Dakota County Technical College was awarded a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop the Midwest Regional Center for Nanotechnology Education.

The Auto Channel has advice..."to help prevent high fuel costs from making you do goofy things."

Helpful resource for busy parents in the Twin Cities.

Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine has published their guide for Fall Arts and Entertainment in the Twin Cities.

Cnn.com's Money page offers details and analysis of the government bailout of the financial industry.  Follow the Congressional Budget Director's blog for insider insight on the turmoil in the financial industry and government responses.

Check if your bank deposits are fully insured by the FDIC at the FDIC sponsored online tool.

Recent headlines about Sarah Palin's hacked email have prompted this Consumer Reports response on protecting your email.

The first Presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain is Friday September 26 at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, with Jim Lehrer as moderator. Foreign policy and national security will be the focus. Dates and moderators for the two remaining presidential debates and one vice presidential debate have been announced by the Commission on Presidential Debates.

With Livemocha, users get a social networking site where they use audio-visual tools to learn a new language and make "friends", who tutor members learning their native language. Languages include English, Spanish, French, German and even Icelandic! Registration required.

Check for your candidates' stand on various topics at OnTheIssues.org

CreditCards.com has an outline of the steps to take and sample letters if you believe you are a victim of identity theft.

On September 8th the world's largest machine, the Large Hadron Collider was switched on. Physicists will use the collider to recreate the conditions just after the Big Bang.

The Minnesota Department of Education requests public comments on the draft revision of the K-12 Academic Standards in Science. Visit the Science Standards page to find the draft revisions, FAQs, town hall meetings, and  an online comment form.

Minnesota  Hispanic Heritage Month activities outlined.

Find population facts & more about your city, county, state, country, and the world, at the U.S. Census Bureau.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Learn more about the Latino culture and attend one of the many free events at the Hennepin County libraries!

Check out Voter Guide 2008  from the Minnesota League of Women Voters for details.

Get the latest hurricane information at Stormpulse, including Google-like maps and an archive of each hurricane and hurricane season back to 1851.  Best viewed with Firefox.

Revisit the presidential campaigns of 1952-2004 with a collection of archived television advertisments at The Living Room Candidate.

Enjoy a different image of the cosmos every day. Each photo has a brief description written by a professional astronomer.  Images are archived and searchable. 

The Salvation Army Valuation Guide can help with pricing everything from clothing to appliances.

Petrozavodsk State University is currently completing a project on digitalizing and publishing the entire collection of newspaper Olonetskiie Gubernskiie Vedomosti (News of Olonets Province, published from 1838-1917) in free access on the Web. By now, most issues (over 4,000) have been processed and can be accessed at: http://ogv.karelia.ru. By the end of 2008, they plan to publish the rest of issues. The website Ogv.karelia.ru also provides access to the bibliography of articles published in the newspaper, and during 2009 they plan to add tables of contents of all issues.

The Library of Congress has a great feature called Today in History.  Get info on what happened that day in history.  Includes links into the LOC resources about each topic covered.  

USA.gov has information on special events commemorating this day in 2001.

There's a worm (virus) that hitched its way onto the International Space Station.  Read about it on the NASA website or Spaceref.com.

Looking for information on current issues such as socially responsible investing, human rights in China, race and politics, the global food crisis, and more? Try CQ Researcher to find unbiased, in-depth coverage.

Visit the National Hurricane Center to get the latest on tropical storms and hurricanes.  Includes maps, satellite images, advisories, updates, disaster plan info and more.

Find game schedules and scores for your favorite high school and college teams.

Prepare for the Primary election on Tuesday, September 9 with a Sample Ballot from Hennepin County.

Find up-to-date info on diseases, disorders, anatomy, mental health, prevention, treatments and procedures from Salem Health database.