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What you need to know about the second round of CARES funds

What you need to know about the second round of CARES funds

by Abbey Machtig
Published February 21, 2021
The University must begin distributing CARES funds to students by the middle of April.
Bones, left, and Ro, right, pose for a photo outside the Dinkytown Target on Jan. 25. Bones, 64, has been dealing with housing insecurity for almost 45 years; Ro, 53, has faced housing insecurity for five to 10 years.

Limited COVID-19 cases counted among Twin Cities’ homeless population

by Maia Irvin
Published February 18, 2021
Twin Cities homeless shelters found that residents are not testing positive for COVID-19 in the mass numbers they originally anticipated. The bigger risk is the staff.
‘Disorders of disconnect’: How the pandemic affects students with eating disorders

‘Disorders of disconnect’: How the pandemic affects students with eating disorders

by Izzy Teitelbaum, Campus Administration Reporter
Published February 14, 2021
The pandemic has intensified challenges for students managing eating disorders.
Free tuition for select programs included in governor’s COVID-19 recovery budget

Free tuition for select programs included in governor’s COVID-19 recovery budget

by Samantha Hendrickson, City Reporter
Published February 14, 2021
The proposals outline millions for colleges around the state, but the University’s involvement is currently unclear.
The Cedar-River People’s Center Clinics and Services stands vacant in Cedar Riverside on Thursday, Feb. 11. The People's Center has been offering COVID-19 vaccines to seniors.

Vaccine rollout begins for UMN-area senior citizens

by Jasmine Snow, City Reporter
Published February 12, 2021
In Cedar-Riverside and Southeast Minneapolis neighborhoods, community organizations have helped senior citizens get inoculated against COVID-19.
The site of University Inn on Monday, Feb. 8. Hennepin County is using the building as a COVID-19 medical respite for people experiencing homelessness.

Dinkytown hotel transforms into COVID-19 respite for the homeless

by Emalyn Muzzy, City Reporter
Published February 8, 2021
Hennepin County has been using the University Inn for almost a year to control the spread of COVID-19 among people experiencing homelessness.
Courtesy of Boynton Health

UMN COVID-19 vaccine team administers 2,000 first doses

by Srilekha Garishakurti
Published February 8, 2021
Through the University’s vaccination team, healthcare workers are receiving the COVID-19 vaccine on the Twin Cities, Duluth and Rochester campuses.
Photo courtesy of Hai-Thien Phu, a Second Year Internal Medicinal and Pediatrics Resident at the U.

‘A lifesaver’: COVID-19 vaccine brings hope to UMN medical workers

by Emalyn Muzzy, City Reporter
Published February 3, 2021
As thousands of vaccines roll out, University of Minnesota medical workers say they can see an end to the pandemic.
COVID-19 shakes steady international student enrollment trends

COVID-19 shakes steady international student enrollment trends

by Srilekha Garishakurti, Campus Activities Reporter
Published February 3, 2021
Due to travel restrictions, a pause on embassy and consulate services and more, the once-growing body of new international students has taken a hit.
Morgan La Casse and Sarah Mai

UMN budget request lowest in 20 years

by Samantha Hendrickson
Published January 26, 2021
The biennial budget request for $46.5 million in new funding is the lowest in two decades due to the state deficit.

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