Research

Anna Goorevich stands in front of a soccer field.

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Empowering sport for all

After injuries ended her playing career, PhD student uses research to help make sport a better place for all athletes.

Kaitlyn Beidler works standing up in a field of golden grass with short trees in the background.

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What dead fungi can teach us

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

Maowei Liang, in glasses, T shirt and cap, with high grass and trees background.

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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.

News Release

University of Minnesota consortium receives inaugural NSF Regional Innovation Engines award

Great Lakes ReNEW, a consortium including U of M researchers, will receive up to $160 million over 10 years.

Research Brief

New tool assesses role of 'embeddedness' in learning health systems

New study finds the tool is useful for increasing researcher engagement, improving learning health systems and advancing career success

Black doctor and patient, both wearing face masks

Research Brief

Lack of culturally-responsive messaging hinders vaccine acceptance among Black communities

New study examines COVID-19 vaccine decision-making among Black women, and finds that decisions were impacted by historical traumas, myths from countries of origin, and other factors, and that current public health campaigns promoting vaccination are falling short in Black communities

News Release

New Cannabis Research Center launches at UMN School of Public Health

Today, the University of Minnesota School of Public Health is announcing the launch of a new Cannabis Research Center (CRC) in order to track the impact of adult-use marijuana and help inform future cannabis policies and practices across the state of Minnesota.

Research Brief

Excess mortality during pandemic was higher among workers in critical occupations

While numerous news reports and previous studies have revealed disparities in COVID-19-related deaths among certain populations, including older adults, people of color, and people with pre-existing medical conditions, researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH) have now added a new element to this conversation — differences in rates of death among workers in critical occupations during the pandemic.