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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.

Minneapolis starts new workshop series

by Christopher Lemke
Published July 24, 2017
The workshops are focused on engaging with communities of color.
Mayor Betsy Hodges speaks on Police Chief Jane

After Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau resigns, protesters disrupt City Hall

by Minnesota Daily Staff
Published July 22, 2017
Former Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau stepped down from her role Friday just six days after an MPD officer shot an Australian woman in south Minneapolis.
Mayor Betsy Hodges speaks on Police Chief Jane

Protests, reconciliations mark City Hall scene after police chief resigns

by Minnesota Daily Staff
Published July 22, 2017
The leadership changes were called for in advance by city council members and activists alike.
Protesters interrupt Mayor Betsy Hodges' press conference on the resignation of Minneapolis Police Department Chief Janeé Harteau.

Protesters interrupt Hodges’ press conference on Harteau resignation

by Minnesota Daily Staff
Published July 22, 2017
"We do not want you as the mayor of Minneapolis, and we are asking you to resign," said the man who first interrupted Hodges' conference.

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