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Standard & Poor’s: U of M financial outlook revised to stable 

Long-term aspirin use may reduce risk for overall cancer, according to a new study in JAMA Oncology.

Plants speed up their respiratory metabolism as temperatures rise, leading to a long-held concern that as climate warms the elevated carbon release from a ramped-up metabolism could flip global forests from a long-term carbon sink to a carbon source, further accelerating climate change.

An internationally renowned bee expert, the former leader of one of Minnesota’s most diversified dairy companies and an innovative leader in pork production are the 2016 recipients of the prestigious Siehl Prize in Agriculture.

It’s become a familiar tournament for the Minnesota women’s hockey team and their fans—the Frozen Four. 

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness among older adults in the developed world.

The new, state-of-the-art University of Minnesota Health Clinics and Surgery Center opened its doors in February.

President Kaler: Governor’s supplemental budget proposal reinforces U’s importance to Minnesota

U researchers have engineered microbes to turn agricultural waste like cornstalks and sugar beet pulp into products like chicken feed and even spandex.

As part of the University of Minnesota’s 2016 capital request of the Legislature, U of M officials today emphasized the urgency for $100 million in critical Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) projects to maximize and extend the life of facilities that serve students, faculty and staff system-wide.

Pets could be beneficial to our health.

On Tuesday, March 22, the University of Minnesota hosts Minnesota Sparks in Red Wing, MN at the Red Wing Golf Club. The event brings three University researchers—who are tackling the area’s most critical issues—into conversation with the community.

New research from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health finds academic success of African American...

The University of Minnesota recently received news from the Higher Learning Commission that the commission has formally accepted the conclusions of the accreditation team that visited the Twin Cities and Rochester campuses last October.

Student-run impact ventures focused on providing clean water through micro-entrepreneurs and bringing fashion and healing together to empower and employ Native Americans have been selected Gold Level winners of the 2016 Acara Challenge, a competition held by the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment in partnership with the College of Science and Engineering and the Carlson School of Management.

Researchers from a NASA-sponsored working group on satellite monitoring of global terrestrial biodiversity, including University of Minnesota associate professor Jeannine Cavender-Bares, have called for a satellite mission to track global changes in plant functional diversity.

A new study published in the journal Ecological Applications shows that differences within a species across geographically distinct ranges should be taken into account during conservation planning as the climate changes.

Today, University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler presented the University’s 2016 legislative priorities to the Minnesota House Capital Investment Committee.

University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler will reflect on his first five years in office, and outline his priorities for the upcoming year during his fifth State of the University address.

University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler will reflect on his first five years in office, and outline his priorities for the upcoming year during his fifth State of the University address.

Sammy Shaker is 20 years old, graduating, and heading overseas after receiving one of the most prestigious scholarships in the United States.

Beginning in March 2016, the University of Minnesota launches Minnesota Sparks, a series of outreach events to bring its researchers—who are tackling the state’s most critical issues—into conversation with communities across Greater Minnesota.

Throughout this series we’ve provided you with an overview of a recent report by Linda Frizzell, Ph.D., assistant...

Amanda Weber has brought her love of music and outreach to a choir that offers hope to prisoners.