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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.
Aerial view of the main plant growth facilities. The University continues to update and improve the facilities for both teaching and research.

Nurturing innovation: A closer look at UMN’s Plant Growth Facilities

by Samantha Siedow
Published March 26, 2024
The University of Minnesota’s horticulture program is one of the oldest in the United States with some of the most cutting-edge facilities to boot.
Members of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention on State Capitol Day in Minnesota. April 9 is State Capitol Day, a day to advocate for new legislation surrounding mental health.

The American Foundation Suicide Prevention: Providing resources and advocacy opportunities

by Emma Walytka
Published March 24, 2024
The Minnesota chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention shares upcoming events and organizational missions.
From left to right, Yolanda Hester, a public historian, speaks to Margarita Montalvo, a renowned Cuban sculptor, with second-year student Liliane Sojos-Ortiz listening on the right.

UMN program offers first-year students guided research opportunity

by Samantha Siedow
Published March 23, 2024
CLA students are introduced to research with the Dean’s First-year Research and Creative Scholars Program, an invitation-only mentorship and scholarship program.
Deaths attributed to “natural causes” found to be COVID-19 related.

UMN researchers uncover undercounted COVID-19 deaths

by Emma Walytka and Ava Lawson
Published February 28, 2024
Some of the causes for the undercounted COVID-19 deaths are linked to misreporting and regional differences.
The University of Minnesota adult dentistry clinic at the Riverside Professional Building on Sunday, Mar. 26, 2017.

Brace yourself: The tooth in dental trends

by Emma Walytka
Published February 25, 2024
A recent uprise in dental trends like oil pulling and tooth gems raise topics of concern and education within the dental community.
Research fields on the St. Paul campus on Feb. 22, 2024. Outdoor research surrounding plants has been forced to adapt to the unusual winter, particularly research around crops and trees.

UMN St. Paul campus adapts to unusual winter

by Logan Anderson
Published February 23, 2024
A winter Minnesota hasn’t seen in over a century has created challenges as well as new opportunities within the UMN College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences.
Researchers also discovered disparities in race, age and technology in the healthcare industry.

UMN researchers unmask inequities in healthcare

by Emma Walytka
Published February 21, 2024
A recent study from the School of Public Health found gender wage gaps in health care still persist, even though women make up the majority of the industry.

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