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Agriculture and Environment

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Cory Anderson: Stalking a deer killer

As a lifelong hunter and an environmental health graduate student concentrating in infectious diseases, Cory Anderson harbors a passion both personal and professional when it comes to chronic wasting disease, or CWD.

Carmen Fernholz at his farm near Madison, Minnesota.

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Greener farms of the future

U of M researchers are partnering with farmers to find new ways to cultivate the soil and raise animals—and help mitigate climate change.

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Research Brief

Predator traits shape anti-predator response

New research from the U of M's College of Biological Sciences shows that predators’ hunting techniques and the relative degree of danger they pose are key factors dictating anti-predator response in other species.

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Architecture and Design

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U of M holds reopening celebration following Pillsbury Hall’s completed renovation

Join the event on Friday, September 17, 2021 at 11:30 a.m.

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The secrets of hidden waterways

Trinity Ek studied the history of the somewhat-hidden Bassett Creek, and how it came to symbolize the intersection of “race, place, and hydrology.”

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“Why Canoes?” exhibit opens in Northrop Gallery

Exhibit exploring the interconnectedness between the Native Canoe Program, University of Minnesota and members of three Indigenous communities around Mni Sota Makoce.

Arts and Humanities

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New Public Life Project prepares students to grapple with divisions

Public life in the United States is fractured and even toxic but to help encourage connection and discussion across social and political lines, the College of Liberal Arts has launched the Public Life Project.

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University of Minnesota Professor Tanisha Fazal named 2021 Andrew Carnegie Fellow

Fazal is one of 26 fellows selected this year out of 311 people nominated.

Expert Alert

Expanding the Supreme Court

Professor Timothy Johnson in the College of Liberal Arts and Law School is available to comment on expanding the U.S. Supreme Court and the impact on the judicial nomination process.

Business and Management

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Business students are using analytics to fight for food access

A rewarding project has given U of M students a chance to work with real clients to make a difference in food access issues in Minnesota.

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How organizations can recruit and retain employees

In a new paper published in The Review of Corporate Finance Studies, Professor of Finance Tracy Yue Wang examined a firm’s skilled labor risk — defined as the risk of failing to attract and retain skilled labor — and the subsequent impact on a range of corporate policies.

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Research Brief

Improving professional networking outcomes for women

New research from the Carlson School of Management finds a simple way to make networking easier for women, who often face significant barriers in doing so, especially in fields where they are a minority.

Campus Affairs

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University of Minnesota External Research Awards Surge 31%, Led by COVID-Related Grants

The University of Minnesota successfully competed for $1.15 billion in external research funding in fiscal year 2021, a 31 percent jump that pushed it well past the $1 billion award mark for the first time in the University’s history.

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University of Minnesota student Lindsey Erdmann named as 2021 Tillman Scholar

An incoming graduate student at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Lindsey Erdmann, has been named a 2021 Tillman Scholar.

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Gopher Athletics highlights successes, challenges from an extraordinary year

In its annual report to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents, Gopher Athletics detailed a year unlike any other in the department’s history.

COVID-19 Stories, Insights, Expertise

Research Brief

U of M scientists develop a novel virus-like particle COVID-19 candidate vaccine

U of M researchers have developed a novel virus-like particle vaccine against COVID-19. Having been successfully tested in animals, the novel vaccine offers a new approach in the global battle against COVID-19 and its emerging variants.

Four people with a harvest of food for the Nutritious U food pantry.

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The pantry in a time of pandemic

Boynton Health's Nutritious U food pantry is redoubling its efforts to meet the needs of students.

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Talking how to safely attend large gatherings with the U of M

Beth Thielen at the Medical School discusses how to safely attend large gatherings and events this summer. This release was updated August 2021 to accommodate an uptick in COVID-19 cases.

Education

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U of M Survey: Minnesota educators, families and students agree support is needed for mental health and deeper engagement statewide

Results from the statewide survey of 10,500 educators, families, and students conducted by the Wisconsin-Minnesota Comprehensive Center (WMCC) in the College of Education and Human Development for the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE).

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Going beyond volunteering

Meet a newly graduated student who touched the lives of countless people in need.

Health

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University of Minnesota launches Center for Medical Device Cybersecurity

Center is founded and funded in large part by five U.S. leading health industry companies

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Benedict Khoo: Targeting tickborne diseases

For Benedict Khoo, making a breakthrough discovery in health-related research doesn’t mean much if it can’t be put to use bettering people’s lives.

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The pantry in a time of pandemic

Boynton Health's Nutritious U food pantry is redoubling its efforts to meet the needs of students.

Law and Policy

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Expert Alert

Women in Afghanistan

University of Minnesota Law School Professor Fionnuala D. Ní Aoláin is available to provide expert comment on the special challenges faced by women with the return of Taliban control in Afghanistan.

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Connecting rural women leaders

Recent graduate Kate Stower has become a strong advocate for involving more women in leadership roles in Greater Minnesota.

Expert Alert

Supreme Court case on women’s exclusion from military registration

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging the constitutionality of women’s exclusion from military registration.

Science and Technology

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University of Minnesota is part of $25M AI-based climate modeling center

NSF-funded center will leverage big data and machine learning to improve climate projections

Research Brief

U of M scientists develop a novel virus-like particle COVID-19 candidate vaccine

U of M researchers have developed a novel virus-like particle vaccine against COVID-19. Having been successfully tested in animals, the novel vaccine offers a new approach in the global battle against COVID-19 and its emerging variants.

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University of Minnesota part of $15M Great Lakes innovation hub

Consortium aims to move more discoveries from research lab to real world

Sports and Recreation

Gopher fans in the student section pose before the football game against Ohio State.

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A game-day experience to remember

Fans young and old reveled in the chance to fill Huntington Bank Stadium to watch the Gophers in person again.

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Athletes with U of M connections in the Paralympics

Four athletes with ties to the University of Minnesota will be competing at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

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Golden moments for a pair of Gophers

Gable Steveson’s miraculous last-second victory in wrestling brings a second gold medal for University of Minnesota athletes.

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UMN in the News

September 14, 2021

Shining a new light on solar energy.

Star Tribune

September 14, 2021

Prepare for a rough few months of COVID-19, according to these scientists.

Fortune

September 14, 2021

University to attest vaccination status, but many worry the form is not enough.

MN Daily

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