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University systems crash with unknown cause

by Bella Dally-Steele
Published August 2, 2017
Some U systems have been restored while others were still unavailable as of Tuesday night.

Minnesota National Guard members face change to education benefits

by Christopher Lemke
Published August 1, 2017
The change has some worried about finances as the school year starts.
The Metro Transit bus route 16 turns onto Washington Avenue on Monday.  The Metro Green Line's grand opening is June 14 and will affect numerous routes that service campus, including the 3, 16 and 50.

U-Pass prices to go up after Met Council votes to increase Twin Cities’ transit fares

by Christopher Lemke
Published July 27, 2017
The Metropolitan Council voted Wednesday to increase transit fares, resulting in U-Pass prices to rise from $100 to $114 on Aug. 1.

House education budget bill softens White House’s proposed cuts

by Max Chao
Published July 27, 2017
The bill increases funding for TRIO programs and the NIH; overall cuts $2.4 billion in education funding.
Mayor Betsy Hodges speaks on Police Chief Jane

Police chief ouster shifts mayoral race landscape

by Lauren Otto
Published July 26, 2017
The focus of the mayoral election now shifts to police reform, insiders and experts say.

Study shows nearly one-third of Minneapolis general fund goes to police

by Bella Dally-Steele
Published July 26, 2017
Minneapolis allocates 35.8 percent of its general fund, or 11.2 percent of entire budget, to police.

UMN professor hits the road to bridge political divide

by Max Chao
Published July 26, 2017
Bill Doherty brought together Trump critics and supporters across the nation in efforts to find common ground.
A public safety exercise took place in Coffman Memorial Union on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. The building and surrounding area was blocked off from 5 pm until midnight.

UMPD preps for Super Bowl LII

by Bella Dally-Steele
Published July 26, 2017
University police begin preparing for safety protocols with soft-shooter exercises.

UMN study shows that antidepressants are overprescribed among older adults

by Lauren Otto
Published July 26, 2017
University students researched the trend of inappropriately prescribed antidepressants.
University alumnus and Miromatrix CEO Jeff Ross holds a decellularized pig heart at his company's space on Tuesday, July 25, in Eden Prairie, Minn. Miromatrix flushes a detergent through a pig organ by way of a major vessel, which preserves the organ's vascularization. The organs are then recellularized to be used as transplants.

Turning pig organs to human organs

by Sydney Baum-Haines
Published July 26, 2017
With research stemming from the University of Minnesota, researchers are attempting to repopulate pig organs with human cells.

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