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Research

Understanding fungi helps research figure out carbon cycling in the soil.

UMN lab studies how dead fungi store carbon

by Emma Walytka
Published January 22, 2024
Dead fungi helps researchers understand carbon cycling in the soil.
The study provided sought advice from Indigenous communities for combating climate change.

Fifth National Climate Assessment shows inequities within Indigenous populations

by Emma Walytka and Alex Lassiter
Published December 1, 2023
In the first major update since 2018, the assessment highlights climate change inequities in low-income communities and the importance of Indigenous voices in finding solutions.
The University of Minnesota campus gates on East Bank, Nov. 12, 2022.

New Cannabis Research Center launched at the University of Minnesota

by Emma Walytka
Published December 1, 2023
Established through the School of Public Health, the center was given $2.5 million in the last legislative session.
The study found that climate change decisions had to be made immediately for trees to absorb the right amount of carbon.

UMN professor involved in international research shows forests could slow climate change

by Henry Stafford
Published November 29, 2023
Nearly one-third of our carbon emissions over the next several decades could be absorbed if forests were allowed to recover from deforestation.
A Stellar's Jay, one of the species being renamed.

The American Ornithological Society considers new names for birds

by Henry Stafford
Published November 15, 2023
New names hope to rectify some of the damage done by offensive current names.
Weedy from the Rec Centers Dispensary in Dinkytown on Monday, July 31, 2023.

UMN medical cannabis study highlights the differences in THC and CBD

by Emma Walytka
Published November 15, 2023
The study uses registered medical cannabis users experiencing pain or a disorder and studies the duration the patient spent taking the drug and its effectiveness.
A wolf fitted with a GPS collar.

UMN research finds humans possibly responsible for wolves’ hunting patterns

by Henry Stafford
Published November 13, 2023
New research from the Voyageurs Wolf Project shows humans may affect the way wolves hunt deer.
The grant will fund a study that will study AI's use in diagnosing breast cancer.

UMN researchers receive $1.2 million grant to explore AI in breast cancer treatment

by Emma Walytka
Published November 12, 2023
Through AI machine learning, researchers hope to help breast cancer survivors with adverse heart damage from cancer treatments.
There are three chemicals that were focused on in the study.

UMN 10,000 Families Study receives grant renewal

by Henry Stafford and Emma Walytka
Published November 8, 2023
The $12 million grant will help researchers continue to study environmental risk factors in Minnesota that may suggest the development of blood cancers.
University Medical School buildings are seen from Washington Avenue during a rain storm on Tuesday, July 16, 2019.

Minnesota MedTech 3.0 selected as one of 31 federal tech hubs

by Alex Lassiter
Published November 6, 2023
The tech hub aims to place Minnesota as a global center for medical technology development and distribution.

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