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Economics sophomore Alex Carlson uses the ATM outside TCF Bank in Coffman Union to deposit a check Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013.

TCF Bank faces federal lawsuit over alleged overdraft fee deception

by Andrew Heiser
Published February 2, 2017
Feds say the official U Card bank tricked customers into costly overdraft services.
Biomedical engineering postdoctoral researcher Jianjun Meng explains how a sensor cap detects brain signals that move a robotic arm in Nils Hasselmo Hall on Monday, Jan. 30, 2017.

UMN researchers designed a robotic arm — it’s controlled by the mind

by Neha Panigrahy
Published February 2, 2017
Researchers say it could help people with disabilities.
Children sit and listen as they are read a story at the Community Child Care Center on Monday, Jan. 30, 2017 in St. Paul. The daycare's funding from student service fees has been cut over 70 percent.

With student service fees change, U-area daycares will have funding cuts

by David Clarey
Published February 2, 2017
Changes to student service fees leaves childcare centers scrambling to adjust.
University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler fields questions from the Minnesota Daily on Friday, Oct. 21, 2016 in his Morrill Hall office.

Pres. Kaler talks football boycott, Title IX and bonding requests

by Kevin Beckman
Published February 2, 2017
The first Kickin' It With Kaler of 2017 also addressed President Donald Trump's immigration order.
Newly appointed Gophers football coach P.J. Fleck meets with the media on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 at TCF Bank Stadium.

More training for UMN football team necessary to combat sexual assault, admins say

by Ryan Faircloth
Published February 2, 2017
Administrators are considering more training for Gophers football players to teach affirmative consent and sexual assault prevention.
University Ph.D. student Saeed Hashemi poses for a portrait inside the Mechanical Engineering Building on East Bank on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. Hashemi is from Iran, one of the countries affected by President Trump's recent executive order on immigration.

‘I cannot feel welcome here’: Trump’s immigration ban causes unease for UMN international students

by Rilyn Eischens
Published February 2, 2017
A little over 100 University students called one of the affected countries home in 2013, according to most recent available enrollment data.
The Sportsology exhibit at the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul lets kids compare a video of their sports skills side by side with professional athletes like U of M volleyball player Paige Tapp on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017.

At Science Museum exhibit, Gophers athletes take center stage

by Olivia Johnson
Published February 1, 2017
Slow motion videos of Gophers lets museum attendees see how they match up.
A screenshot of Umbra search, is a University-led digital archive that houses African American historical materials.

UMN-led site makes African American historical materials more accessible

by Raju Chaduvula
Published February 1, 2017
The site aggregates digitized archives relating to African American history.
President Eric Kaler delivers his State of the University address at Coffman Union Theater on Thursday, March 7, 2016.

MN senators question Pres. Kaler on athletics, med school rankings

by Mike Hendrickson
Published February 1, 2017
The Senate Hearing Tuesday also addressed the topic of out-of-state tuition hikes and PJ Fleck's contract.
Minneapolis Police Officers block traffic to protest protesters outside of the Minneapolis American Indian Center on East Franklin Avenue on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017.

With campus-area protests, increased coordination between UMPD and MPD

by Mike Hendrickson
Published February 1, 2017
The election has caused an uptick in involvement between the University and Minneapolis departments.

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