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Professional students call for increased support of equity and diversity

by Kait Ecker
Published May 6, 2019
Professional Student Government wants to see more training and more diverse representation.
Council of Graduate Students President Sean Chen works out at the University Recreation and Wellness Center on Monday, April 29.

Graduate students concerned about fitness benefits in upcoming health plan

by Kait Ecker
Published May 1, 2019
With a fitness program set to end when insurance providers switch, some graduate students are worried about the impact.
The Council of Graduate Students President-elect Tommy Keller.

Incoming graduate and professional student government presidents discuss goals

by Kait Ecker
Published April 22, 2019
The incoming presidents for the Council of Graduate Students and the Professional Student Government talk about their plans and initiatives.
Mitch Van Sickle, Tommy Leitner and Colin Leuthold work on a group project outside to get some fresh air on St. Paul campus on Monday, April 15.

UMN researchers find gaps in nature-based learning research

by Kait Ecker
Published April 17, 2019
A research agenda to be published next week addresses gaps and the need for specificity in nature-based learning research.

Graduate and professional students advocate for addition to SSF application

by Kait Ecker
Published April 15, 2019
University student government members requested to add a question that would prompt more thought about how graduate and professional students are reached.
Ryan Machtmes presents at the Student Senate meeting on Thursday, April 3 in Mondale Hall. Machtmes and the Organization for Graduate and Professional Students with Disabilities have been working on a resolution to establish a required training on disability accommodations across the University system.

UMN Senate resolution asks for mandatory training on disability accommodations

by Kait Ecker
Published April 11, 2019
The resolution, which advocates for better disability accommodation training, will be presented to the University Senate in May.
Kajsa, who suffers from Canine Atopic Dermatitis, a chronic allergic skin condition, lays on the floor at the Ben Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center on Friday, March 29. Her owner, Helena Montin, a second year vet student, says, shes a big part of why I wanted to go to vet school.

Clinical trials underway for dog skin allergy

by Kait Ecker
Published April 1, 2019
Canine atopic dermatitis is incurable and causes a dog's skin to become intensely itchy.

‘In the Dark’ podcast creators visit UMN, discuss racial bias

by Kait Ecker
Published March 29, 2019
Reporters from the podcast "In the Dark" spoke about the case of Curtis Flowers and the presence of racial bias in jury selection.
Illustrated by Morgan La Casse.

Graduate School moves to increase communication between students and advisers

by Kait Ecker
Published March 25, 2019
Advising statements can help communication between advisers and graduate students and prevent problems from arising, officials say.
The Universitys Board of Regents convene at the McNamara Alumni Center on Friday, Feb. 8, 2019.

Kaler expresses concern with Regents’ renaming discussion

by Kait Ecker
Published March 14, 2019
President Eric Kaler expressed his disdain at the Board of Regents March 8 discussion in a campus-wide email sent Thursday.
Gonxhe Kandri speaks during a discussion on the Minnesota Method in the Social Sciences Building on the West Bank on Tuesday, March 6. The Minnesota Method is a tool designed by a research team to support human rights advisers. 

Humphrey students create tool for United Nations

by Kait Ecker
Published March 13, 2019
Students in the Humphrey School created a way to decide what human rights issues to focus on.

An overview of the 2019-2020 PSG and COGS candidates

by Kait Ecker
Published March 11, 2019
Professional and graduate students are vying for student government leadership and advocating for University change.

COGS and PSG see more initiative collaboration

by Kait Ecker
Published March 5, 2019
The Council of Graduate Students and the Professional Student Governments are collaborating on some projects while staying separate on others.

Student leaders call for system-wide change of mental health services

by Kait Ecker
Published February 25, 2019
A proposed mental health plan would bring in experts to review and critique the University’s existing mental health services.
Tina Marisam, director of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action at the University, speaks at a town hall on Tuesday, Feb. 19. Professional Student Government and The Council of Graduate Students held the meeting to discuss concerns about sexual misconduct on campus.

Graduate, professional students discuss sexual misconduct

by Kait Ecker
Published February 25, 2019
COGS and PSG held a town hall meeting Tuesday to address graduate and professional student sexual misconduct and the power imbalance between these students and faculty members.
Illustrated by Morgan La Casse

Cloning method can make wheat fungus-resistant, UMN study finds

by Kait Ecker
Published February 21, 2019
The identified genes can make wheat resistant to stem rust disease, a fungus that threatens to destroy crops.

Partnership sending UMN members to African math institute

by Kait Ecker
Published February 13, 2019
The School of Mathematics recently partnered with the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences and will send a professor and student to Africa.

Over $1 million awarded to U for ovarian cancer research

by Kait Ecker
Published February 4, 2019
University of Minnesota researchers received a Department of Defense grant for cytomegalovirus and ovarian cancer research.
Melinda Hiller works in VR to create the drawings that are projected behind her.

Art department’s VR studio sees new uses at UMN

by Kait Ecker
Published January 29, 2019
Now that the VR studio is set up in the UMN art department, students and faculty find innovative uses for the new technology.
Students lack of diet variety leads to dissatisfaction, research finds

Students lack of diet variety leads to dissatisfaction, research finds

by Kait Ecker
Published January 21, 2019
University of Minnesota researchers found choice in diet is important for satisfaction, which both students and astronauts can struggle to find.
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