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The American Indian Studies department is in the process of having a doctorate program approved.

The legacy of UMN’s American Indian Studies department

by Araia Breedlove
Published April 14, 2024
Hidden in the basement of Scott Hall is one of the most prestigious American Indian Studies departments in the country.
UMN boot camp classes started this week on Monday.

Navigating the digital marketing landscape: UMN’s Digital Marketing Boot Camp

by Samantha Siedow
Published April 12, 2024
The College of Continuing and Professional Studies’ Digital Marketing Boot Camp offers professionals a crash course in the foundations of digital marketing.
Alzheimer’s disease is a type of dementia that causes memory loss over time.

UMN’s Alzheimer’s Ashe Research Lab post-fabrication claims

by Emma Walytka
Published April 11, 2024
Coming up on two years after allegations that her lab’s images were fabricated, the founding director of the N. Bud Grossman Center for Memory Research and Care addressed what changes have been made to the program.
University of Minnesota researchers highlight the inequities in period tracking apps and women in sports, while a local organization provides period kits to those in need. The organization Period Kits MN helps provide period products to community members in need through volunteering and charity donations.

UMN researchers say it’s time to destigmatize menstruation. Period.

by Emma Walytka
Published April 10, 2024
University of Minnesota researchers highlight the inequities in period tracking apps and women in sports, while a local organization provides period kits to those in need.
Students watching the solar eclipse on Monday. Students viewed the April 8 solar eclipse in different ways, from viewing it at a University observatory to traveling into its path of totality for the maximum eclipse experience.

UMN students observe rare solar eclipse in Minnesota

by Amirah Razman
Published April 8, 2024

People across the country observed a rare solar eclipse on Monday with a path of totality, which provides the maximum viewing experience, spanning over 15 states.  Most of Minnesota observed a partial...

Graduate students and professionals chart a greener future with a new certificate in sustainability leadership.

UMN offers a Graduate Certificate in Sustainability Leadership

by Samantha Siedow
Published April 4, 2024
Bridging disciplines, the Sustainable Environmental, Social and Governance Leadership certificate was created in response to a growing demand for sustainability practice education.
Rahel Nardos with Tinen Iles and the student engineering team holding presenting their new pelvic floor surgical device. Current pelvic floor tools used in low-income countries like Ethiopia are outdated and difficult to use, causing serious health risks.

UMN surgeon creates new pelvic floor device

by Olivia Hines
Published April 2, 2024
Rahel Nardos partnered with UMN students and faculty to develop an affordable, reusable and sustainable surgical tool for pelvic floor prolapses in low-income countries.
Photo of Karen Diver, senior advisor to the president on Native American Affairs. Drafted the Indigenous Research policy. The policy requires researchers to obtain consent from Indigenous peoples and creates a reciprocal relationship between the University and its tribal partners.

UMN considers new policy on Indigenous research

by Logan Anderson
Published April 1, 2024
The policy turns existing guidelines on University research involving Indigenous peoples into an official policy, the first of its kind at any university.
Narrative exposure therapy emphasizes not losing connection to the present while engaging in the reliving of past trauma.

UMN and Malaysian colleagues create virtual therapy curriculum for refugees

by Emma Walytka
Published March 30, 2024
The virtual curriculum uses narrative exposure therapy, where the patient is instructed to narrate traumatic experiences over a series of multiple events, through reliving the emotions.
A wolf fitted with a GPS collar. Location unknown.

UMN experts say wolves are not cause of decrease in deer population

by Logan Anderson
Published March 27, 2024
Hunters for Hunters, a lobbying group, is pushing for wolves to be delisted from the Endangered Species Act after a poor deer hunting season.

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