Although Jason Champagne didn’t grow up on a Native American reservation, he visited relatives on them growing up and saw nutrition was a major issue.
Now, the 37-year-old University of Minnesota...
On his first day of summer day camp at Van Cleve Park, Como resident Karen Brown’s 4-year-old son was one of several children excited to eat a free lunch after a swim in the Van Cleve Park wading...
For her new position at the University of Minnesota, Katrice Albert brought from Louisiana her warmest clothing, her favorite artwork and her infectious laugh.
“When I first heard about the position,...
University of Minnesota researchers are working to bring foreign language classes to more local K-12 students with a program they hope will eventually reach the entire nation.
The University’s College...
In the days leading up to the delayed U.S. Supreme Court decisions affecting marriage equality, Robert Smith III woke up early each morning to see if the cases had been decided.
Once the decisions came...
As a result of the U.S. Supreme Court sending a significant affirmative action case back to the lower courts Monday, the University of Minnesota will re-evaluate its own admissions policies.
The 7-1 decision...
Katherine Brown has been a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints her whole life, but today she’s the only person in her family who’s still practicing.
Since starting college,...
The U.S. Supreme Court made two landmark decisions affecting marriage equality in California and the nation on Wednesday.
In United States v. Winsor, the Supreme Court declared the federal Defense...
Sousada Chidthachack grew up as part of an immigrant family and went to college to live out her mother’s dream of having her own career.
Chidthachack’s mother ran away from her childhood home...
Traditionally, the University of Minnesota hasn’t incorporated diversity topics into its science courses.
Now, some faculty members and administrators want to change that.
Faculty members from the...
A new University of Minnesota STEM Education Center has received funds to start a program focusing on local underrepresented students this fall.
The Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation gave...
When writing a grant to fund last year’s bisexuality conference, University of Minnesota doctoral candidate Lauren Beach didn’t think it would be the only one focused on bisexuality among the...
As a new group of freshmen gears up to enter the University of Minnesota this fall, the Office for Equity and Diversity is trying to make their first time on campus a more welcoming experience.
After...
At first, Jonathan Douglas was overwhelmed by the idea of a filmmaker documenting his life — his struggles with school, housing and adjusting to a new family.
After a year and a half of filming,...
Haonan Sun was in a dilemma after graduating from the University of Minnesota in December.
The mechanical engineering student needed to find a job within three months after graduation or attend graduate...
This year’s fourth annual Out Twin Cities Film Festival, which celebrates lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities through film and art, kicked off Wednesday at the St. Anthony Main Theatre.
Thursday...
As the number of poor Twin Cities residents has climbed over the past decade, the suburban area has more than doubled its poor population to about 200,000 people.
The Twin Cities metro area...
The Minneapolis City Council passed a new resolution Friday declaring June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender pride month for Minneapolis, according to city council meeting agenda.
"Minneapolis...
The FBI announced Monday that they, along with local authorities, prevented a suspected terror attack by a Monevideo, Minn. Man, according to a press release.
Buford Rogers, 24, was arrested Friday...
University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler announced William Donohue as the school's next general counsel Monday.
Donohue will replace General Counsel Mark Rotenberg, who recently resigned to take a...
Melissa Bieber quietly guided a horse through a labyrinth made of plastic pipes in a large arena at the University of Minnesota Equine Center on Saturday afternoon.
“It was amazing,”...
A bill that would expand alcohol sales at the University of Minnesota’s Mariucci and Williams arenas was withdrawn Wednesday by Minnesota Rep. Dan Schoen, DFL-St. Paul Park.
The bill would’ve...
Military overseas will now use Minnesota-built generators, U.S. Sen. Al Franken and a Department of Defense official announced at TCF Bank Stadium on Wednesday.
The new generators, built by Cummins Power...
Three more suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing case have been taken into custody, police and a defense attorney told the Associated Press.
Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick told reporters from his briefing...
During Welcome Week, Rawnaq Al-Gheithy was shocked to watch students putting on a sex education skit.
Sex was a taboo subject for the human resources development major, who grew up in Oman and Jordan.
