This week’s episode looks at a toy design class at the U — must be cool final projects, eh? — the groundbreaking of the new recreation center expansion, and a preview of the U of M solar car’s weekend race at the Indianapolis Speedway.
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afriedrich@mpr.orgAlex Friedrich reports on higher education issues for MPR News. Among the stories he has covered: the fall of the Berlin Wall, aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, 2003 Moscow suicide bombing and 2004 presidential elections in the Republic of Georgia. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Georgia and a master’s in European political economy from the London School of Economics.