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University to allow pass/fail after final grades have been submitted

by Jasmine Snow
Published April 29, 2020
The University of Minnesota announced Wednesday that students will have the option to choose pass/fail grading this semester even after final grades have been submitted.
Courtesy of Arlene Holdeman.

Going back to school — at 74 — to pick up where Einstein left off

by Jiang Li
Published April 29, 2020
Ken Holdeman is hitting the books in retirement to understand quantum entanglement, a concept first introduced by Albert Einstein and his research associates in 1935.
University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel fields questions from the Minnesota Daily in her office on Tuesday, Feb. 25.

Addressing lawmakers, Gabel talks financial losses of up to $324 million

by Mohamed Ibrahim
Published April 28, 2020
On Tuesday, University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel briefed state lawmakers on the financial impacts of COVID-19 on the University.
Hailee Schievelbein

In light of COVID-19, U’s employee retirement plan transition pushed to June

by Niamh Coomey
Published April 28, 2020
The University of Minnesota announced last fall that employee retirement plans will be moved from Securian to Fidelity.
Urban Growler Brewing Company

For breweries, COVID-19 and state restrictions make business ‘brutal’

by Caitlin Anderson
Published April 28, 2020
The Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild approximates that breweries have lost over $9 million in revenue, though that could be an underestimate.
Moving carts fill the mailroom at Middlebrook Hall on Saturday, March 21. Many freshmen at the University of Minnesota are moving out of University housing as a result of COVID-19.

UMN students have trouble retrieving belongings from dorms

by Caitlin Anderson
Published April 27, 2020
About 90% of students have left their dorms, leaving about 650 students who have stayed.
University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel fields questions from the Minnesota Daily in her office on Tuesday, Feb. 25.

President Joan Gabel talks COVID-19’s impact on UMN

by Hana Ikramuddin
Published April 27, 2020
She also addressed some plans the University is considering for fall semester, as well as how students may receive funds from the CARES Act.
Courtesy of Eli Sagor. 

UMN foresters start podcast for forestry storytelling

by Katelyn Vue
Published April 27, 2020
Two foresters at the Cloquet Forestry Center started the podcast "Camp 8" to bring foresters together during this time of isolation.
Windows outside the Cancer & Cardiovascular Research Building Building as seen on Thursday, Oct 8.

MSA aims to make campus safer for birds in new resolution

by Samantha Hendrickson
Published April 27, 2020
Up to 1 billion birds die from glass collisions every year in the United States.
Sarah Mai

Here’s what you need to know about returning spring textbooks and library rentals

by Becca Most
Published April 27, 2020
University of Minnesota Bookstores and Libraries are extending deadlines and waiving shipping and overdue fees across the board because of COVID-19.

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