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Merrick Pierson Smela, blond with a grin, poses next to the 3-d periodic table display in Kolthoff Hall.
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A chemist for Cambridge

Recent grad and Churchill Scholar Merrick Pierson Smela heads to England to study reproductive biology.
Students in lab.
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‘I think I can’

Active learning is key to closing the achievement gap in biology-related careers.
Leensa Ahmed and Jasmine Salter tend to produce for the Green Garden Bakery.
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Green tomatoes take the cake

Master Gardener volunteers and Extension partners inspire kids in north Minneapolis to start a healthy desserts business.
A quarter, two ones, and a five, piled in that descending order.
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Wage hikes and health

A U study will probe the health-related impacts of Minneapolis’ $15-an-hour minimum wage ordinance.
Melvin Carter, with the Wabasha Bridge and downtown St. Paul in the background
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St. Paul’s leader

U of M grad Melvin Carter talks about his path to being mayor and the importance of higher education.
Jared Rubenstein stands next to a tree identified through his Campus Trees project.
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Branching out

Jared Rubinstein taps into his own curiosity to teach us all about trees on campus.
The softball and women's track and field teams pose after their championships.
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Gophers claim titles in two sports

On a weekend to remember, the women’s track and field team won the outdoor Big Ten championship and the softball team claimed its third straight Big Ten Tournament title.
Sidney Peters poses with some girls she helped coach.
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Beyond hockey, a humanitarian

Sidney Peters forged her own identity at the U of M was honored with the prestigious Hockey Humanitarian Award during the NCAA Men’s Frozen Four.