Johnny Otis, ‘Godfather of Rhythm and Blues,’ Dies at 90
Jan 24, 2012
Press Releases
OUT OF THE VINYL DEEPS a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle award
Jan 23, 2012
University of Minnesota Press is thrilled at the news that OUT OF THE VINYL DEEPS: ELLEN WILLIS ON ROCK MUSIC, a compilation of essays by the New Yorker's first pop music critic, has been selected as a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle award.
Documentary "Pink Ribbons, Inc." opens in Canada on Feb. 3rd
Jan 23, 2012
Pink Ribbons Inc., a documentary film that had a well-received debut at the Toronto International Film festival last year, will open in Canadian theatres beginning Feb. 3rd, 2012.
Honorable Mention for the Katherine Singer Kovacs Prize: Posthegemony
Dec 13, 2011
Posthegemony: Political Theory and Latin America by Jon Beasley-Murray, assistant professor of Hispanic studies at the University of British Columbia, has received an honorable mention for the Katherine Singer Kovacs Prize. The book will be on display as part of this prize at the 2012 Modern Language Association meeting in Seattle.
Evolutionary biologist Lynn Margulis dies at 73
Nov 28, 2011
On November 22, 2011, Lynn Margulis died at the age of 73. She was Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1983, in 1999 received the Presidential Medal of Science from Bill Clinton, and was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
