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Talking holiday loneliness and how to cope with U of M

Sabine Schmid with the U of M Medical School explains how people can recognize and prepare for social isolation and loneliness during the holidays due to the pandemic or other social factors.

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.

A man and a woman, both wearing masks, in a health care setting.

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More than a mask

Abdennour Abbas and his team at a textile startup company are creating face masks engineered to kill viruses like COVID-19 as soon as they make contact with the material.

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.

white and black plastic robot hand extends finger

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Building a brighter future with robotics

From exploring shipwrecks to air-dropping supplies in a pandemic, U of M faculty and students are designing robots for the 21st century.

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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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T. rex had huge growth spurts, but other dinos grew “slow and steady”

By cutting into fossils and examining growth rings, scientists learned how predatory dinosaurs got so big.

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Catamaran Bio, based in part on U of M research, soars with early funding

A biotech startup that includes technology from the University of Minnesota created to bring new cancer therapies to life has attracted high levels of funding during its early-stage investment rounds.

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Differences in well-being amongst Somali, Latino and Hmong adolescents

School of Nursing researchers examined the relationship between acculturation and substance use, socioemotional well-being and academic achievement

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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.

Baby Livi, white, crawls on a wooden floor with purple balloons.

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A baby gets the gift of hearing

For 1-year-old Livi, every day with cochlear implants is ‘a miracle.’

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University of Minnesota establishes the National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants and Migrants

U of M faculty William Stauffer and Shailey Prasad to lead the NRC-RIM.

A health care worker uses a stethoscope on a Black baby.

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Uncovering a dramatic disparity

A research study found that the in-hospital death rate of Black newborns is a third lower when they are cared for by Black physicians rather than white physicians.

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?