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Katrina Pross

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The Board of Regents meet about the East Gateway Project Resolution, on Friday, Feb. 14, 2020. The Board of Regents holds a meeting each month.

Rachel Croson’s involvement in employee conduct case at MSU prompts discussion

by Katrina Pross
Published March 11, 2020
Croson is the dean of a college at Michigan State University currently handling a sexual misconduct investigation, prompting University discussion about her role in it. Rachel Croson and President Joan Gabel both defend Croson’s track record.
Minneapolis City Council approved a bid to improve Fire Station 7 at their Friday meeting. Fire Station 7, located in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, was built in 1962 and hasnt been improved in 20 years.

Fire reported at TCF Bank Stadium

by Katrina Pross and Joe Kelly
Published September 15, 2019
A section of the stadium's roof caught fire shortly after the end of the Gophers football game.
Fans watch B.o.B. perform during the homecoming concert on Oct. 12, 2012 at TCF Bank Stadium.

Megan Thee Stallion to headline UMN homecoming concert

by Katrina Pross
Published September 6, 2019
Megan Thee Stallion and Phoebe Ryan will perform at TCF Bank Stadium on Oct. 4.

How to stay warm this winter

by Katrina Pross
Published August 27, 2019

Minnesota winters are tough. We not only encountered a polar vortex last year, but freezing temperatures and snow can last from the fall through the spring. If you are not familiar with Minnesota winters,...

A roundup of UMN’s administration news

by Katrina Pross
Published August 22, 2019
Four new regents, a new president and changes in board leadership are just the beginning in what the University's administration has been up to this summer.
Illustrated by Morgan La Casse

To infinity and beyond: UMN to help NASA prepare for next moon landing

by Katrina Pross
Published July 31, 2019
A University of Minnesota researcher is taking part in a project that will place a radio telescope on the moon.
Dr. Mark Rosenberg poses for a portrait on Monday, July 22 in his office in the Mayo Building where he conducts research on Kidney and Chronic Kidney Disease. 

UMN kidney research propelled by Trump’s executive order

by Katrina Pross
Published July 24, 2019
President Donald Trump signed the Executive Order on Advancing American Kidney Health this month.
Chen-Fu Liao, a researcher at the Center for Transportation Studies, poses for a portrait in the Mechanical Engineering building on Wednesday, July 17.

UMN researcher works to make city streets safer for the visually impaired

by Katrina Pross
Published July 18, 2019
The University of Minnesota researcher will be testing his project in Stillwater later this year.
Illustrated by Morgan La Casse

Upcoming Supreme Court decision creates more uncertainty for DACA students

by Katrina Pross
Published July 17, 2019
The Immigration Response Team at the University of Minnesota is encouraging DACA students to reapply early in case the program is terminated.
Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria, which will have a new interior design program due to a collaboration with University of Minnesota professors.

UMN helps create first interior design program at a Nigerian University

by Katrina Pross
Published July 10, 2019
University of Minnesota professor Abimbola Asojo collaborated with professors at Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria to create the program.
With grant funding from Native American tribe, UMN to advance diabetes research

With grant funding from Native American tribe, UMN to advance diabetes research

by Katrina Pross
Published July 3, 2019
Native Americans have the highest rates of diabetes than any other ethnic group in the United States.
Meet Joan Gabel, the new University of Minnesota president

Meet Joan Gabel, the new University of Minnesota president

by Katrina Pross
Published July 3, 2019
Gabel assumed her new role on July 1 as the U's first ever woman president.
The Universitys Board of Regents meets on Friday, June 14, 2019 at McNamara Alumni Center in Minneapolis. The meeting covered topics including policy revisions, Board of Regents operations, and University tuition. Four new regents were also sworn in at the meeting.

Most graduate and professional student programs to see 3 percent tuition hike

by Katrina Pross
Published June 20, 2019
The Board of Regents approved the increase Wednesday as part of President Kaler’s budget.
Austin Kraft and Catalina Castro pose for portraits on Friday, June 14.

New student representatives to the Board of Regents look to next year

by Katrina Pross
Published June 19, 2019
Four students will represent the Twin Cities campus this upcoming academic year.
Powell was up for reelection this year but was not recommended by the Regent Candidate Advisory Council.

