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Agriculture and Environment

Research Brief

Global trends in nature’s contributions to people

A U of M-led study examined the risks to human well-being and prosperity stemming from ongoing environmental degradation.

Research Brief

Earth's wild grazers can’t keep up with the effects of nutrient pollution

Wild herbivores eat some of the plant growth due to nutrient pollution, but not enough to counteract these negative impacts according to a new study from the College of Biological Sciences.

Research Brief

Wolves alter wetland creation and recolonization by killing ecosystem engineers

Beavers are some of the world’s most prolific ecosystem engineers, creating, maintaining and radically altering wetlands almost everywhere they live. But what, if anything, might control this engineering by beavers and influence the formation of North America’s wetlands?

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Architecture and Design

A sketch of a person opening a door to look out on sunny landsacpe

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How I spent the summer of COVID-19

Meet three U of M students who found a silver lining after the pandemic changed their plans.

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The costs and consequences of progress

New work shows how the building of Twin Cities highways steamrolled poor and largely Black neighborhoods.

a drawing of Brad and Lucy as super heroes

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Can clothing change the world?

A uniquely balanced lab at the University of Minnesota offers a glimpse of the rapidly growing field of wearable technology.

Arts and Humanities

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How I spent the summer of COVID-19

Meet three U of M students who found a silver lining after the pandemic changed their plans.

News Release

University of Minnesota launches the “Immigrants in COVID America” project

The timely resource and website documents the health, economic and social impact of COVID-19 on immigrant and refugee communities in the United States.

An overhead view of two diverse neighborhoods of housing.

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Unraveling the paradox

U of M professor Samuel Myers talks about tangible ways to reduce racial inequities in Minnesota.

Business and Management

Expert Alert

The pandemic, economic stress and businesses

Akshay Rao, a professor in the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management, is available to speak about the impact of COVID-19 on shoppers and companies.

Talking with U of M

Talking local retail with U of M

The holiday shopping season is a critical time for American small businesses. According to the National Retail Federation, the holidays generate about 20% of some businesses’ annual sales.

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Finding the code to success

Supported by a scholarship, Governess Simpson’s experience at the U of M has been one of community, opportunity, and finding her confidence.

Campus Affairs

Set among flowers and landscaping, a wrought-iron gate with a Maroon and Gold University of Minnesota sign welcomes visitors to the Twin Cities campus

News Release

U of M leaders provide mid-year update on financial challenges and planning

At its most recent meetings, the U of M Board of Regents reviewed the current year budget, looked ahead to next year, and celebrated a wide variety of successes and achievements across the University's five-campus system.

Two scientists examine a specimen together inside a research lab

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U of M celebrates record year for research investments and technology commercialization

The U of M’s annual research and development (R&D) expenditures exceeded $1 billion for the first time in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019, a landmark that will be among several highlights presented to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents during its meetings next week.

News Release

University of Minnesota Joins National Alliance Aimed at Developing a More Inclusive and Diverse STEM Faculty

The University of Minnesota announced it’s one of 19 universities joining a three-year institutional change effort to develop inclusive faculty recruitment, hiring, and retention practices.

COVID-19 Stories, Insights, Expertise

Expert Alert

Developing vaccines and drugs 101 during a pandemic

Jason Varin with the College of Pharmacy addresses how vaccines and drugs are commonly developed and how this process has adapted during the pandemic.

A Hmong elder, dressed i purple with a knit cap and mask, looks down.

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Communicating with at-risk Somali, Latinx and Hmong elders

A U of M team breaches the language barrier to deliver vital COVID-19 information.

President Joan Gabel and Dr. Michael Osterholm

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Impact Leaders

A candid conversation with President Joan Gabel and Dr. Michael Osterholm about life amid COVID-19

Education

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An ally for Native American students

U of M doctoral student Megan Red Shirt-Shaw is working to expand opportunities and support for Native students.

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Talking social-emotional learning for children with U of M

Prof. Clay Cook explains why social-emotional learning is a vital part of a child’s development and how caregivers can support their children.

Expert Alert

The science of debunking misinformation

University of Minnesota Professor Panayiota Kendeou and Associate Professor Emily Vraga are available to comment about the danger of misinformation, how it spreads, and what can be done to debunk it.

Health

Expert Alert

Developing vaccines and drugs 101 during a pandemic

Jason Varin with the College of Pharmacy addresses how vaccines and drugs are commonly developed and how this process has adapted during the pandemic.

Feature

Communicating with at-risk Somali, Latinx and Hmong elders

A U of M team breaches the language barrier to deliver vital COVID-19 information.

Feature

Impact Leaders

A candid conversation with President Joan Gabel and Dr. Michael Osterholm about life amid COVID-19

Law and Policy

The parents who, along with their children, were granted asylum (center in photo).

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Law students help family gain asylum

Thanks to the diligence of U of M law students, a Mexican family that escaped cartel members is making a new home in Minnesota.

Minnesota state flag waving in the wind with the sun behind it.

Expert Alert

Minnesota elections, campaigns and political history

With the 2020 election less than two weeks away, Humphrey School of Public Affairs research fellow Eric Ostermeier is available to speak about the election, campaigns, and political history from a Minnesota and national perspective.

Expert Alert

Identifying obstacles for higher-ed students during the pandemic

U of M staff member Krista Soria talks about the importance of understanding the pandemic’s impact upon students and of sharing the data with university leaders, staff and faculty so that they can make decisions to better address the significant challenges students are facing.

Science and Technology

News Release

U of M Professor Keshab Parhi to be inducted into the National Academy of Inventors

Parhi holds 34 patents, several that form the backbone of the Internet

Annular holes in a thin gold film filled with silicon dioxide

Research Brief

Researchers develop unique process for producing light-matter mixture

Annular holes in a thin gold film filled with silicon dioxide enable ultrastrong coupling between light and atomic vibrations. This structure provides opportunities to probe molecules interacting with quantum vacuum fluctuations and develop novel optoelectronic devices. Image credit: Oh Group, University of Minnesota

Research Brief

In preventing nuclear collapse in cells, scientists inch closer to a treatment for a set of rare diseases

University of Minnesota researchers have discovered a potential target for the research and development of future therapies to mitigate the symptoms of a series of genetic disorders called laminopathies.

Sports and Recreation

U of M Regents seal preserved from Memorial Stadium

News Release

Gopher Athletics to implement personnel cost savings measures as Board of Regents considers proposal to discontinue four athletic programs

In response to Gopher Athletics' anticipated revenue shortfall this fiscal year, the Board of Regents approved personnel cost savings measures and reviewed a recommendation to discontinue four existing Gopher program.

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Lu, Coughlin receive Big Ten Medal of Honor

Seniors Ivy Lu and Carter Coughlin have been named the 2020 Big Ten Medal of Honor recipients for the Golden Gophers.

The Gopher women's hockey team celebrates a championship.

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A decade of Gopher sports highlights

Now that the decade has come to a close, it's time to look back at 10 years' worth of memorable moments in Golden Gopher sports.

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UMN in the News

December 11, 2020

'Fauci Effect' creates surge in medical school applicants

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December 10, 2020

[Commentary] Commentary: Let Minnesota's colleges and universities lead in state's recovery

Duluth News Tribune

December 10, 2020

University of Minnesota eyes tuition-free program for students whose families make $50,000 or less

Star Tribune

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