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Scientists not renewed for a second term advising the EPA, UMN professor among them

by Sydney Baum-Haines
Published July 5, 2017
Decision sparks worry over politicization of what is seen as an nonpartisan science board.
Manager of Sencha Tea Bar Chatchawan L Suwaratana discusses paid sick leave with the Minnesota Daily on Thursday, June 29, 2017. Sencha Tea Bar already gives its employees paid sick leave, he said.

Store owners prepare for new paid sick and safe time law

by Christopher Lemke
Published July 3, 2017
Although the law went into effect July 1, some store owners and employees near the U are still unsure about specific details.
Room 317 in Minneapolis City Hall filled to a capacity of 100 while a public hearing for Minneapolis' proposed $15 minimum wage takes place.

Minneapolis passes $15 minimum wage

by Christopher Lemke
Published June 30, 2017
Large employers in Minneapolis will reach the $15 minimum wage by 2022, with smaller businesses reaching the mark by 2024.
Lian Shen poses for a portrait outside the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory on Monday, June 26. The former professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering will start as the lab's new director Sep. 1.

St. Anthony Falls Laboratory names new director

by Max Chao
Published June 28, 2017
Lian Shen was named the director after a two-year search.
Russell Strand speaks to officers about the best interview strategies for sexual assault survivors at the Recreation and Wellness Center on June 27, on East Bank.

University police undergo special trauma training

by Bella Dally-Steele
Published June 28, 2017
University, Minneapolis and other local police participated in a special session held to train officers on how to interview trauma victims.

Prospect Park works on new garden

by Maraya King
Published June 28, 2017
A new garden, which will decorate a parking ramp overseeing the Prospect Park light rail station, is part of larger environmentally friendly initiatives for the area.
Dr. Uzma Samadani researches how eye movement can help medical professionals classify brain injuries like concussions. Researcher Keenan Ashby watches as a computer tracks a subject's eye movement to show pressure levels in his brain on Thursday, June 22, in the Hennepin County Medical Center's Brain Injury Laboratory.

UMN researcher develops method to detect high skull pressure in space

by Sydney Baum-Haines
Published June 28, 2017
The method could lead to a better understanding of papilledema, a worrying problem for astronauts.
The Delta Upsilon chapter house on Tuesday, June 6.

Delta Upsilon returns to campus

by Bella Dally-Steele
Published June 27, 2017
The fraternity, rocked by sexual assault allegations in the spring, was removed from temporary suspension.

Minneapolis receives funding to help disadvantaged communities be greener

by Christopher Lemke
Published June 27, 2017
City’s Green Zone policy receives $150,000 in funding from the McKnight Foundation and Funders’ Network.
University of Minnesota alumna and researcher Mariah McMahon prepares media that will house cells on Monday, June 26. The Odde Lab, run by Dr. David Odde, researches cell behavior as applied to brain cancer progression, including with tumor cells from surgical cancer patients.

U professors work to engineer slower cancer cells

by Bella Dally-Steele
Published June 27, 2017
U researchers are working on a drug that can both slow down the rate at which cancer cells spread and infect the body.

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