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In January 2022, the Public Health and Safety Committee created a study with recommendations for MPD to improve staffing.

Minneapolis police struggling to retain and recruit officers

by Alexandra DeYoe
Published July 25, 2024

Since the 2020 murder of George Floyd, the Minneapolis Police Department has struggled to retain and recruit staff. Now, city leaders are trying to improve other avenues to support the police department.  The...

Traffic calming measures include speed humps, traffic circles, curb extensions and mid-block median islands.

Traffic calming program aims to slow cars down, but are behind on requests

by Ainsley Brown
Published July 23, 2024

The City of Minneapolis is looking to add traffic calming measures to many city streets to slow traffic speeds and improve public safety through its neighborhood traffic calming program.  Minneapolis...

The exhibition is on view at the Schmidt Artist Lofts Landmark Gallery until Aug. 2.

STARGAZER: A whole universe in one small room

by Sommer Wagen
Published July 23, 2024

On display at Schmidt Artist Lofts Landmark Gallery in St. Paul on Saturday were many different iterations of Camden Stevens’ distinctive character — a lanky figure, clad in a plain T-shirt, jeans...

Protecting biodiversity and stabilizing the climate are equally important factors in healing the Earth, says UMN researcher.

UMN researcher pinpoints areas to protect before next mass extinction

by Josie Wise
Published July 22, 2024

A recent study co-authored by a University of Minnesota researcher identified a way to save thousands of species from extinction, but researchers are struggling to convince people to protect the land.   Published...

University of Minnesota Social Sciences Building captured on West Bank Thursday, July 18.

UMN Board of Regents endorse search postponement for Center of Holocaust and Genocide Studies director

by Georgia Jensen and Bianca Caputo
Published July 22, 2024

The Board of Regents approved a resolution supporting an administrative pause in hiring for a Director of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at their meeting on July 10. Former Interim President...

Proposed Title IX policy changes will be up for action at the University Board of Regents meeting July 22. Image courtesy of Alex Provan

UMN Graduate Labor Union “frustrated” with lack of Title IX negotiations

by Bianca Caputo
Published July 22, 2024

The University of Minnesota Board of Regents discussed proposed updates to Title IX policies as Graduate Labor Union (GLU) protesters picketed outside the Board’s July 12 meeting. The Board will take...

The land is split into three parts and will undergo a full land restoration.

Land near St. Anthony Falls to be reclaimed by Dakota Community

by Katrina Bailey
Published July 19, 2024

Approximately five acres of land near St. Anthony Falls in Minneapolis will go back to the Dakota community with plans to restore its significance to the area’s four tribes.  Owámniyomni Okhódayapi...

Trends in women’s farming are moving gradually upward.

How UMN is shaping the future of women in agriculture

by Josie Wise, George Van Nice
Published July 18, 2024

The number of female farmers across Minnesota has increased by 1,106 since 2017, according to the latest Census of Agriculture report — a meaningful increase for University of Minnesota students and...

Opinion: The Midwest should be the next California or Texas

by Jasmine Shackleford
Published July 16, 2024

California and Texas are often portrayed as opposites, yet they share one similarity: both states experienced massive population surges in 2015, causing them to dominate the country. With many changes...

Many clinics also offer therapy and referrals to other services to help support all aspects of people’s lives.

Pathways to drug addiction recovery around campus

by Alexandra DeYoe
Published July 15, 2024

As rates of fentanyl overdoses increase across the country, local addiction recovery providers find ways to start and succeed in substance recovery.  Opioid-involved drug overdoses increased by 3%...

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