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Members of the Global Convergence Lab on the Don Bocas Hydroelectric Dam in Utuado, Puerto Rico. 

UMN collaborates with Puerto Rico to explore sustainable energy

by Natalie Rademacher
Published January 24, 2019
The partnership aims to make more resilient energy sources following Hurricane Maria.
A Pad Thai meal is displayed in one of Simpls' downtown locations. The new location will open at 712 Washington Ave SE.

New Stadium Village restaurant to offer green options

by Miguel Octavio
Published January 24, 2019
SIMPLS will open in Stadium Village on Feb. 11.

Board of Regent candidates meet with legislators and alumni

by Miguel Octavio
Published January 24, 2019
The University of Minnesota Alumni Association hosted the regent candidate forum Wednesday.
A University of Minnesota Health sign is seen on Wednesday, Jan. 23.

Long-awaited academic health restructure goes into effect

by Austen Macalus
Published January 24, 2019
University administrators say a revamped health sciences structure will increase collaborative work, but communication across units will be key.
Minnesota Student Association President Simran Mishra poses for a photo on Monday, August 27, 2018 at Coffman Union on East Bank. 

Student body president discusses new semester, student government initiatives

by Niamh Coomey
Published January 24, 2019
MSA President Simran Mishra discussed her presidency and new University president.
Rajané Katurah Brown leads a protest on Monday, Jan. 21 at the Powderhorn Recreation Center in Minneapolis. The 21st annual celebration of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., held by the Seward Co-op, drew around 250 people.

UMN survey gauges sentiment on programs targeting confrontations between police and young black men

by Katie Salai
Published January 24, 2019
A survey in North Minneapolis and East St. Paul explores thoughts on specific police violence initiatives.

Student body president discusses new semester, initiatives

by Niamh Coomey
Published January 24, 2019
MSA President Simran Mishra discussed her presidency and new University president.
Crowds of Waseca supporters yell and wave signs to greet President Nils Hasselmo as he arrives in Waseca to announce his plan to close the campus on Jan. 10, 1991 in Waseca, Minn.  Local residents called Hasselmo the grim reaper of agriculture.

Nils Hasselmo, former University of Minnesota president, dies at 87

by Cleo Krejci
Published January 24, 2019
Hasselmo served as University president from 1988-1997.
Minnesota Student Association President Simran Mishra gives the president's update at Coffman Union on Tuesday, Dec. 4. Medical amnesty was one of the many issues covered in Tuesday's forum meeting.

MSA starts new initiative to reach more student groups

by Niamh Coomey
Published January 23, 2019
MSA is working to expand diverse perspectives in their biweekly forums.
Professor Tane Danger poses for a portrait before the start of his new class, Improvisation for Design, on Tuesday, Jan. 22. The class will explore how improvisation can better students' creativity, communication and collaboration.

The Danger zone: new UMN class hopes to spark creativity with improv

by Jake Steinberg
Published January 23, 2019
In a new class, comedian Tane Danger uses improv principles to help design students think creatively.

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