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These synthetic heart valves can be used for those with congenital heart defects (CHDs), the most common type of birth defect, affecting about 40,000 babies in the United States each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

UMN-developed synthetic heart valve shows promise after growing with several animal recipients

by Izzy Teitelbaum
Published March 29, 2021
This new heart valve technology — which can grow with the recipient — was deemed successful in three out of seven lambs tested in a yearlong trial.
Student Senate passes a 3.3% tuition reimbursement resolution

Student Senate passes a 3.3% tuition reimbursement resolution

by Ava Thompson
Published March 29, 2021
After the University dismissed the Minnesota Student Association’s tuition resolution last winter, the Student Senate pushed the resolution forward last Thursday.
Robbery reported at Phillips Wangensteen building late Sunday night

Robbery reported at Phillips Wangensteen building late Sunday night

by Ethan Fine
Published March 28, 2021
The suspect wore a ski mask and threatened two victims with a handgun.
Brendan Kishketon, Director of the Ojibwe Language Department at the University of Minnesota, poses in front of Radius Apartments on Thursday, March 25. Kishketon had the vision to create the Ojibwe Immersion House that launched last year, which influenced the development of the Dakota Language House launching Fall 2021.

New Dakota Language House will open for students in fall 2021

by Katelyn Vue
Published March 27, 2021
The Dakota Language Program’s Living Learning Community will be housed in the Radius Apartments in Dinkytown.
The University's Board of Regents convene on Friday, Sep. 14, 2018 at McNamara Alumni Center.

Meet the University’s new regents

by Abbey Machtig, Campus Administration Reporter
Published March 26, 2021
The state legislature elected four new regents to the board earlier this month.
Chauvin trial: Local lawyers reflect on jury selection

Chauvin trial: Local lawyers reflect on jury selection

by Samantha Woodward
Published March 26, 2021
Two lawyers help understand the impact of the city’s settlement, the makeup of the jury and what to keep an eye on as the trial begins Monday.
The University Lutheran Church of Hope on 13th Avenue Southeast on Monday, March 22. The Dinkytown unsheltered neighbors group is helping unsheltered people in the area.

The ‘magic street’ of Dinkytown: Neighbors work to help the unhoused

by Jasmine Snow
Published March 26, 2021
Dinkytown residents have ramped up efforts to provide resources to those in the area who need them.
University of Minnesota law student Kristen Trapp poses outside of her condo building in downtown Minneapolis on Sunday, March 21. Trapp launched an organization with the goal of removing gendered language in the Minnesota constitution.

Law student launches organization to make state constitution language gender-neutral

by Nathanael Ashton-Piper, Campus Activities Reporter
Published March 24, 2021
Kristin Trapp, a third-year law student, founded “He2We” to push for “simple, overdue updates” to state constitutions that only use male-gendered pronouns and language.
UMN professor teaches how to “spring clean” the mind of negativity using Tibetan medicine

UMN professor teaches how to “spring clean” the mind of negativity using Tibetan medicine

by Izzy Teitelbaum, Campus Administration Reporter
Published March 24, 2021
University of Minnesota professor Dr. Miriam Cameron suggests individuals use spring to cleanse their brain in her course on Tibetan medicine.
A community advisor poses for an anonymous portrait outside of Coffman Memorial Union on Tuesday, March 2.

In the dorms and in the dark: a semester of uncertainty for students in residence halls

by Erin Wilson and Sammy Caldwell
Published March 24, 2021
Last fall, residents and CAs grappled with what they said was a lack of communication and worries about whether they were safe. Now, they wonder what the rest of spring semester holds.

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