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Building a better world

The University of Minnesota is adapting to the needs of a rapidly changing world by creating new ways of thinking, of doing, and of being—in fields ranging from agriculture to the liberal arts, business to health care, law, and more.

Lexi Ramler celebrates after a gymnastics performance

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She conquered gymnastics. Next? Business.

Lexy Ramler is the most decorated Gopher gymnast in history. Now, she’s setting her sights on a new challenge.

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Elevating the growth of strawberries

Graduate student Kate Fessler discusses how tabletop strawberries could extend the growing season in Minnesota.

Agriculture and Environment

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Research Brief: Nitrous oxide emissions from Corn Belt spike when soils freeze and thaw

Nitrous oxide is a greenhouse gas, like carbon dioxide or methane. Often overlooked in climate change discussions because it’s less abundant in the atmosphere, its potency is about 300 times greater than carbon dioxide and researchers say its warming potential, especially via agriculture, demands attention.

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Talking apples with U of M

If you enjoy a Honeycrisp, Haralson, SweeTango or First Kiss apple at your local orchard or farm stand this fall, you can thank the University of Minnesota apple breeding program for putting it there.

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Elevating the growth of strawberries

Graduate student Kate Fessler discusses how tabletop strawberries could extend the growing season in Minnesota.

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Architecture and Design

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Demystifying congenital heart disease through product design

A University student helped to create a better educational tool for children with congenital heart disease.

At the Dare to Repair Fair, students shared the skills they learned throughout the semester with the community

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Dare to Repair: A hands-on exploration of sustainability and community

A popular new course has students from around the University taking a fresh look at product life cycles.

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Work on things that matter to you

An interview with recent alumna and apparel designer Claire Lumen.

Arts and Humanities

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U of M receives Department of Education grant for international and African studies

The University of Minnesota has been awarded a National Resource Center (NRC) grant for International Studies and a second NRC grant for African Studies.

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U of M Receives Language Resource Center Funding from the U.S. Department of Education

The University of Minnesota’s Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) has received its eighth round of funding from the U.S. Department of Education’s Title VI Language Resource Centers (LRC) program, totaling more than $750,000 over the next four years.

Business and Management

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She conquered gymnastics. Next? Business.

Lexy Ramler is the most decorated Gopher gymnast in history. Now, she’s setting her sights on a new challenge.

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Driving the future of business education

The skills necessary to succeed in an increasingly complex world are changing. Through a significant undergraduate curriculum redesign, the U of M’s Carlson School of Management is reimagining how to educate tomorrow’s business leaders.

Campus Affairs

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Gabel to Advise Carnegie Foundation on National Classifications

President Joan Gabel will join group offering expert perspective as part of updates to the Carnegie Classifications of Institutions of Higher Education.

Looking down the Northrop Mall on the U of M Twin Cities campus, toward Coffman Union, on a sunny summer day

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U of M Twin Cities ranked No. 23 nationwide, highest in 12 years, in U.S. News and World Report rankings

U of M campuses through the state were celebrated in the recent rankings, highlighting the University's systemwide strengths

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As fall semester begins, U of M provides update on public safety investments

Continued investments to enhance public safety on the Twin Cities campus remain in focus

Education

Savannah Maiers, dark hair, blue T-shirt and gray vest, holds a gray, cream, black, white and orange osprey on a gloved hand.

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Her dream career: instilling a love of nature

Alum Savannah Maiers finds her joy in nature, all kinds of animals, and children’s “lightbulb moments.”

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Talking back-to-school reading habits with the U of M

Fall schedules are filling up fast for families as students head back to school. They will begin new activities like joining sports teams, auditioning for plays, participating in study groups and doing homework.

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U of M receives $3 million for interdisciplinary NSF Research Traineeship program

The University of Minnesota Twin Cities received a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to implement an interdisciplinary, cross-college research traineeship program that aims to better educate students on topics including sustainability, resource conservation, waste upcycling and community impact.

Health

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Major study explores how education shapes risk of dementia

The University of Minnesota is playing a key role in an upcoming study of Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias (ADRD) that will re-contact more than 14,000 Americans from the high school class of 1972 to study how education affects ADRD risk and racial/ethnic differences in that risk. The $50.3 million grant brings together experts from eight universities, including sociologist John Robert Warren from the University of Minnesota’s Institute for Social Research and Data Innovation.

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Study suggests walnuts are bridge to better health as we age

University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH) researchers who reviewed data from the CARDIA study, including 20 years of diet history and 30 years of physical and clinical measurements, have found participants who ate walnuts early on in life showed a greater likelihood for being more physically active, having a higher quality diet and experiencing a better heart disease risk profile as they aged into middle adulthood.

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Partnering to prepare for the next pandemic

The U of M School of Public Health receives $2 million to help Minnesota respond to future emergencies.

Law and Policy

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Creating a more just society

The U of M Law School’s new Racial Justice Law Clinic will tackle discriminatory practices and fight for individuals and communities facing race-based oppression through the law, creating a new generation of lawyers who are prepared to advocate for justice and change.

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Implications of the global home food delivery revolution

What’s on the menu for today’s consumers? Eating in. Globally, people have increasingly been getting their meals delivered by third parties such as Doordash, Grubhub or UberEats.

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Supreme Court limits EPA’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions

Following the Supreme Court’s decision to limit the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, Associate Professor Gabe Chan provides expert comment on the implications for energy transition and climate.

Science and Technology

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Engineers develop process that enables soft robots to grow like plants

An interdisciplinary team of University of Minnesota scientists and engineers has developed a first-of-its-kind, plant-inspired extrusion process that enables synthetic material growth. The new approach will allow researchers to build better soft robots that can navigate hard-to-reach places, complicated terrain and potentially areas within the human body.

Researchers scan a plant sample (left). Spectroscopic scan of leaves shown at right.

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A spectral window into plants of the past

Spectroscopic analysis reveals the secrets of the world's plants.

An octopus in a tank grabs a shrimp with its second left arm

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Octopuses prefer certain arms when hunting and adjust tactics to prey

Octopus hunting patterns have implications for bioinspired robot design.

Sports and Recreation

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University of Minnesota experiences at 2022 State Fair celebrate statewide outreach, impact

Just like fairgoers around the state, excitement is growing as the University of Minnesota prepares for the 2022 Great Minnesota Get-Together.

Abby Kohut-Jackson, in a dark single braid and track suit, runs.

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Finding the right track

By balancing athletics and academics, a biology student finds her unique path.

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Gophers shine again in new APR report

Fourteen Gopher sports programs earned perfect Academic Progress Rate scores for 2020-21.

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Gabel discusses las week’s Coffman bomb threat, Dinkytown Alerts

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A major league scientific prize

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How to beat seasonal affective disorder

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