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Where It Starts

Lives and identities are shaped by decades and centuries. They can be forever altered in minutes or seconds. For the individuals and communities who continue to make Black history at the University of Minnesota and beyond, change starts wherever the powers of creativity, vision, and joy meet.

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Flipping policy

Alumni Damola Ogundipe uses technology to democratize political information.

Chris and Jill Carter with their labradors, Holly (left) and Rudy. Photo by Steve Woit.

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Rudy's chances

The College of Veterinary Medicine has given a Labrador a second chance following a historic cardiac procedure.

Agriculture and Environment

Research Brief

Atmospheric drying will lead to lower crop yields, shorter trees across the globe

In recent years, this concerning phenomenon has been on the rise, and U of M researchers predict it will amplify even more in the coming decades as climate change intensifies.

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Research shows that, genetically, high-CBD “hemp” plants are mostly marijuana

After assembling a complete genome from a new breed of cannabis, University of Minnesota and Sunrise Genetics researchers found that high-CBD “hemp” plants have a mostly marijuana genome.

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Researchers uncover hidden hunting tactics of wolves in Minnesota's Northwoods

In first systematic analysis of their ambushing behavior, U of M researchers find wolves' hunting strategies are highly-flexible depending on their prey.

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Architecture and Design

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The grit to succeed in construction

U of M student Aalayha Robb was determined to make a statement in a male-dominated industry.

Simon Ozbek in front of spacesuits at NASA

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Be the voice of the user

When Simon Ozbek started his academic career he never imagined it would take him all the way to NASA. Read his interview.

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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.

Arts and Humanities

Expert Alert

New START Treaty

Professor Mark Bell in the College of Liberal Arts is available to comment on the Biden Administration’s decision to seek a five-year extension of the New START Treaty.

Expert Alert

Supreme Court hears media ownership rule arguments

Christopher Terry with the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication is available to speak about why the FCC v. Prometheus Radio Project case is significant.

President Joan Gabel with Minnesota tribal leaders

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University of Minnesota receives $5M grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for racial justice in higher education

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the University a $5 million grant to address racial justice and create more just and equitable futures for all across Minnesota through public humanities.

Business and Management

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Innovating during a pandemic

These savvy alumni are building business models and products that can help their businesses—and their customers—thrive, even during a global pandemic.

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Flipping policy

Alumni Damola Ogundipe uses technology to democratize political information.

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Using analytics to attack addiction

Business students at the University of Minnesota take an unorthodox approach to uncover core issues in addiction.

Campus Affairs

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U of M Vice President for Research Chris Cramer announces departure from the University for national research opportunity

Current Associate Vice President for Research and Professor Michael Oakes will serve as interim vice president for research after Cramer leaves his position on June 1.

Carved out of pale limestone, the seal of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents is spotlighted, causing it to stand out sharply from a dark, brick background

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University of Minnesota Board of Regents launch campus-level strategic plan discussions

With the University’s systemwide strategic plan, MPact 2025, now in place, the University of Minnesota Board of Regents will launch a series of campus-specific conversations to discuss alignment with the broader plan.

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U of M launches collaborative approach to supporting student mental health

U of M President Joan Gabel announces the President’s Initiative for Student Mental Health (PRISMH), the University’s first systemwide initiative dedicated to a holistic approach to this significant public health issue.

COVID-19 Stories, Insights, Expertise

A triptych with, l to r, Robert Glisky, Jane Schaefer, and Mitali Naigaonkar.

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Pandemic can’t stop students from experiencing other countries

A smorgasbord of virtual adventures awaits students in 2021 through the Learning Abroad Center.

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Top of Mind episode 2: Looking back on 2020 and forward to new initiatives

Top of Mind is a podcast series highlighting the issue of mental health at the University of Minnesota.

Talking with U of M

Talking critically-needed blood donations with the U of M

U of M Medical School Professor Claudia Cohn explains why donating blood today is needed now more than ever and how choosing to give could equip those donors with new information about their exposure to COVID-19.

Education

A Welcome sign in front of a small town's Main Street.

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A call for racial understanding in Greater Minnesota

U of M Extension has been redesigning community leadership and civic engagement programs to address diversity, inclusion, and racism.

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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.

Health

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Rudy's chances

The College of Veterinary Medicine has given a Labrador a second chance following a historic cardiac procedure.

Research Brief

Finding better ways to detect and measure infectious viruses in the air

SPH Professor and study lead Peter Raynor believes the findings also apply to many other viruses, such as SARS-CoV-2.

A doctor shows scans to a woman patient.

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Identifying a hurdle for some Alzheimer’s patients

A study finds that obtaining specialized geriatric care may be harder for rural and lower-income patients.

Law and Policy

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University of Minnesota national study aims to improve US transportation system with accessibility data

Study adds education and health care destinations to annual measure of access to jobs by auto, transit, biking and walking

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Minnesota Law Review elects first Black editor-in-chief

Law student Brandie Burris hopes her tenure as the first African-American editor-in-chief is followed by many more leaders from diverse backgrounds.

Hospital room with patients and health care workers.

Expert Alert

The pandemic’s effect on the health care workforce

Humphrey School of Public Affairs Professor Morris Kleiner is available to discuss how COVID-19 has affected the labor market, particularly how occupational licensing can impact the health care workforce.

Science and Technology

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Pandemic can’t stop students from experiencing other countries

A smorgasbord of virtual adventures awaits students in 2021 through the Learning Abroad Center.

Research Brief

Comet Catalina suggests comets delivered carbon to rocky planets

Comet Catalina is helping explain more about our own origins as it becomes apparent that comets like Catalina could have been an essential source of carbon on planets like Earth and Mars during the early formation of the solar system.

Research Brief

Frog species’ lungs act like noise-cancelling headphones when zeroing in on a mate

American green treefrogs are able to pinpoint a mating call from a potential mate by inflating their lungs to reduce their eardrums’ sensitivity to other noise — including muffling other species’ mating calls — according to new research from the University of Minnesota.

Sports and Recreation

U of M Regents seal preserved from Memorial Stadium

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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

March 5, 2021

Minnesota’s reckoning with race and policing was many years in the making

MPR News

March 5, 2021

Research: Scanning wastewater could offer advance warning of COVID - or other viruses

MPR News

March 3, 2021

Chancellor of University of Minnesota's Morris campus to retire at end of academic year

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