University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel also discussed plans for spring semester and COVID-19 testing with the Minnesota Daily.

University gyms and entertainment venues will close Saturday, and dining options will shift to “grab and go.”

The University is one of 19 other schools to recently join the IChange Network.

Interim deans serve as the temporary leaders of individual colleges around the University, but some say they do not intend to act as “seat warmers” until a permanent replacement is found.

Students at the School of Dentistry have raised concerns about having limited options to socially distance while waiting long hours between classes.

As the University’s consultant Cedric Alexander conducts an external review of UMPD and student activists push for police reform on campus, some activists have said they feel change isn’t happening quickly enough.

University community members were notified via a SAFE-U Alert Thursday afternoon.

The Minnesota Student Association and People for PSEO seek to expand mental health support options for high-school aged students attending the University.

The University of Minnesota is currently collaborating with the U.S. Department of Defense and nonprofit organization BioMADE.

The class was offered for the first time this semester and is in the process of being approved as a regular course offering.