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The Humphrey School of Public Affairs as seen on Thursday, Sept. 19.

Disciplined Humphrey professor still “performing faculty duties”

by Tiffany Bui and Dylan Anderson
Published December 5, 2019
The Minnesota Daily reported previously that James Ron had resigned, according to his faculty mentor, but that he was still a University employee.
Courtesy of M Health Fairview.

New campus MRI machine to expand surgery capability

by Abbey Machtig
Published December 5, 2019
The suite at the M Health Fairview clinic allows surgeons to view their procedures in real time.
Two students study in Seven Corners Coffee Shop, which is owned by Wooddale Church, on Sunday, Nov. 24. (Liam Armstrong / Minnesota Daily).

MN church, which owns West Bank coffee shop, responds to concerns over conversion therapy

by Farrah Mina
Published December 5, 2019
UMN LGBTQ+ students sent an email informing others about the church's potential ties to conversion therapy. The church says it does not support it.
Hailee Schievelbein

Graduate students advocate for changes to intramural sport inclusion

by Emily Sizen
Published December 5, 2019
Only students who pay the Student Services Fee or have a semester RecWell membership can play intramural sports, according to University intramural sports policy.
The site of a developing public park, which the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board plans on buying, located in Prospect Park, as seen on Wednesday, Dec. 4.

New park taking shape in Prospect Park

by Emma Dill
Published December 5, 2019
The park will become the neighborhood’s first public green space north of University Avenue.
Sarah Mai

Felons 2.5 times more likely to be denied to college, according to UMN research

by Dylan Anderson
Published December 5, 2019
The University of Minnesota stopped using a broad criminal record question on its application in fall 2017.
A new tax placed upon single-use plastic bags by the city council will charge customer 5 cents for each bag a customer takes. The tax goes, which was approved in late November, will go into effect in January.

Plastic bag fee unanimously passes Minneapolis City Council

by Mohamed Ibrahim
Published December 5, 2019
City officials hope the policy will encourage reusable bag use for both retailers and customers.
A crane picks up trash to be distributed in bins and transported to the incinerator at the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Dec. 4.

Let’s talk trash: U reduces 1,000 tons of waste

by Natalie Rademacher
Published December 5, 2019
The trash reduced equals the weight of about 500 U.S. cars.
A Bald Eagle at the Gabbert Raptor Center as seen on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Researchers are evaluating the auditory responses in eagles, which are among the most common species of bird killed by wind turbines, as part of an ongoing effort to prevent fatalities caused by collisions.

UMN researchers seek to prevent raptors from running into wind turbines

by Emily Sizen
Published December 4, 2019
The U.S. Department of Energy funded the research that aims to deter casualties using sound technology.
Hailee Schievelbein

Following an uptick in trespassing, U tightens security

by Yves De Jesus
Published December 2, 2019
There were 200 trespass-related incidents in University campus buildings from January to September of this year.

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