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Left: Dave Golden, Director of Public Health and Communications at Boynton Health. Right: Jill DeBoer, Deputy Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy.

Meet the University of Minnesota’s COVID-19 vaccine team

by Abbey Machtig
Published April 28, 2021
Employees from Boynton Health and other public health units worked to plan and implement vaccine clinics at the University of Minnesota.
A proposed rendering of the Marcy-Holmes Southeast Ninth Street development.

New apartment building and manufacturing site proposed in Marcy-Holmes

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published April 27, 2021
On the quiet corner of Southeast Ninth Street, a new apartment could help revive the area.
UMPD chief Matt Clark on Jan. 29, 2018.

MSA calls for the resignation of UMPD Chief Matthew Clark

by Ava Thompson
Published April 26, 2021
In a letter addressed to University administrators, MSA asks Chief Clark to resign after his failure to “increase campus wellness and safety for students of color.”
Debunking COVID-19 vaccine myths: Q&A with a UMN doctor

Debunking COVID-19 vaccine myths: Q&A with a UMN doctor

by Samantha Woodward
Published April 26, 2021
The Minnesota Daily asked UMN students for their questions about getting vaccinated, and Dr. Mark R. Schleiss answered.
Photo curtesy of Safiya Anwar.

High school senior advocates for better mental health resources for PSEO students

by Sonja Kleven
Published April 26, 2021
Safiya Anwar, a second-year PSEO student at the University of Minnesota and her team are hoping to make more mental health services, like Boynton therapy sessions, available to high school students in the PSEO program.
Neighborhood groups pick up trash in Van Cleve Park on Earth Day, April 21. Neighborhood groups organized the event to show their appreciation for the earth.

Neighborhood organizations clean up the parks for Earth Day

by Emalyn Muzzy, City Reporter
Published April 26, 2021
Neighbors, students and high schoolers came together to keep their spaces free of litter.
Students participate in a protest organized by the Environmental Student Association outside of Northrop Auditorium on Thursday, April 22. The protest demanded environmental, racial, and disability justice.

Student-led Earth Day march highlights climate crisis

by Samantha Woodward
Published April 25, 2021
Students rallied in Northrop Plaza to speak on environmental racism and protest the Line 3 pipeline in northern Minnesota.
Attempted robbery near 13th and University

Attempted robbery near 13th and University

by Ethan Fine
Published April 25, 2021
The Minneapolis Police Department is investigating the incident.
National Guard and law enforcement officers form a perimeter around the Minnesota State Capitol on May 31, 2020.

Although proven dangerous, police have continued use of less-lethal projectiles against protesters

by Ethan Fine, Campus Administration Reporter
Published April 25, 2021
A recent University of Minnesota study shows that the use of less-lethal projectiles can violate United Nations guidelines, but law enforcement has continued using them as a means for crowd control during recent protests.
Virtual teach-in panel discusses race, policing and the criminal justice system

Virtual teach-in panel discusses race, policing and the criminal justice system

by Katelyn Vue
Published April 23, 2021
The University of Minnesota hosted a virtual teach-in to discuss race, policing and the criminal justice system related to the Chauvin trial and beyond.

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