“A...
A new survey showed University of Minnesota students living in residence halls want more inexpensive and healthy food options on campus.
Three undergraduate interns from the University’s Obesity...
Samantha Smith treated a patient with congestive heart failure in a large hospital room Thursday afternoon.
The University of Minnesota nursing senior administered medication on her patient using...
Gwen Carlson found support when she came out as trans last year, but she said challenges the community faces are still unacknowledged.
“… If we are not given a face, then we tend to disappear,”...
Administrators, students and state legislators are looking to the future of Fairview Health Services and the University of Minnesota Medical Center after two merger proposals fell through last week.
The...
Taconite industry workers in the Iron Range have an increased risk of contracting rare lung cancer mesothelioma, according to a University news release.
The $4.9 million Minnesota Taconite Workers...
The number of sexually transmitted disease cases increased by 10 percent in 2012, according to new data released by the Minnesota Department of Health.
Cases of chlamydia rose by 7 percent, while...
Today’s college students went through their teen years watching advertisements for the newly recommended Human Papillomavirus vaccine, but vaccination rates still aren’t as high as doctors...
After 20 years at the University of Minnesota, General Counsel Mark Rotenberg will step down this summer, he announced Monday.
As the University’s top lawyer, Rotenberg defends the University against...
State legislators proposed bills Monday to intervene in the Fairview Health Services merger talks.
Two proposals would outlaw South Dakota-based Sanford Health from taking over Fairview, which includes...
President Eric Kaler has proposed that the University of Minnesota take control of Fairview Health Services, according to a January letter obtained by the Minnesota Daily.
Meanwhile, South Dakota-based...
An Argentinean acrobat tumbled upside down in a giant wheel while reading “The Catcher in the Rye.”
A University of Minnesota student juggled while balancing on a giant red ball.
And...
Bubo, a great horned owl, is physically healthy, but he cannot be released from his home at the University of Minnesota Raptor Center.
The owl has spent most of his 12 years in captivity and can’t...
University of Minnesota alumna Breanna Kelly’s car was broken into over spring break. As a former Marcy-Holmes resident, she said it wasn’t unexpected
“I was thinking, you know,...
Labor unions and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender-equality groups are pushing transgender-inclusive health care as part of the first-of-its-kind national Transgender Month of Action.
Proponents are...
Sally Christopher has volunteered as a research patient in three studies since she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease more than a decade ago.
“I really enjoy them because I’m...
University of Minnesota researchers are one step closer to potential treatments for muscular dystrophy.
According to an online study published Wednesday in the journal Nature Communications, researchers...
The man was older, and she had a crush on him. They were grabbing movie rentals at Blockbuster before going to a party at his house.
But before they got to the party, the man pulled the minivan off the...
A woman went to the UCare Mobile Dental Clinic with a chipped front tooth and walked out with a fresh smile and tears of joy in her eyes Wednesday morning.
“That’s fun when you have outcomes...
University of Minnesota student groups recently voiced concerns about men seeking mental health guidance.
Often ignored because of the taboo associated with it, men’s mental health is the...
After three years as vice president for health sciences and dean of the University of Minnesota’s Medical School, Aaron Friedman said in a statement Monday that he felt the time was right...
A deal at the grocery store might seem too good to be true, and experts from the University of Minnesota say it probably is.
The University’s National Center for Food Protection and Defense is launching...
Patrick Redig talks about Midwest Peregrine falcons like they’re his children.
His passion for the falcons began in adolescence, so it saddened him when he learned they were on the verge of extinction.
“Not...
Looking to add more free condoms to your personal stash? Well you're in luck.
Boynton's Sexual Health Awareness and Disease Education peer education group, known as SHADE begins...
For students with stomach pains, vomiting and diarrhea, University of Minnesota experts want to remind them the flu isn’t the culprit.
A new strain of the norovirus — typically misnamed...
A University of Minnesota discovery could lead to industrial innovations and a deeper understanding of how life developed.
University assistant professor Burckhard Seelig and other collaborators spent...
A University researcher is a few years away from potentially improving treatments and vaccines for HIV.
