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University of Minnesota Duluth guts old science building before renovation In 2019, the Heikkila Chemistry and Advanced Materials Science Building opened, replacing UMD's oldest building on its upper campus. Written By: Andee Erickson | × Swenson College of Science and Engineering Associate Dean Erin Sheets listens as UMD construction projects administration John Kessler talks about a partly gutted room in the campus’ original science building during a building tour Wednesday, April 14, 2021. UMD is asking the state for $1.6 million to help plan renovating the ...

Alejandra Palacios Created: April 14, 2021 02:25 PM UMD's 70-year-old original science building is in need of some major upgrades to better serve faculty, staff, and students in their science programs. They are asking the state to help them in this process with $1.6 million that they say will benefit the campus and community for decades to come. UMD said it is not functional or up to date with the current learning models, technology and equipment the programs use right now.  "Computer science is such a cutting edge field and the building has to match the field and right n...

‘Body of Work: Series I’ exhibit features work of 8 artists Special to Seacoastonline PORTSMOUTH – The New Hampshire Art Association will be holding a “Body of Work: Series I” exhibition during the month of April at the Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery on State Street. NHAA holds several “Body of Work” shows throughout the year to give its members an opportunity to showcase a grouping of their works. By exhibiting multiple works, the featured artists are able to present their overall artistic vision, sometimes difficult to do with one or two pieces. This first BOW exhibit at the gall...

Lawsuit seeks to keep prisoners with mental illness out of Northern Correctional Kelan Lyons, CT Mirror FacebookTwitterEmail Northern Correctional Institution’s use of solitary confinement and in-cell shackling amounts to discrimination against prisoners with mental illnesses, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday that seeks to end those practices. The federal lawsuit — filed by Disability Rights Connecticut against the state Department of Correction, Acting Commissioner Angel Quiros and Northern Warden Roger Bowles — claims the state discriminates against prisoners with mental illness...

Lawsuit seeks to keep prisoners with mental illness out of Northern Correctional Claims solitary confinement and in-cell shackling amount to discrimination A desk and a steel slab that would serve as a frame under a thin mattress at Northern Correctional Institution. The lawsuit alleges those incarcerated at the Somers prison spend up to 24 hours a day in their cells, confined to this space. The image is a still photo corrections officers took of an empty cell for a documentary about the prison, according to lawyers involved in the lawsuit. Northern Correctional Institution’s use of solitar...