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University President Eric Kaler speaks about sustainability at Mondale Hall on the West Bank campus on Wednesday, April 24 during the announcement that the University has installed nine solar gardens around campus.

University adds solar panel sites around campus

by Natalie Rademacher
Published April 29, 2019
The sites are a step to help the University reach its goals to reduce carbon emissions.
The Smart Hugs' project for wearable technology.

UMN researchers outline wearable tech for managing stress

by Katie Salai
Published April 29, 2019
A UMN project brings together robotics and AI to hug stressed individuals.
A view of deteriorated concrete areas of columns, beams and arches of the 10th Ave SE Bridge on Friday, June 15.

10th Avenue Bridge repairs expected to start in the fall

by Imani Cruzen
Published April 29, 2019
While the project will cause closures, improvements will make the bridge safer for bikers and pedestrians, officials say.
Katie Sisneros, lead curator of the Tudor room project, and Alyssa Gregory, student researcher, pose in the Tudor room at the Minneapolis Institute of Art on Saturday, April 27. The room will be renovated to show the relationship between England, the Ottoman Empire and other Islamic powers in the 16th and 17th centuries. "We have these amazing period rooms here, and I think it's important every so often to use the spaces to tell different stories," said Sisneros.

Rich colors and histories to be added to Mia’s Tudor Room

by Dylan Miettinen
Published April 29, 2019
The exhibit showcases Islamic influences and will open in June.

Knoll Area to get major infrastructure upgrade

by Miguel Octavio
Published April 29, 2019
The northwest corner of campus will receive utility and road improvements through an $11 million project.
Rendering of frame scales that will go in the Marcy Holmes neighborhood.

Local architects hope to ‘frame’ Marcy-Holmes

by Erin Wilson
Published April 29, 2019
With neighborhood funding, Cuningham Group Architecture plans to install frames around the neighborhood to highlight its culture and history.

UMPD searching for suspicious male on East Bank

by Dylan Anderson
Published April 28, 2019
The man was last seen near Keller Hall.
Student demonstrators hold up signs in protest of the Board of Regents' position on building renaming during the special session on Friday, April 26. The board voted against the renaming of four buildings on campus after more than a year of community discussion on the issue.

Students respond to regents’ vote to keep building names

by Niamh Coomey
Published April 26, 2019
Dozens of students showed up to the special session to protest and many snuck in signs despite a poster ban.
Professor John Wright faces the Board of Regents after receiving support from the crowd during the special session on Friday, April 26. The board voted against the renaming of four buildings on campus after more than a year of community discussion on the issue.

Regents vote against renaming Coffman

by Austen Macalus and Jake Steinberg
Published April 26, 2019
At a special meeting Friday, the Board of Regents voted against renaming four buildings on campus named after controversial former administrators.
Passersby walk next to Coffman Union on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. 

What you need to know before Friday’s renaming meeting

by MN Daily Staff
Published April 26, 2019
The board is slated to vote on rejecting to rename Coffman Union and three other buildings on campus.

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