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The empty theater of Northrop Auditorium on Tuesday, March 17.

2020 commencement postponed — not canceled — after student objection

by Jiang Li and Andrew Hong
Published March 19, 2020
The University is seeking student feedback for an alternative commencement ceremony.
Illustration by Hailee Schievelbein

COVID-19 response: A University of Minnesota timeline

by Desmond Kamas and Yves De Jesus
Published March 18, 2020
Here’s how the U has responded to the virus since January.
A voter enters the polling place at the Grace University Lutheran Church early in the morning on Tuesday, March 3.

Minnesota youth turnout could make the difference in 2020

by J.D. Duggan
Published March 18, 2020
Following record numbers in the 2018 midterm, University organizers hope to keep momentum for presidential election turnout.
Illustration by Eva Berezovsky

UMN researchers begin three COVID-19 trials, test malaria drug

by Natalie Cierzan
Published March 18, 2020
This is the first round of clinical trials to use hydroxychloroquine as a possible COVID-19 prevention method.
Students petition U to go pass/fail amid the COVID-19 outbreak

Students petition U to go pass/fail amid the COVID-19 outbreak

by Farrah Mina
Published March 18, 2020
Students from at least 47 other universities are also petitioning for similar accommodations.
Construction equipment stands ready on an empty plot of land beside homes on Erie Street Southeast. on Friday, March 13. Several homes on the block are set to be demolished as part of a broad plan for the future clinical campus facility.

Housing demolished in Stadium Village for University development

by Caitlin Anderson
Published March 17, 2020
The facility will help support education, research, training and patient care.
Minneapolis declares local emergency, shutters restaurants

Minneapolis declares local emergency, shutters restaurants

by Caitlin Anderson
Published March 16, 2020
Starting March 17, all restaurants will be closed for dining following Mayor Jacob Frey's declaration of a local public health emergency due to coronavirus concerns.

In-person instruction canceled for the rest of the semester

by J.D. Duggan
Published March 16, 2020
The rest of the semester will continue through alternative instruction formats.
Morgan La Casse

The big questions — and answers — about UMN’s canceled study abroad programs

by Dylan Miettinen
Published March 16, 2020
All students studying abroad are required to return home by March 20.
Beekeeper Gary Reuter opens a brood box at the University of Minnesota Bee Laboratory on Monday, March 16. The bees huddle together and flex their flight muscles in order to stay warm and survive the winter.

Honeybees dying from “deformed wing virus,” research finds

by Becca Most
Published March 16, 2020
University researchers found a key link between a common bee virus and colony decline.

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