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University center working to help students with cognitive disabilities

October 30, 2018

Researchers at the University are rolling out a program to help make learning environments more inclusive for students with significant cognitive disabilities.  The University’s TIES Center is in...

School of Social Work launches program for youth workers

October 15, 2018

The Youth Work Learning Lab in the School of Social Work launched courses this month to help people who work with youths improve their teaching skills and develop better relationships with students. Starting...

Graduate research assistant John Brockgreitens, who is working on a test that finds bacteria in food, works in a lab on the Saint Paul Campus on Tuesday, October 2. The research was created in response to recent food borne illness outbreaks in the United States.

Researchers hope to improve food safety with new bacteria detection method

October 9, 2018

University of Minnesota researchers developed a method for detecting bacteria in an effort to solve long-existing problems with food safety and waste. As part of ongoing University research, the new method...

UMN international students left scrambling

UMN international students left scrambling

September 20, 2018

A recent change in federal policy has left some University of Minnesota international students scrambling at the start of the school year. The policy on "Accrual of Unlawful Presence," which went into...

University of Minnesota researchers use satellites to create detailed map of Antarctica

September 14, 2018

University of Minnesota researchers have created a map of Antarctica that shows the continent in more detail than its predecessors.  On Sept. 4, researchers at the University's Polar Geospatial Center...

Minnesota English Language Program outreach consultants, and seniors at the university, {Left to right} Hao Cheng, and Sneha Parmar meet with Bethany Peters, staff supervisor at MELP on Tuesday, Sept. 4. Cheng and Parmar work with international and multilingual students to help ease the process of transitioning between classes at the university.

University of Minnesota and student groups help new international students transition

September 7, 2018

As international students begin to adjust to life at the University of Minnesota this week, student groups and University programs are offering a helping hand. On Sunday, international students new to...