The National Institutes of Health awarded associate professor Pam Skinner and her collaborator...
This flu season has claimed another 15 lives in Minnesota, bringing the state's death toll up to 75 so far, according to the Pioneer Press.
Although this year's flu season has surpassed the...
A University of Minnesota researcher is a few years away from potentially improving treatments and vaccines for HIV.
The National Institutes of Health gave the associate professor Pam Skinner ...
The University of Minnesota and Boynton Health Service have taken strong measures in response to this year’s flu season, including implementing temporary sick policy changes and increasing flu shot...
To diffuse finals week tension, the University of Minnesota’s Center for Spirituality and Healing brought out its toughest reinforcements: a 4-year-old golden retriever, a corgi-German shepherd mix...
Like most 6-year-olds, Charlie Knuth loves to swim and run through sprinklers.
But this wasn’t always the case.
Because of a rare genetic skin disease — Epidermolysis bullosa — blisters...
Alena Neumann said she didn’t have access to the health care she needed during her time at the University of Minnesota.
Her insurance through Boynton Health Service didn’t cover gender reassignment...
Alena Neumann endured years of constant bullying growing up in the Anoka-Hennepin School District.
The University of Minnesota psychology student, who identifies as transgender, said she has been...
Looking for some interesting election interactive features online?
The New York Times is offering an interactive showing 512 ways to win the presidential election over battleground states, like Florida,...
Devyn Goetsch has experienced health care disparities from the moment she was born and labeled as male — a gender with which she no longer identifies.
Goetsch, a University of Minnesota gender and...
The University of Minnesota’s Boynton Health Service Mental Health Clinic continues to face a high demand of students seeking appointments, but it’s trying to adapt and increase capacity...
A Brown Deer, Wis. man who shot and killed his wife and two other women, injured four more, and then killed himself Sunday at a suburban spa outside of Milwaukee where his wife worked, had a history of...
A new University of Minnesota weight-loss program, called Lose 2 Win, will be giving away prizes up to $3,000 to University students who lose weight and maintain the weight in the program.
The program...
Chris Chen grew up boxing in Taiwan.
Now, as a kinesiology graduate student at the University of Minnesota, Chen is looking to give back to the sport by conducting boxing research.
Earlier this month,...
The University of Minnesota Medical School has hired its first-ever surgeon specializing in the treatment of sleep disorders.
Jennifer Hsia will teach medical residents how to treat and manage disorders...
A new study released in the journal Pediatrics showed girls who received the human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil were not more inclined to have sex, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Robert Bednarczyk,...
The Minister of Health of China was greeted by the University of Minnesota campus with applause and controversy Monday.
University Regent John Frobenius presented Chen Zhu with an honorary Doctor of Science...
B.J. Anderson has spent years educating physicians, coaches, parents and athletes in the wrestling community on the importance of preventing and reducing skin infections in the sport.
His efforts have...
Lori Arent performed a final examination on a 4-pound red-tailed hawk Tuesday morning after admitting the bird in April for a broken wing.
After months of intense exercise, she was ready to be released...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services chose the University of Minnesota to open a new center for health care interprofessional education and collaboration in health systems and education.
The...
The University of Minnesota’s Boynton Health Service signed a contract with the state last week to survey twice as many college campuses this spring when it conducts its 2013 College Student Health...
At the conclusion of his son’s morning football practice, Toben Nelson watched players scarf down the day’s snack: doughnuts and soda.
“That just seemed really out of whack to me,”...
The consumption of sports drinks is on the rise but researchers from the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health say they are unnecessary for most University students.
Although the study...
The University of Minnesota is trying to make the state Legislature an offer it can’t refuse.
The University offered to freeze tuition for in-state undergraduates for academic years 2014 and 2015...
The University of Minnesota is looking to propose an undergraduate tuition freeze for the 2014 and 2015 fiscal year if the Minnesota Legislature will give $14.2 million in incremental state funding for...
The Office of Student Health Benefits is in the midst of a marketing push to get at least 2,000 University of Minnesota students enrolled in the Voluntary Student Dental Plan by Monday.
