University of Minnesota healthcare students across many disciplines are helping to provide health screenings for athletes competing in the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games.
For National Food Safety Education Month this September, Hanyu Chen, Extension specialist and assistant professor in the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, answers questions about keeping your family safe this fall.
Though Minnesota has seen no confirmed outbreak clusters of cyclospora infections, 41 states have reported cases, including larger outbreaks in Michigan and Ohio. The cyclospora parasite causes severe intensive gastrointestinal issues including explosive and watery diarrhea.
New research from the University of Minnesota Medical School found that rates of cannabis use during adolescence have declined since 2013, though some large disparities persist.
