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UMN researchers provide novel insight toward treating muscular dystrophy

by Gwiwon Jason Nam
Published March 4, 2019
New research from the University of Minnesota's Medical School may lead to future therapies for muscular dystrophy.
Two children walk past police cars parked outside Riverside Plaza on Monday, March 19.

One dead after shooting in Cedar-Riverside

by Imani Cruzen
Published March 2, 2019
Minneapolis police responded Friday night to reports of shooting at the 300 block of Cedar Avenue.
Parked cars along 12th Avenue Southeast in the Marcy Holmes Neighborhood. Auto thefts in Marcy-Holmes are up 38 percent from last year.

Safety concerns prompt officials to address Marcy-Holmes residents

by Emma Dill
Published March 2, 2019
An uptick in violent crime has made students and others uneasy about neighborhood safety.
Nelima Sitati-Munene, executive director of African Career, Education and Resource, speaks on a panel on Friday, Mar. 1 at the Humphrey Center on West Bank. The Center for Urban and Regional Affairs has been hosting a series of forums about their recent gentrification study. Friday's forum focused on community-based anti-gentrification policy approaches.

CURA forum discusses gentrification in Twin Cities

by Erin Wilson
Published March 2, 2019
A forum held by the University's Center for Urban and Regional Affairs on Friday featured a panel of community leaders fighting gentrification.
Passersby walk next to Coffman Union on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. 

Kaler calls for renaming Coffman Union and other campus buildings

by Austen Macalus
Published March 1, 2019
Kaler's recommendations build off a report supporting name changes for buildings honoring leaders with racist and anti-Semitic pasts.

Chemical spill in Southeast Como

by Dylan Miettinen
Published March 1, 2019
The Minneapolis Fire Department is responding to an estimated 5,700 gallons of nitric acid that spilled in Como Friday morning.

UMN collaborates with rural communities to combat opioid crisis

by Helen Sabrowsky
Published March 1, 2019
The project aims to build upon work already underway in rural counties and Native American communities.
City Council Member Abdi Warsame speaks during the United Black Legislative Caucus at the Brian Coyle Center in Cedar-Riverside on Wednesday, Feb. 27.

Local leaders discuss policy issues in Cedar-Riverside

by Emma Dill
Published March 1, 2019
State, county and city leaders met with constituents Wednesday to talk about issues like housing, safety and representation.
The Minnesota State Capitol as seen on May 13, 2013.

Economic forecast could pose a challenge to UMN budget request

by Isabella Murray
Published March 1, 2019
Lawmakers responded to February's prediction of state finances after the govenor's biennial budget proposals last week.
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Episode 21: Legacy taking over Morrill Hall

by Tiffany Bui and Luke Diamond
Published February 28, 2019
On the 50th anniversary, a yearlong series of events focusing on cultural and racial equity is kicking off at UMN.

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