Student demand...
Whether coming in for a broken bone or a sore throat, University of Minnesota students will face more in-depth questions about their alcohol use during their next visit to Boynton Health Service.
Boynton...
The University of Minnesota’s Boynton Health Service is expecting a busier than usual flu season.
With two new flu strains and a variant of the Swine Flu circulating, Boynton is gearing up for significantly...
While crime rates on the University of Minnesota campus have decreased this year, campus-area neighborhoods have seen an increase.
Total reported crimes over the first three months of 2012 on campus...
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has identified Abdurahman Warfa, 27, as the victim of a stabbing Monday night in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood.
Warfa died in his apartment at 512 S. Cedar Ave....
A man died after being stabbed in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood Monday night.
Minneapolis police responded to a call about a person with a weapon at 10:15 p.m. Officers arrived at the 500 block of South...
Six cars were vandalized while parked near the Student Recreational Sports Dome early Sunday morning.
Someone used rocks, wood timber, feet and knives to slash tires, shatter windows and damage paneling,...
Black fold-up chairs — 1,100 of them — lined the front lawn of Coffman Union on Wednesday, many with personal dedications to loved ones who committed suicide or dealt with a mental health disorder.
“You...
Poor weather and increased police patrols meant a relatively uneventful Spring Jam compared to years past.
Although the weekend saw more than the average amount of alcohol-related incidents, no particular...
A group of University of Minnesota students detained a man who broke into their Dinkytown apartment early Sunday.
Conor Murphy, a business and marketing education major, received a call from a roommate...
A Hennepin County judge sentenced Timothy Bakdash Monday to 40 years in prison for the April 2011 hit-and-run that killed a University of Minnesota student and injured two others.
Judge Daniel Mabley issued...
The University of Minnesota’s Office of Information Technology program offering lower-priced laptops to students has experienced fluctuating sales since it began.
The program sold 190 student...
Minneapolis police busted a party in the Southeast Como neighborhood twice within four hours early Saturday morning.
When officers arrived the first time at about 12 a.m., there were about 100 people in...
The Gophers men’s hockey team has to win Thursday before it can advance to the championship round of the NCAA Frozen Four in Tampa, Fla., but the University of Minnesota has already made preparations...
University police broke up a disturbance at the Dinkytown McDonald’s with pepper ball launchers early Sunday morning.
The store’s employees requested police help to clear the restaurant...
A convenience store in the Southeast Como neighborhood was burglarized Sunday night.
The owner of Joe’s Market and Deli came in to open the store Monday and found the nightly drop safe missing,...
The University of Minnesota got another dose of bad news with the release of the Senate’s bonding bill proposal Wednesday.
The Senate’s bonding bill allocates about $39 million for University...
Several Supreme Court justices may be open to keeping parts of the health care law alive, even if the core of the law is found unconstitutional.
For the past three days, lawyers have presented arguments...
The University of Minnesota got another dose of bad news with the release of the Senate’s bonding bill proposal Wednesday.
The Senate’ proposed bonding bill allocates about $39 million for...
Phillip Cross, a Jimmy John’s employee, had his bike stolen during a delivery.
The theft was one of seven reported bike thefts on the University of Minnesota campus and surrounding neighborhoods...
Two assaults occurred in Dinkytown last week, with one resulting in a stabbing.
A University of Minnesota-Duluth student was stabbed during an alleyway altercation early Friday morning.
A group of four...
From tracking stolen guitars to mapping fired gunshots, many new devices are helping police in their effort to drive down crime rates.
University of Minnesota and Minneapolis police have been using...
A 12-person jury Tuesday unanimously found Timothy Bakdash guilty of second-degree murder for the hit-and-run last spring that killed a University of Minnesota student.
The jury found Bakdash...
A jury has found Timothy Bakdash guilty of second-degree murder and criminal vehicular homicide, but not guilty of first-degree murder. That means they found him guilty of intent but didn't find that he...
The jury in Timothy Bakdash’s murder trial began deliberating Monday afternoon after closing statements from both attorneys.
A verdict is expected within 48 hours of deliberation starting,...
