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President Joan Gabel and the Board of Regents discuss the University's 2022 budget in McNamara Alumni Center on Tuesday, June 29.

Board of Regents approve COVID-19 vaccine requirement for students

by Maia Irvin
Published August 14, 2021
The “Get the Vax 2.0” policy includes a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students contingent on FDA approval.
Breaking: UMN to require COVID-19 vaccine upon full FDA approval

Breaking: UMN to require COVID-19 vaccine upon full FDA approval

by Nathanael Ashton-Piper
Published August 9, 2021
The FDA is anticipated to formally approve multiple COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks, according to University President Joan Gabel.
Breaking: UMN reinstates campus mask mandate amid spread of Delta variant

Breaking: UMN reinstates campus mask mandate amid spread of Delta variant

by Nathanael Ashton-Piper
Published August 2, 2021
The mandate will go into effect Aug. 3
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.
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 University of Minnesota's inaugural Senior Advisor to the President for Native American Affairs, Karen Diver poses for a portrait. Photos by White House Photo Office, courtesy of Diver.

Karen Diver joins UMN as new senior leader for Native American affairs

by Marlee Louden
Published July 28, 2021
Diver started in the role earlier this summer.
University researchers partner with Minneapolis and St. Paul to make crosswalks safer.

Improved transportation infrastructure coming to University Avenue Southeast and Fourth Street Southeast

by Sonja Kleven
Published July 27, 2021
inor improvements were made in 2019, but the majority of renovations were saved for the upcoming project.
Pillsbury Hall as seen on Sept. 16, 2015. The building is the second-oldest standing building on campus.

Members of the English department speak about Pillsbury Hall move

by Nathanael Ashton-Piper
Published July 24, 2021
The building has undergone renovations since 2018 and will officially reopen this fall to house the English department, creative writing program and brand new Liberal Arts Engagement Hub.
Photo of Dr. Eric Weitz, courtesy of the Princeton University Press

Former history professor and scholar of modern Europe Eric Weitz dies at 68

by MaryKate Fenstermaker
Published July 22, 2021
Eric Weitz taught at the University for 13 years until 2013, during which he directed the Center for German and European Studies and played an instrumental role in the formation of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies as a professor and chair of the History Department.

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