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Portrait of Professor Bapna sitting in front of a bright window.
Expert Alert

How AI Harnesses Good

Ravi Bapna with the Carlson School of Management is available to comment on the potential positive social and health impacts of artificial intelligence technology.

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Research Brief

Profitability decline is forcing many rural hospitals to close or merge

As the financial distress of rural hospitals increases, access to healthcare is under threat for rural Americans. A new study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH) examined this challenge by analyzing how rural hospitals — including unprofitable ones — fared over the course of eight years. 
 

Professor Joseph Gaugler
Talking with U of M

Talking Alzheimer’s awareness with U of M

In Minnesota, 97,000 people are projected to have Alzheimer’s disease this year. June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, and Professor Joseph Gaugler with the School of Public Health answers questions about Alzheimer’s, its symptoms and risk factors.

Image of cows with cooling fans.
Research Brief

U of M develops sophisticated model to assess lactating cow heat stress

University of Minnesota researchers developed a highly sophisticated model to assess lactating cow heat stress, a problem that can lead to numerous health complications for cows and financial difficulties for dairy producers due to the reduced milk production and pregnancy rates associated with heat stress. 

Aiden Bettine holding a hockey puck from the Twin Cities Gay Hockey Association in the Tretter Collection.
Expert Alert

The history of Twin Cities Pride

Soon, people will gather for the 51st Annual Twin Cities Pride Festival from June 23-25, just one of many local celebrations for Pride Month this June.