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University of Minnesota student, Miles, visits Middlebrook hall and Pioneer hall to meet U students and check out their dorm rooms. From what there is to eat, to the bunk beds - there are plenty of cool things to check out.

University of Minnesota professor Iraj Bashiri just returned from the Middle East and gives his take on the current state of the Taliban, what the Afghan people are facing and what the United States role should be in the region.

This video is part of the Expert Perspectives series at the University of Minnesota.

University of Minnesota School of Public Health professor Jean Abraham explains how the costs of health care in the United States are rising at extreme levels and how health care reform should be able to not only help control the costs of health care. Abraham, who spent time in Washington D.C. advising on health care reform, discusses how savings and efficiencies in Medicare could help make the program more effective and how new sources of tax revenue could help insure more people in the United States.

This video is part of the Expert Perspectives series at the University of Minnesota.

How is social media affecting womens' sports? From Twitter, to Facebook, to YouTube, how are these new communication platforms affecting the perception of female athletes? The University of Minnesota Tucker Center's Distinguished Lecture Series will feature a panel to discuss this very issue and shed light on what women in sport are focusing on now. US Olympian Angela Ruggiero, Star Tribune sports journalist Rachel Blount and sports journalism professor Marie Harden will tackle these issues in a panel next week.

A persons level of vitamin D may actually be a predictor of his or her ability to lose fat, according to Shalamar Sibley, a researcher in the University of Minnesota Medical School. In a clinical study of 38 people, Sibley found that higher baseline levels of vitamin D predicted fat loss, especially in the abdominal area. The research suggested that if you start out with an inadequate vitamin D level, its possible that this might inhibit or impede your ability to lose weight on a reduced caloric diet.

This video is part of the Expert Perspectives series at the University of Minnesota.

The University of Minnesota Dentistry research program allows students to do summer research projects that often inform their work once they leave the University. Through years of work, the program has helped to create a dynamic learning environment for dentistry students.

"The Road to TCF Bank Stadium" captures the spirit of the stadium built for Minnesota. The half-hour documentary includes the Gophers' victory over Air Force in the first home game and interviews with those who helped build the stadium and those who will use it.