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Caleb Truax, left, spars against Ronald Mixon during practice at Anoka Coon Rapids Boxing Gym on Tuesday, March, 20.

Minnesota alumnus Caleb Truax defends super middleweight title at age 34

by Ellie Martin
Published April 5, 2018
Truax is going up against James DeGale, the boxer he took the crown from to win his last title match.
Forward Taylor Williamson battles with Badgers defender Melissa Channell for the puck during the WCHA Final Faceoff at Ridder Arena on March 6, 2016.

After autoimmune disease, Taylor Williamson battles back into NCAA Tournament

by Max Biegert
Published March 8, 2018
In September, Williamson was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that affects one in 300,000 people. On Saturday, she plays in the NCAA Tournament.
Lecturer Marta Shore addresses false negatives in her graduate level biostatistics course on Monday, Feb. 26 in Bruininks Hall.

‘This is not over’: UMN faculty reflect on the failed union movement

by Rilyn Eischens
Published March 8, 2018
University of Minnesota educators spent years organizing for a union vote — but that day never came.
Adam Stirn, lead ice maker for University Facilities Management, poses for a portrait on Thursday, Feb. 1 at Mariucci Arena. Stirn has made ice for the past four years at the University to keep up with the needs of ice hockey practices, games and events that take place in the arenas.

Fulfilling a dream, UMN ice maker heads to Pyeongchang for Olympics

by Rilyn Eischens
Published February 8, 2018
Adam Stirn has been at the University since 2012 and is flying across the Atlantic for the first time for the 2018 Olympics.
Rashad Bowman, 46, pokes his head out the sixth floor window at 11:40 a.m. after police fired gas into a room at the Graduate Hotel. 

The 38-hour standoff: Flash bangs, smoke and SWAT teams at the Graduate Hotel captivate University of Minnesota campus

by Mike Hendrickson and Nick Wicker
Published February 1, 2018
At around midnight Sunday, police came to arrest Rashad Bowman at an East Bank hotel. 38 hours later, he was taken into custody.
Prime Place Apartments, seen under construction on Sunday, Nov. 12.

At Prime Place, safety of residents falls into question as private inspection exposes violations

by Cleo Krejci
Published November 13, 2017
Delays, relocations and shoddy construction have made the City-approved apartment complex near campus almost unlivable.
Diini Sabrie, left, and Amina Deble pose for portraits on Saturday, Oct. 21. Sabrie is grieving a close friend, Minnesota resident Ahmed AbdiKarin Eyow, who was killed in the recent bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia. Deble lost six friends in the bombing.

Aftermath of Mogadishu attack felt across Minneapolis and University

by Kelly Busche
Published October 23, 2017
Community members provide emotional and financial support for those impacted by the Oct. 14 bombing.
Construction workers continue work Monday on the unfinished Prime Place Apartments where some residents have already moved in.

Prime Place residents angry with living conditions, seek legal action

by Cleo Krejci
Published October 18, 2017
The company broke its promise of a finished building to hundreds of students for fall 2017.
University of Minnesota alumnus and third registered uesr to ever edit the text and photos of the UMN Wikipedia page, Mike Hicks, poses for portraits at Bruininks Hall on Sunday, Oct. 8. The text on the whiteboard represents some of the main topics that he has contributed to.

The new historians: ‘Wikipedians’ chronicle UMN

by David Clarey
Published October 16, 2017
With almost 5.5 million English articles, Wikipedia is the encyclopedia of today's tech-centered world. Minnesota users reflect on why they contribute.
Grad student Tien Do inputs data into a computer to demonstrate a drone flying in the MARS lab on Friday, Sept. 29.

As artificial intelligence makes the future, UMN researchers look to contribute

by Kevin Beckman
Published October 5, 2017
Minnesota is helping to build and assess the sprawling future of artificial intelligence technologies.

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