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The Minnesota Daily

Doty: Symptoms may include loss of smell and taste, cough and increased homicide rates

Doty: Symptoms may include loss of smell and taste, cough and increased homicide rates

by Matthew Doty
Published August 2, 2021
Did COVID-19 make American cities dangerous, or have they always been?
Daily reopening guide: Three places for a night out when a college bar isn’t the move

Daily reopening guide: Three places for a night out when a college bar isn’t the move

by Megan Phillips
Published July 30, 2021
The Daily’s guide to chill, smaller-scale music venues reopening in Minneapolis.
University researchers partner with Minneapolis and St. Paul to make crosswalks safer.

University researchers partner with Minneapolis and St. Paul to improve pedestrian safety

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published July 30, 2021
A University researcher is leading the study to see how to make drivers stop for pedestrians.
A summer time of administrative change: New UMN deans discuss their positions

A summer time of administrative change: New UMN deans discuss their positions

by Matthew Voigt
Published July 30, 2021
Both the College of Veterinary Medicine and the College of Education and Human Development welcomed new leadership prior to the fall semester.
Bowe Becker dives off the blocks at the start of the men's 400 yard freestyle relay at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatics Center on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018.

Minnesota alum Bowe Becker wins gold in Tokyo

by Allie Dullum
Published July 29, 2021
Becker and team USA earned gold on Sunday, July 25, in the men’s 4x100 meter freestyle relay.
Rayna Taylor poses for a portrait on July 7 in Minneapolis, Minn. Taylor graduated from the University of Minnesota in May with a degree in Technical Writing and Communications.

“Everybody wants to feel like they’re heard”: Recipients of UMN George Floyd memorial scholarship share their stories

by Marlee Louden
Published July 29, 2021
The student recipients said the scholarship gave them hope for future change that will better acknowledge racial injustices at the University.
The Pickup Truck Opera cast workshopping the show back in 2020. Courtesy of Scotty Reynolds.

Mixed Precipitation’s Pickup Truck Opera is hitting the road and bringing an epic tale to neighborhoods, parks and beaches around Minnesota

by Macy Harder
Published July 29, 2021
The production is anything but your typical opera, equipped with puppets, Dolly Parton tunes and a pickup truck stage.
Gophers forward Hannah Brandt drives the puck Saturday at the 2016 WCHA Final Face-off Semifinal game at Ridder Arena. Minnesota defeated No. 8 seed North Dakota 2-0 to advance to the championship game.

USA Hockey Invites 8 Gophers to Olympic Residency Program

by Allie Dullum
Published July 29, 2021
A new program created by USA Hockey, the training program will start this October, operating out of the SuperRink in Blaine.
Audience members enjoying a previous Fringe Festival performance. Photos courtesy of Dawn Bentley.

‘New ways to Fringe’: The Minnesota Fringe Festival is back with a hybrid model, embracing both in-person and virtual performances

by Macy Harder
Published July 28, 2021
The festival on Aug. 5-15 will offer a variety of ways for artists and audience members to connect.

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