Story Archive

The University of Minnesota has released Itasca—its fifth cold-hardy wine grape.

Douglas Ernie is a 2015-16 Morse-Alumni Undergraduate Teaching Award Winner.

U of M experts are in Brainerd, April 19, for an event that offers new insights into sustainability, our health, and Minnesota’s economy.

The University of Minnesota will partner with dozens of businesses, universities, and government agencies to create the fibers of the future

The University of Minnesota is part of a $317 million public-private partnership to develop the next generation of “smart” fabrics and fibers that incorporate technology in new ways to improve (and even save) lives.

Discoveries at the U of M are showing how physics shaped the Universe.

Amanda Weber has brought her love of music and outreach to a choir that offers hope to prisoners.

University of Minnesota Department of Chemistry Professor Erin Carlson has been named by President Barack Obama as a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).

U of M researchers helped discover these “ripples in space,” confirming a prediction by Einstein and opening the door to new physics.

Westerners have a less-diverse gut microbiome compared to hunter-gatherers, but how and why these microbe collections diverged has largely remained a mystery.

Discoveries by U of M researchers are helping to ensure the critical software of the future is safe and secure.

Hideki Aihara, Zhiqi Yin, and Ke Shi of the University of Minnesota, along with colleagues from Cornell University and St. Louis University have made a major stride in exploring new therapies to combat HIV/AIDS and retrovirus-based cancers.

Two researchers from the Minnesota Population Center at the University of Minnesota have found that married couples in the U.S. are happier and more fulfilled when they are together rather than apart, underscoring the importance of spending time with a spouse for individual well-being.

Discoveries at the U of M will stem the spread of invasive species

The Bell Museum will host Dr. Josh Cassada, NASA Astronaut and Lt. Commander for the U.S. Navy, on January 14 to present “The Road from Minnesota to the Space Station and Beyond.” Cassada is a White Bear Lake native, and will be visiting White Bear Lake Area High School with the Bell Museum’s ExploraDome team to discuss his experience working for NASA, space and science.

The Physics Force will present its largest public show of the year, the “Physics Circus,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14 at the University of Minnesota’s Northrop.

It’s been another terrific year for research and the commercialization of intellectual property at the University of Minnesota—critical drivers of the U’s mission and our state’s economy. Here is a look at 10 accomplishments and trends for fiscal year 2015.