Becca Most is a senior staff reporter writing features and occasionally covering her beat of the environment and research at the University. Becca joined the Minnesota Daily in 2019 as an arts and entertainment reporter, where she wrote stories about everything from twerking fitness classes to poetry dispensing gum ball machines. After taking a brief stint to study abroad, she came back and became one of the few Daily reporters who has made the switch from A&E to hard news. A third-year student graduating in December 2020, Becca is originally from Eagan, Minnesota, and when she has free time enjoys watching indie movies and eating apples with loads of salted caramel.
Climates of Inequality is a national collaboration designed to contextualize racial and environmental injustice in dozens of cities around the country, including Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Hundred of medical professionals, students and community advocates signed a petition calling on government officials to emphasize equity in vaccine distribution.
These new plants could make it easier for organic farmers to combat the harmful pests, and could also reduce pollution caused by insecticide use in Minnesota.
Through the University Insect Collection, the Department of Natural Resources seeks to track and analyze the impact of the climate crisis on bees native to the state.
The national-scale study found that the amount of water it takes to produce and supply meat varies on location and the amount of water available locally.
In a partnership with the local Bang Brewing, University students are developing a searchable map to connect breweries with the organic grains they need.
Over 400 students, staff, faculty and community members have signed a July 15 petition calling for the Humphrey School of Public Affairs to “critically re-evaluate” their relationship with Hennepin...
Nautica Flowers has had enough.
Since June 29, the third-year University of Minnesota student has been running an Instagram callout page for Eagan High School, collecting and sharing accounts of...
Shifting the focus away from fossil fuels, University of Minnesota researchers found that nearly half of the air pollution in the United States comes from sources like personal care products, road dust...
Medical students are more likely to screen for depression than their nonmedical peers, but some are reluctant to get help for fear that it will impact their licensing. These UMN graduates are working to change the stigma.
Ekta Prakash has been taking care of her mother for more than eight years.
As a caregiver, Prakash considers herself fortunate to be able to navigate adult care resources in Minnesota. Many cannot.
The...
Gabriel Foster got into activism somewhat accidently.
Growing up 20 miles away from Seattle in the '90s, Foster said he felt “a world away” from LGBTQ spaces and community. As a teenager, Foster would...
For the past four years, Kendra Waldenberger has stayed overnight in dorms for 13 days at the Minnesota State Fair. Involved in the 4-H program since first grade, the second-year animal science student...
Tamara Stark is busier than ever.
As a senior director at Tubman — Minnesota’s largest provider of domestic violence services — an already heavy workload has put Stark and her coworkers...
Since launching on Earth Day, a student-run organization called Medical Students for a Sustainable Future (MS4SF) has drawn in students from over 50 different medical schools around the country, including...
With fewer people on the University of Minnesota campus due to the COVID-19 crisis, the University Sustainability Office’s goal of bringing organics recycling to every campus building has slowed considerably.
The...
In celebration of Earth Day last week, the University of Minnesota Office of Sustainability released a series of educational material about ways students can become more eco-friendly and sustainable.
With...
With the brick-and-mortar University of Minnesota Bookstores and all campus libraries closed indefinitely, many students still have textbooks or equipment they rented in their possession.
Whether it's...
A bald eagle stares out at a camera with vivid yellow eyes from his place on a technician’s table. Careful gloved hands hold the raptor in place while Juli Ponder, executive director of the University...
A new University of Minnesota public health study launching this week will look at factors that influence social distancing compliance as well as how these measures affect mental health.
Funded in part...
