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Food for Thought: Mary Tyler Moore Doesn't Live Here Anymore
July 24, 2013 - In the third installment of our Food for Thought series, Jay Walljasper explores Mpls-St. Paul's identity crisis and potential solutions. -
McKnight hires Mississippi River program officer
July 19, 2013 - McKnight has hired Mark Muller as Mississippi River program officer. He will join the Foundation in August. -
News: 2013 Technology Awards
July 18, 2013 - McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience announces 2013 Technological Innovations in Neuroscience awards -
McKnight hires Arleta Little as arts program officer
July 16, 2013 - McKnight has hired Arleta Little as arts program officer. She will join the foundation on August 5. -
St. Paul Foundation: Brian Lindsley named director of Twin Cities Workforce Innovation Network
July 2, 2013 - The McKnight-supported Twin Cities Workforce Innovation Network has named Brian Lindsley director of the network. -
Quarterly Digest June 2013
June 20, 2013 - McKnight approves $10.8 million in second-quarter 2013 grantmaking. -
McKnight hires Collaborative Crop Research program assistant
June 2013 - McKnight has hired Kaying Vang as program assistant for its Collaborative Crop Research program. -
Theater Artist Wendy Lehr receives 2013 Distinguished Artist Award
June 6, 2013 - The McKnight Foundation has named Minnesota actor, director, and teacher Wendy Lehr as the 2013 McKnight Distinguished Artist, in recognition of artistic excellence spanning nearly five decades. -
Pioneer Press: Wendy Lehr adds Distinguished Artist to list of honors
June 6, 2013 - Wendy Lehr's list of honors keeps growing and the latest may be the biggest: the McKnight Foundation's Distinguished Artist award. -
Star Tribune: Veteran Twin Cities actor, director and teacher Wendy Lehr wins McKnight arts award
June 6, 2013 - Rohan Preston, Star Tribune. Veteran Twin Cities actor Wendy Lehr wins McKnight arts award. -
MPR: Wendy Lehr named 2013 McKnight Distinguished Artist
June 6, 2013 - Marianne Combs, MPR. McKnight has named Wendy Lehr the recipient of its top artistic honor. -
Twin Cities Daily Planet: Wendy Lehr, McKnight Distinguished Artist Award winner: From a Hi-lex hen to the toast of the town
June 6, 2013 - Sheila Regan, TC Daily Planet. On June 6 McKnight announced that the revered actress Wendy Lehr will receive the 2013 Distinguished Artist award. -
Playwright's Center announces 2013 McKnight Theater Artists
May 31, 2013 - The Playwrights’ Center is pleased to announce the 2013-14 McKnight Theater Artist fellowships. -
2013 McKnight Media Artist Fellows Announced
May 2013 - Two filmmakers and one radio producer have just been awarded McKnight Media Artist Fellowships by a panel of national media industry judges.