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CSOM professors share their insights about professionals returning to work.

UMN faculty push for return to in-person work post COVID-19

by Emma Walytka
Published October 19, 2023
UMN faculty reveal the benefits of spontaneity and open-discussions in-person work policies create.
Users can use the texting program to stop smoking.

How a texting program uses culturally aligned resources to reduce misuse and cancer diagnoses

by Emma Walytka
Published October 16, 2023
UMN School of Public Health professor and researchers from the American Indian Cancer Foundation and the Native American Community Clinic collaborated to help Native Americans quit smoking.
Crop research fields on the St. Paul Campus, July 26, 2023.

How prairie fires can promote plant pollination: environmental research, conservation and the Echinacea project’s ties to the UMN

by Emma Walytka
Published October 12, 2023
UMN faculty, a student and member of the Chicago Botanic Garden share research regarding prairies and the impact of the Echinacea project on the environment.
Michael Garwood and his on-site team show off their MRI machine in a Center for Magnetic Resonance Research lab.

UMN researchers develop portable MRI on track for human trials

by Alex Lassiter
Published October 9, 2023
The portable technology, created in collaboration with international researchers, could provide MRI access to people who need it.
Conflicting parking availability signs at the Oak Street Parking Ramp caused confusion and congestion on the afternoon of October 3rd. Availability and parking issues at the Oak Street Ramp in particular have been a major concern for students who signed parking contracts with the University this fall.

University of Minnesota deals with ongoing parking issues

by Amirah Razman
Published October 8, 2023

The University of Minnesota’s Parking and Transportation Services (PTS) provides semester-long parking contracts for students and staff to purchase online.Students are able to purchase parking contracts...

Vaccine availability at clinics will be announced soon.

It’s vaccination season: How important is getting both the updated COVID-19 and flu vaccines this season?

by Amirah Razman
Published October 8, 2023
After the CDC announced the rollout of a new COVID-19 vaccine targeting the latest variant, health experts say COVID-19 vaccines are being treated similar to the flu vaccine.
M Health Fairview hospital pictured on Feb. 17, 2021. The hospital resides on the University of Minnesota's Minneapolis campus.

UMN and MDH awarded grant to enhance disease response network

by Henry Stafford
Published October 7, 2023
The $17.5 million grant gives the partnership five years to create emergency decision-making tools.
Research was provided by the legislature.

UMN researchers use satellite data to aid in preventing the spread of oak wilt disease

by Emma Walytka
Published October 2, 2023
A postdoctoral associate and professor explain the weight of oak wilt disease, how it can spread and hot spots for the disease.
There are plenty of resources on-campus, both online and in-person.

Let’s talk about it: therapy, resources, research and dialogue surrounding mental health

by Emma Walytka
Published September 21, 2023
Student Counseling Services, Boynton Health Therapy and collaborative research with creative, impactful approaches.
The project aims to help clinicians detect severe mental health conditions by picking up on the brain’s electrical signals.

UMN begins research on detecting suicidal thoughts through brain’s electrical signals

by Alex Lassiter
Published August 2, 2023
The project, funded by Department of Defense, could help clinicians detect severe mental health conditions, like suicidal impulses, in their earlier stages.

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