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Animal production responsible for vast majority of air quality-related health impacts from U.S. food

The study —the first food-by-food accounting of the damage to air quality caused by agriculture— shows how improving animal and crop management practices, as well as how eating more plant-rich diets, can substantially reduce mortality from food-related air pollution.

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Star employees and high performers positively impact peers up to a point

Carlson School of Management Assistant Professor Elizabeth Campbell found that having star employees in workgroups positively influenced non-star job performance up to a certain point. After that, there are diminishing returns.

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New method preserves viable fruit fly embryos in liquid nitrogen

U of M researchers develop method for the practical cryopreservation of the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster), which is crucial to genetics research and critical to scientific breakthroughs benefiting human health.

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Improving drug efficacy against prostate cancer and related bone growths

Hongbo Pang from the College of Pharmacy found a better drug delivery system to treat prostate cancer and bone growths.

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How pharmacists contribute meaningfully in primary health care

College of Pharmacy Associate Professor Kylee Funk found that pharmacists improve primary care in clinics.

carbonate rocks from the Del Mar East methane seep

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Research Brief: Ocean bacteria release carbon into the atmosphere

Research could help scientists better estimate Earth’s carbon budget.

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Reflecting sunlight could cool the Earth’s ecosystem

Jessica Hellmann with the Institute on the Environment co-authored research on solar climate intervention's effect on ecology.

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U of M researchers develop 99.9% accurate genetic test for early detection of Palmer Amaranth

Researchers hope to make the new test technology commercially available to agronomic professionals across the United States by the end of 2021.

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Cannabis use in adolescence leads to poorer school performance, lower socioeconomic attainment, study suggests

University of Minnesota researchers followed thousands of identical twins from age 11 into adulthood.

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First comprehensive study of wildlife roadkill in Tsavo, Kenya identifies hotspots, affected species

The research provides the first major assessment of direct mortality of animal species along Kenya’s primary infrastructure corridor.

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U of M scientists discover attacking fungi that show promise against emerald ash borer

The emerald ash borer has become the most devastating invasive forest insect in the United States, killing hundreds of millions of ash trees at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars.

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School connectedness as a protective factor for ethnic minority adolescents

School of Nursing Professor Eunice Areba found that prevention programs in schools can reduce suicide ideation and attempts among Somali, Latino, Hmong and Non-Hispanic white adolescents.

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Atmospheric drying will lead to lower crop yields, shorter trees across the globe

In recent years, this concerning phenomenon has been on the rise, and U of M researchers predict it will amplify even more in the coming decades as climate change intensifies.

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Comet Catalina suggests comets delivered carbon to rocky planets

Comet Catalina is helping explain more about our own origins as it becomes apparent that comets like Catalina could have been an essential source of carbon on planets like Earth and Mars during the early formation of the solar system.

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Frog species’ lungs act like noise-cancelling headphones when zeroing in on a mate

American green treefrogs are able to pinpoint a mating call from a potential mate by inflating their lungs to reduce their eardrums’ sensitivity to other noise — including muffling other species’ mating calls — according to new research from the University of Minnesota.

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Animal production responsible for vast majority of air quality-related health impacts from U.S. food

Star employees and high performers positively impact peers up to a point

New method preserves viable fruit fly embryos in liquid nitrogen

Improving drug efficacy against prostate cancer and related bone growths

How pharmacists contribute meaningfully in primary health care

Research Brief: Ocean bacteria release carbon into the atmosphere

Reflecting sunlight could cool the Earth’s ecosystem

U of M researchers develop 99.9% accurate genetic test for early detection of Palmer Amaranth

Cannabis use in adolescence leads to poorer school performance, lower socioeconomic attainment, study suggests

First comprehensive study of wildlife roadkill in Tsavo, Kenya identifies hotspots, affected species

U of M scientists discover attacking fungi that show promise against emerald ash borer

School connectedness as a protective factor for ethnic minority adolescents

Atmospheric drying will lead to lower crop yields, shorter trees across the globe

Comet Catalina suggests comets delivered carbon to rocky planets

Frog species’ lungs act like noise-cancelling headphones when zeroing in on a mate

Finding better ways to detect and measure infectious viruses in the air

Research shows that, genetically, high-CBD “hemp” plants are mostly marijuana

Discovery improves catalytic production of chemicals

New study discovers possible early detection method for elusive ovarian cancer

Researchers uncover hidden hunting tactics of wolves in Minnesota's Northwoods