Story Archive

News Release

New method of nasal vaccine delivery could lead to better vaccines for HIV and COVID-19

A new study, published in Science Translational Medicine, showcases a new way to effectively deliver vaccines through mucosal tissues in the nose that could lead to better protection against pathogens like human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Leafy spurge growing between a road and a field in Minnesota.

Research Brief

Research Brief: Tracking invasive plants from space

New research demonstrates how deep learning and satellite imagery can be used to track invasive species quickly and effectively.

Image of mountain pine beetle next to image of red and green trees in a forest.

Talking with U of M

Talking mountain pine beetles with the U of M

For decades, the mountain pine beetle has caused an unprecedented amount of forest mortality in western North America, tearing through pine stands from the Pacific Coast all the way to the Black Hills of South Dakota.

Expert Alert

Living with COVID-19 in 2022

Drs. Beth Thielen and Kaz Nelson can speak about staying safe as COVID-19 stretches into the future.

News Release

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.

News Release

Rapid Response Media Messaging Research Will Promote Health and Racial Equity

Citing the urgent need for more effective and equitable health communication, researchers at the University of Minnesota (UMN) School of Public Health (SPH) and Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication (HSJMC) are collaborating with two other universities on a unique rapid response research endeavor funded with a newly announced $5 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).

Image of collecting marsh elevation and other data at a wetland site in New Brunswick, Canada

Research Brief

Constraints on the adjustment of tidal marshes to accelerating sea level rise

Study shows marshes are unlikely to keep up with rising seas under current climate change projections.

Heather Dodds instructs high school students in a classroom

Feature

Building pathways from high school to college

The U of M College in the Schools program helps high school students get ready for college.

A researcher studying tree logs to identify mountain pine beetles

Feature

Expecting the mountain pine beetle

U of M researchers are anticipating and preparing for the arrival of a top threat to Minnesota’s trees.

News Release

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.

Research Brief

Conserving critical habitat in the face of climate change in Midwestern lakes by managing watershed land use

Lakes across the Midwest are losing cold, oxygenated habitat as a result of climate change and nutrient pollution.

News Release

Student-led Solar Vehicle Project team wins the 2022 American Solar Challenge

The University of Minnesota student-led Solar Vehicle Project team took first place for the first time in the 2022 American Solar Challenge, where they raced their solar-powered car nearly 1,400 miles across North America.

Aerial view of the University of Minnesota's St Paul campus

News Release

New global rankings highlight University of Minnesota’s academic excellence

The 2022 Shanghai Ranking of academic subjects has again recognized the University of Minnesota among the best research universities in the world.

Scientist holding a test tube in front of a large DNA helix

News Release

Engineers develop new tool that will allow for more personalized cell therapies

A University of Minnesota Twin Cities team has developed a new tool to predict and customize the rate of DNA editing, paving the way for more personalized, efficient genetic and cell therapies for diseases such as diabetes and cancer.

News Release

Andrea Davis Pinkney is the 2022 Kerlan Award winner

Andrea Davis Pinkney has been named the 2022 Kerlan Award winner. The Kerlan Award is given each year in recognition of an author or illustrator’s exceptional attainments in the creation of children’s literature and their generous contributions and support of the University of Minnesota Libraries’ Kerlan Collection of Children’s Literature.

Satellite image of fresh water in Minnesota

Research Brief

Data scientists use new techniques to identify lakes and reservoirs around the world

A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team of data scientists has published a first-of-its-kind comprehensive global dataset of the lakes and reservoirs on Earth showing how they have changed over the last 30+ years.

News Release

U of M researchers discover protein that may be associated with better prognosis for women with ovarian cancer

Researchers from the University of Minnesota have discovered that a protein associated with metabolism, and formerly recognized as a potential therapeutic target for ovarian cancer, may instead be associated with a better prognosis for women with this cancer.

News Release

U of M awarded $3.7M to prepare for clinical trials of lab-created pediatric heart vessels that grow with the recipients

A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team of researchers has received a $3.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to prepare for a human clinical trial of artificial blood vessels bioengineered in the lab that grow with the patient.

News Release

New research calls for a health equity lens in commercial tobacco product regulation

University of Minnesota School of Public Health Assistant Professor Dana Mowls Carroll co-authored a commentary in Preventive Medicine on how commercial tobacco policies contribute to inequities, including the unequal and unjust burden of tobacco-related disease and death among racialized populations.

A mosaic image shows 10 biodiversity researchers from around the world and 5 natural scenes.

News Release

Biodiversity survey reveals that more species are threatened with extinction than previously thought

A global survey of biodiversity experts reveals key regional differences and a need to act quickly to save species.