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Nitrous oxide emissions from Corn Belt spike when soils freeze and thaw

Nitrous oxide is a greenhouse gas, like carbon dioxide or methane. Often overlooked in climate change discussions because it’s less abundant in the atmosphere, its potency is about 300 times greater than carbon dioxide and researchers say its warming potential, especially via agriculture, demands attention.

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Study suggests walnuts are bridge to better health as we age

University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH) researchers who reviewed data from the CARDIA study, including 20 years of diet history and 30 years of physical and clinical measurements, have found participants who ate walnuts early on in life showed a greater likelihood for being more physically active, having a higher quality diet and experiencing a better heart disease risk profile as they aged into middle adulthood.

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Octopuses prefer certain arms when hunting and adjust tactics to prey

Octopus hunting patterns have implications for bioinspired robot design.

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How weight teasing affects health behaviors and weight status among diverse young people

Recent research published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity has shown that young people across ethnic, racial and socioeconomic groups experience negative health effects from weight stigma, defined as discrimination or teasing regarding their weight.

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Treating antibiotic-resistant infections with peptides inspired by human saliva

A collaborative study by researchers from the School of Dentistry and College of Pharmacy examines a potential treatment for drug-resistant infections.

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Organic matter accumulation in oxygenated lakes

Researchers investigate why organic matter can remain for thousands of years in certain lakes without breaking down.

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Implications of the global home food delivery revolution

What’s on the menu for today’s consumers? Eating in. Globally, people have increasingly been getting their meals delivered by third parties such as Doordash, Grubhub or UberEats.

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When and where to protect forests

Researchers at the University of Minnesota and the University of Colorado Boulder developed a mathematical model to determine what forests should be prioritized for conservation investments to protect species and reduce extinction risks.

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Tracking invasive plants from space

New research demonstrates how deep learning and satellite imagery can be used to track invasive species quickly and effectively.

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Even modest warming could cause major changes for forests in the Great Lakes region and southern Canada

Even relatively modest climate change could dramatically alter Minnesota’s Northwoods and the southern boreal forest that runs from eastern Canada to Alaska, according to new research recently published in Nature.

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Constraints on the adjustment of tidal marshes to accelerating sea level rise

Study shows marshes are unlikely to keep up with rising seas under current climate change projections.

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Conserving critical habitat in the face of climate change in Midwestern lakes by managing watershed land use

Lakes across the Midwest are losing cold, oxygenated habitat as a result of climate change and nutrient pollution.

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Data scientists use new techniques to identify lakes and reservoirs around the world

A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team of data scientists has published a first-of-its-kind comprehensive global dataset of the lakes and reservoirs on Earth showing how they have changed over the last 30+ years.

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Perceptions of DEI within health services and policy research workplaces

University of Minnesota School of Public Health postdoctoral fellow Tongtan (Bert) Chantarat co-led a study, published in Health Services Research, that quantifies problems involving workplace climate, culture and professional discrimination experienced by researchers within the health services and policy research (HSPR) field.