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A view of the Cedar Riverside Community School on Monday, March 19, 2018.

Get to know the Ward 6 candidates for Minneapolis City Council

by Brooke Sheehy
Published July 31, 2020
Prior to the upcoming special election, 11 Ward 6 candidates attended three community forums before the Aug. 11 special election to present their platform.
Social distancing signs flag down seats in Hanson lecture halls on Tuesday, July 28 at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. All classes during July-mester enforced social distance protocols.

Breaking down the ‘July-mester’: A trial run for fall

by Abbey Machtig
Published July 31, 2020
The July-mester is offering students select in-person classes that are more difficult to teach remotely.
Morgan La Casse

University extends travel restrictions as logistics remain uncertain

by Abbey Machtig
Published July 30, 2020
The restrictions, recently extended through Sept. 30, limit international travel by faculty, staff and students. But where University members can go will mostly depend on what countries allow them in.
Although air quality in Minnesota is generally good and improving, an environmental economist at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency attributes 1,000–2,000 deaths a year to air pollution in the Twin Cities metro. 

100,000 annual deaths attributed to air pollution, UMN study finds

by Becca Most
Published July 30, 2020
Fossil fuels are generally thought of as the main culprit of air pollution, but researchers found that half of deadly pollution comes from lesser-known sources.
The University’s Center for Immunology is working to understand how the body develops antibodies once it has been infected with COVID-19. 

UMN research could help inform future COVID-19 vaccines

by Madeline Deninger
Published July 30, 2020
The University of Minnesota and the Mayo Clinic are looking at different paths to achieve immunization.
Illustration by Hailee Schievelbein

UMN campus crime update: After spike in crime, Prospect Park returns to usual trend

by Brooke Sheehy
Published July 30, 2020
Southeast Como, Cedar-Riverside and Marcy-Holmes have seen an increase in overall crime compared to July 8-27 last year.
 As of July 27, more than $11 million has been distributed to almost 9,300 students.

Second wave of CARES Act funds distributed to students

by Jasmine Snow
Published July 29, 2020
Left out of the federal stimulus package, some students say the initial wave of CARES funding awarded them little to none of what they initially applied for.
Newly elected MSA President Amy Ma poses for a portrait outside of the Northrup Auditorium on Sunday, April 19.

MSA President Amy Ma discusses evolving pandemic, UMPD reform and campus reopening

by Katelyn Vue
Published July 29, 2020
Ma said strong student advocacy will be as important as ever amid current events.
Illustration by Hailee Schievelbein

Nearly 2/3 of all UMN Twin Cities classes will be online in the fall

by Hana Ikramuddin
Published July 28, 2020
Faculty have chosen their teaching preferences for the fall semester, and now the University is working to figure out logistics for in-person classes.
Brianna Engelson, a first-year psychiatry resident and recent graduate of the University of Minnesota Medical School, poses for a portrait on the UMN campus on Tuesday, July 21. Engelson has been conducting research on medical students’ perceptions of mental illness and therapy.

‘Gunner culture’: In a high-achieving field, medical students worry about seeking mental health help

by Becca Most
Published July 25, 2020
Medical students are more likely to screen for depression than their nonmedical peers, but some are reluctant to get help for fear that it will impact their licensing. These UMN graduates are working to change the stigma.

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