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Clark oversaw department operations for four different University presidents. Courtesy of the University of Minnesota.

UMPD Chief Matthew Clark to step down

by Tyler Church
Published February 19, 2025

University of Minnesota Police Chief Matthew Clark plans to step down in May, according to a systemwide email sent Wednesday.Clark, who served in the University of Minnesota Police Department (UMPD)...

Telehealth and training primary care providers are among the solutions.

UMN Masonic Institute works to increase pediatric mental health care

by Rachel Hoppe
Published February 19, 2025

The University of Minnesota’s Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain (MIDB) is strategizing ways to address the shortage of mental health workers in Greater Minnesota and the growing need for pediatric...

A reanimated pig heart sits inside the Visible Heart apparatus.

Visible Heart Laboratories — home of the U’s beating heart

by Rachel Hoppe
Published February 17, 2025

Tucked in the basement of the Mayo Building on the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus sits a detached, beating pig’s heart floating in clear liquid. Graduate and undergraduate students...

Protesters held signs stating “defend academic freedom” and “stop the attacks on free speech.”

Protesters disrupt Board of Regents meeting over academic freedom concerns

by Mady Leick
Published February 17, 2025

The University of Minnesota Board of Regents discussed institutional speech and expansions to academic health at the Feb. 14 meeting. University President Rebecca Cunningham and Essentia Healthcare...

Researchers use plants to remove PFAS from the environment.

UMN searches for ways to remove forever chemicals from the environment

by Rachel Hoppe
Published February 13, 2025

University of Minnesota researchers are studying how to remove Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), also known as forever chemicals, from the environment.According to the National...

Students do not want political statements, survey says

Students do not want political statements, survey says

by Mady Leick
Published February 11, 2025

Most college students do not want colleges making political statements, according to an Inside Higher Ed survey. The survey from Inside Higher Ed found that 54% of respondents disapprove of political...

Students can explore what it's like to have macular degeneration, among other issues in the VR lab. Courtesy of Blake Hoffman.

Mortuary Science uses VR to simulate dying

by Mady Leick
Published February 10, 2025

Virtual Reality labs in the University of Minnesota Health Science Library allow students in mortuary science to explore end-of-life situations. Professor of Mortuary Sciences Janet McGee has required...

Nutrients flowing into the river from farming can also cause issues

UMN study strives to tackle Mississippi’s plastic debris

by Rachel Hoppe
Published February 7, 2025

A new study from the University of Minnesota’s College of Science and Engineering (CSE) found it can use sensors to detect and remove plastic debris from the Mississippi River, according to a press release...

Activists march through campus to protest immigration policy changes.

Protesters fight the cold, advocate against Trump immigration policies

by Tyler Church
Published February 7, 2025

The Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC) and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) held a protest Thursday to advocate against the University of Minnesota’s response to President Donald...

President Donald Trump addresses the crowd at a rally held in the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019.

What Trump’s first actions in office may mean for the Constitution

by Tyler Church
Published February 7, 2025

President Donald Trump signed 37 executive orders in his first week, 26 of which he signed on his first day, according to NPR. Many on campus worry that some of those orders may change the rights of students...

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