Story Archive

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The art of storytelling in medicine

Anthony Williams is a physician whose moving stories of race and marginalized communities in healthcare demonstrate the power of the arts in medicine.

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Student entrepreneur invents ‘Roomba for snow’

Student Max Minakov found inspiration during a moment nearly everyone in the Upper Midwest can relate to: shoveling the driveway after a winter storm.

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A new narrative for building confident young athletes

The U of M’s Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport has helped develop a new set of coaching tools designed to build body confidence in adolescent girls.

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Students help redesign historic Pillsbury Castle

U of M design students learned critical skills during a unique opportunity to help rejuvenate an historic Minneapolis home.

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This birthmark boded ill

A pioneering doctor helps a young patient with a dangerous and disfiguring condition.

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What dead fungi can teach us

A young researcher unearths their critical role in the climate crisis.

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Making MRIs accessible to all

Efraín Torres, a first-generation college student and innovator, is pursuing research that will make a difference in people’s lives.

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Wounded mountains, breathing earth

The dusty winds of Inner Mongolia sweep a budding ecologist onto a path to the U of M.

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Fighting for equity in family medicine

For this U of M medical student, multiculturalism is a way of life.

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The really long road back to the court

Gopher men’s basketball players—and roommates—Isaiah Ihnen and Parker Fox have each overcome two consecutive season-ending knee injuries.

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Staying on beat

The U of M Veterinary Medical Center cardiology team uses pacemakers to save the lives of beloved pets.

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When every second counts

When John Sauer suffered cardiac arrest far from a hospital, a novel “ER on wheels” saved his life.

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Deployed MBA student balances school and service

A first-generation student joined the Air Force Reserve to give back to her adopted country while pursuing an MBA to advance her career.

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‘My life has done a 180’

How one first-generation student went from dropping out of high school to embracing the University of Minnesota.

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Staying sober as a student

Recovery on Campus has become a safe haven for those wrestling with alcohol and other drugs.

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A young student discovers the power of her writing voice

A U of M program that allows high school students to take University courses for credit gave Smiraa Misra an opportunity to explore religion, death, and grief in an award-winning essay.