The University of Minnesota recently hired Dr. Mercedes Ramírez Fernández as the new vice president for equity and diversity.

Changes include increased police presence, further coverage by safety alerts and updated safety infrastructure on and off campus.

Officials are taking new preventative measures as an investigation into gas leaks from this past summer continues.

Some students and parents remain concerned about crime on the 1700 block of University Avenue despite renewed efforts toward safety.

Students are advised to take precautions despite a fall in infections.

In addition to discussing proposed budget requests, the Board of Regents welcomed the newest regent to the board during their September meetings on Thursday and Friday.

The University of Minnesota Disability Resource Center decided in May to lay off its seven captionists and contract with an outside vendor full time starting Aug. 15 to generate “significant” cost savings.

The ShanghaiRanking Consultancy ranked several University of Minnesota departments in the top 100 worldwide.

Bill Underhill walked out of a Dinkytown party in 1969 and hasn’t been seen since. New investigators are hoping to change that.

Using information from an on-campus weather station and events across the world, faculty members want to educate people on the consequences of changing climate patterns to be better prepared for future events.