Thursday, January 31, 2013
The university plans to equip teen's vehicles with a dashboard-mounted smartphone designed to monitor driving behavior.
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us The University of Minnesota is looking for teen drivers in Eagan willing to take part in a study on driving behavior. The goal of the project is to learn how to technology can be used to improve teen driving safety and enhance parental involvement with teens during the learning phase of driving. The university is looking for 20 teen drivers from Eagan who currently have their driver's permit and will receive their provisional driver’s license between Feb. 1 and April 30, 2013. The teens must be age 16 at that time, and should be able to begin the study within one month of their licensure start date. As part of the study, teens will receive …
Saturday, June 30, 2012
In other news from around the region, Dakota County residents react to Supreme Court decision on Obamacare, and three juveniles charged in the Lakeville School scandal plead guilty.
You can't be in front of your computer 24 hours a day, so each weekend, Patch reviews the most important recent developments from throughout Dakota County. Here's a look at stories that first appeared on this site, or of Patches covering nearby cities, that may interest or affect you. To read the full stories, just click on the headlines. Dakota County Up for $1.4 Million in Federal Disaster Relief The county could get money to recover from a severe storm that ripped through on June 19, damaging roads, uprooting trees and inundating the Miesville Ravine Park Reserve. Southeast Metro Reacts to Supreme Court Ruling Residents, local health care providers and politicians weigh in on the Supreme Court decision that President Obama's '…
Monday, April 2, 2012
FIRST Robotics held two metro-wide tournaments during the weekend.
Aspiring engineers from across the Twin Cities metro area came together to compete in two regional high school FIRST Robotics tournaments from March 29-31. Technical difficulties led to a loss in the second round of the tournament semifinals for Eagan High School's FIRST Robotics team. But the team earned the Engineering Inspiration Award at the regional event—which automatically qualifies them for the World Championships at the end of April in St. Louis. Both the 10,000 Lakes Regional Competition and the North Star Regional Competition were held on the University of Minnesota's Minneapolis campus. The robotics season begins in January, when FIRST Robotics sends out information about the task the robots must complete in the competitive …
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Saturday, August 6, 2011
Star coach Natalie Darwitz says cutting ties with Eagan was one of the toughest decisions she made.
If Lakeville South Activities Director Neil Strader could entice Michael Jordan to coach the boy’s basketball team or recruit Joe Montana to take over the football squad, he would. But that’s close to impossible, isn’t it? Well that’s what most people would think. That’s even what Strader thought. But when looking this summer to fill the open head coaching position on the girl’s hockey team, Strader got a tip that ultimately landed the program the Michael Jordan of women’s hockey: Natalie Darwitz. “It was one of those things that you don’t feel like you have a shot at, but you would kick yourself later if you didn’t take a shot at it,” Strader said. “When she applied, I can’t tell you how excited I was.” Strader and the rest of the …
