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To address healthcare worker shortage, UMN collaborates with Google and Mayo Clinic

by Abbey Machtig
Published February 27, 2021
The NXT GEN MED program will launch on the Rochester campus in Summer 2022.
Dawn breaks over the Minnesota State Capitol Building on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. (Kamaan Richards / Minnesota Daily)

Young Women’s Cabinet program aims to decrease gender equity gaps by keeping women in legislative conversations

by Samantha Hendrickson
Published February 27, 2021
The cabinet, started by the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota and the governor’s office, appoints women from underrepresented communities to bridge the gap between youth and lawmakers.
Guard Sara Scalia drives towards the hoop at Williams Arena on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020.

Gophers women’s basketball cancels home finale against No. 12 Michigan

by Tony Liebert, Sports Reporter
Published February 27, 2021
Due to COVID-19 issues within the Minnesota program, both schools have mutually agreed to cancel Sunday’s game.
Provost advises colleges to begin planning for commencement

Provost advises colleges to begin planning for commencement

by Ava Thompson, Campus Activities Reporter
Published February 27, 2021
A survey of Carlson students found that 78% of those who responded would attend an in-person graduation ceremony that followed safety guidelines.
A plaque listing names of accomplished alumni and faculty on Scholar's Walk on Wednesday, Feb. 23. Some students are leading a push to have Black journalist and civil rights activist Marvel Cooke added to the iconic walkway on campus.

Students advocate for the addition of Marvel Cooke to Scholars Walk

by Ava Thompson, Campus Activities Reporter
Published February 27, 2021
Marvel Cooke was a woman of many firsts, and a trailblazing Black journalist, civil rights activist and University graduate.
University senate votes to require racial justice courses for undergrads

University senate votes to require racial justice courses for undergrads

by Hana Ikramuddin, Campus Administration Reporter
Published February 27, 2021
The Senate approved the renaming of the Diversity and Social Justice course theme and to make it mandatory for all incoming Twin Cities undergraduates in fall 2021.
Black Student Union president Samiat Ajibola poses for a portrait in the BSU room at Coffman Memorial Union on Wednesday, Feb. 24. A junior pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Sociology, Ajibola hopes to continue her education with a Masters in Public Health at the U.

By Black students, for Black students: Black Student Union launches scholarship

by Jasmine Snow, City Reporter
Published February 26, 2021
The group is depending on donations and hopes to raise $20,000 to be doled out to about 40 Black students.
Sunny Thao, Hongfa Norasingh, and Kaysone Syonesa perform a play called “Naga Village” in the 2019 SEAD Project Gala.

Street theater project showcases stories from Southeast Asian communities

by Katelyn Vue, Campus Activities Reporter
Published February 26, 2021
Artists will draw interviews from cities with some of the largest Southeast Asian populations in the state.
The site of Royal Cigar and Tobacco in Dinkytown on Wednesday, Feb 17 2021. Dr. Dana Carroll, an assistant professor in the Division of Environmental Health and Sciences, is working with native communities to make a smoking cessation program.

UMN researcher collaborates with American Indian tribes working toward smoking cessation

by Izzy Teitelbaum
Published February 25, 2021
Dr. Dana Carroll and American Indian tribes collaborate to create a five-week, culturally tailored smoking cessation program.
Physicians Dr. Karim Sadak and Dr. Alex Boucher pose for a portrait outside of Masonic Children's Hospital on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Dr. Sadak and Dr. Boucher both treat patients with Sickle Cell Disease.

University research could be key to addressing sickle cell patients’ pain without opioids

by Becca Most
Published February 25, 2021
Sickle cell disease remains understudied and predominantly impacts Black people and other people of color.

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