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A street sign denotes the area as a Historic District in the Marcy Holmes neighborhood on Tuesday, Jan. 28.  The neighborhood provides housing for a significant number of University students.

UMN class explores neighborhood identities, sociology

by Brooke Sheehy
Published February 6, 2020
"Sociology of Neighborhoods" explores racial covenants, housing changes and social connection.
A pedestrian walks by the International Student and Scholar Services center on West Bank on Tuesday, Feb. 4.

Training on international students accelerates for graduate school staff

by Niamh Coomey
Published February 6, 2020
The training will teach basics about visas, as well as communication strategies for working with international graduate students.
UMN students grapple with "eco-anxiety"

UMN students grapple with “eco-anxiety”

by Becca Most
Published February 6, 2020
Faced with climate-related distress, students channel anxieties into activism.
Illustration by Hailee Schievelbein

UMN Campus Crime Update: January property crimes down, excluding auto theft

by J.D. Duggan
Published February 5, 2020
Minneapolis Police Department sent out an advisory last month for citywide auto theft trends.
Jude Mikal, whose research is examining the relationship between quantitative and qualitative data, poses for a portrait in his office on Tuesday, Feb. 4. (Parker Johnson / Minnesota Daily)

School of Public Health group pushes for more qualitative research

by Hana Ikramuddin
Published February 5, 2020
Named "Quali-tea," the group hopes to inspire a more community-based way of taking in data.
Courtesy of Hennepin County.

New Marcy-Holmes development would convert single-family home

by Caitlin Anderson
Published February 4, 2020
Go Gopher Rentals LLC has proposed the property, which would convert a single-family home into denser housing.
Illustration by Hailee Schievelbein

UMN fraternities wrestle with hard alcohol ban, question enforcement

by Parker Toyne
Published February 3, 2020
Two years after a ban of hard alcohol in some frats near the University of Minnesota, many have raised questions about its enforcement and efficacy.
City Clerk Casey Carl visits the Prospect Park board meeting on Monday, Jan. 27.

UMN-area representation a key piece of census outreach

by J.D. Duggan
Published February 3, 2020
Officials hope translation and hiring efforts will lead to a more accurate count in the nation's tally ahead of Census Day on April 1.
Black Student Union and student government discuss criminal justice

Black Student Union and student government discuss criminal justice

by Samantha Hendrickson
Published February 3, 2020
Legislators and community leaders, including the president of the Minneapolis NAACP, were in attendance.
Researchers Michelle Corkrum, left, and Alfonso Araque, right, pose for a portrait in the Winston and Maxine Wallin Medical Biosciences Building on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The scientists helped lead a recently published study demonstrating a potential new method for conducting drug addiction treatment.

UMN researchers make advances in drug addiction treatment

by Abbey Machtig
Published February 3, 2020
The research studied the relationship between astrocytes and behavior in the brain.

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