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University of Minnesota's Pillsbury Hall reopens after years of renovations on Friday, Sep. 17.

Reopening of Pillsbury Hall highlights liberal arts community engagement and student experience

by Gabrielle Lombard and Matthew Voigt
Published September 23, 2021
The four-year renovation process added the Liberal Arts Engagement Hub and spaces for student groups to meet to the building.
UMN grad students voice health, safety concerns with in-person classes

UMN grad students voice health, safety concerns with in-person classes

by Maia Irvin
Published September 23, 2021
Graduate student instructors expressed concerns about teaching in-person amid the COVID-19 pandemic in an open letter to the University.
Lyft recently suspended the Nice Ride program in Minnesota.

Students earning financial aid eligible for $5 bike memberships

by Olivia Stevens
Published September 23, 2021
New this year, Nice Ride for All is offering discounted bike rides to all University students who receive federal grants.
UMN faculty weigh in on returning to campus; pandemic safety considerations

UMN faculty weigh in on returning to campus; pandemic safety considerations

by Maia Irvin
Published September 23, 2021
As the fall semester begins, faculty presented a mixed bag of reactions to in-person classes, including careful trepidation and some frustration, but also excitement for a lack of Zoom and sense of normalcy.
Students gather outside Cooke Hall for a "UMN against Frats" protest on Friday, Sept. 10.

UMN student-led movement against rape culture gains traction

by Bella Carpentier
Published September 21, 2021
UMN Against Frats, a new student group, led a protest to show solidarity with protesters at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Pedestrians walk through Dinkytown on Oct. 13, 2017.

As crime is high in Dinkytown, the University looks for solutions

by Hanna Van Den Einde
Published September 17, 2021
Violent and property crimes hit a peak in May 2021, with numbers tapering off by August.
Llamas interacting with students at Agriculture Awareness Day on Northrop Mall on April 20, 2010.

University researchers discover llama nanobodies as possible COVID-19 treatment

by Maia Irvin and Gabby Lombard
Published September 16, 2021
New research suggests that llama nanobodies can be an effective treatment against the virus in animals, and there is potential for success in humans.
Walter F. Mondale Hall on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021.

UMN student named first recipient of the George Floyd Memorial Scholarship in Law

by Bella Carpentier
Published September 15, 2021
The George Floyd Memorial Scholarship, a scholarship offered to Black law students at the University, named the first-ever recipient since its founding a year ago.
The Board of Regents convene for their September meeting at the McNamara Alumni Center on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021.

Regents talk campus safety improvements and University vaccination rates

by Gabrielle Lombard and Matthew Voigt
Published September 15, 2021
The board also discussed the recent transition back to the classroom and to the office for University students, faculty and staff at the meeting.
Phi Kappa Psi fraternity members stand outside of their house tailgating prior to the Minnesota football game on  Saturday, Sept. 11. The 2021-22 school year has seen the revival of fraternities tailgating before football games.

‘Everything is electric now’: Gather round, Gophers — gameday is back

by Sophia Zimmerman
Published September 13, 2021
Full-fledged fraternity tailgate season has commenced.

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