included several articles and notices, and a description of the 6000-person 2011 Geological Society of America meeting in Minneapolis by Harvey Thorleifson.
The Spring 2010 edition of the Geological Society of Minnesota (GSM) newsletter included a broad range of society news and notices, including a story on a national geothermal database by Harvey Thorleifson.