UMN Board of Regents approves new leadership

by Katrina Pross
Published June 14, 2019
Regent Ken Powell will be chair and Regent Steve Sviggum will be vice chair of the University’s governing board.
Illustrated by Morgan La Casse

Professor’s ‘grave misconduct’ in UMN lab leads to discipline

by Cleo Krejci and Katrina Pross
Published February 11, 2019
Lab researchers were mistreated by their adviser for years, though the adviser denies the accusations.

Chinese billionaire accused of sexually assaulting UMN student will not be charged

by Katrina Pross
Published December 21, 2018
Richard Liu, the founder of JD.com, was arrested by Minneapolis police in August for allegedly raping a University of Minnesota student.
A provost at the University of South Carolina, Joan Gabel is the sole finalist in the presidential search at the University of Minnesota.

University of Minnesota announces lone presidential finalist

by Katrina Pross
Published December 6, 2018
On Wednesday, the Board of Regents named Joan Gabel as the sole finalist for the University of Minnesota presidential position.
The Universitys Board of Regents convene on Friday, Sep. 14, 2018 at McNamara Alumni Center.

Breaking down the 67 UMN presidential candidates’ resumes

by Kelly Busche and Katrina Pross
Published December 1, 2018
On Friday, the Minnesota Daily received background information about the 67 University of Minnesota presidential candidates.
Emergency vehicles at the commercial buildings located at 501 29th Ave SE on Wednesday, Oct. 24.

Structural fire reported in Prospect Park

by Katrina Pross
Published October 25, 2018
A commercial building located at 501 29th Ave. SE. caught on fire Wednesday night.
The Universitys Board of Regents convene on Friday, Sep. 14, 2018 at McNamara Alumni Center.

UMN Board of Regents hires new firm for presidential search

by Katrina Pross
Published October 3, 2018
AGB Search will replace Storbeck/Pimentel and Associates.

Report details sexual assault allegation against Chinese billionaire Richard Liu

by Katrina Pross
Published September 24, 2018
A 21-year-old University of Minnesota student was allegedly sexually assaulted by Liu.
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents hears a presentation from University of Minnesota-Crookston Chancellor Mary Holz-Klause at McNamara Alumni Center on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018.

Independent search firm shares timeline for UMN presidential search

by Katrina Pross
Published August 9, 2018
Storbeck/Pimentel and Associates said the search is tentatively scheduled to last 14 weeks.
University President Eric Kaler calls on an audience member at the Carlson School of Managements monthly 1st Tuesday speaker series on Tuesday, May 1 at McNamara Alumni Center.

Kaler on track to meet goal of reducing administration costs

by Katrina Pross
Published July 23, 2018
Kaler's six-year plan aims to cut administration costs by $90 million.

Students call for input in upcoming presidential search

by Katrina Pross
Published July 23, 2018
Students have been involved in past University presidential searches.
President Eric Kaler delivers his State of the University address at Coffman Union Theater on Thursday, March 7, 2016.

Search for new UMN president begins

by Katrina Pross
Published July 18, 2018
The University of Minnesota's Regents have begun discussing what the process will look like.
The Board of Regents listen to Medical School Dean Jakub Tolar present during a regents meeting on Friday, May 11, 2018 at McNamara Alumni Center.

University systemwide strategic plan nears completion

by Katrina Pross
Published July 18, 2018
The final presentation on the plan was presented to the Board of Regents last week.
A mudslide closed West River Parkway on the University of Minnesotas West Bank campus around 10 p.m. Thursday, June 12, 2018.

[Photo] Mudslide closes road on UMN West Bank

Published July 13, 2018

A mudslide closed West River Parkway on the University of Minnesota's West Bank campus around 10 p.m. Thursday, June 12, 2018.

A mudslide closed West River Parkway on the University of Minnesotas West Bank campus around 10 p.m. Thursday, June 12, 2018.

Mudslide closes road on UMN West Bank

by Katrina Pross
Published July 13, 2018
The mudslide was caused by heavy rains Thursday night.
Regent Steve Sviggum asks Provost Karen Hanson a question at the Board of Regents meeting on Friday, June 8, 2018 at McNamara Alumni Center.

UMN Board of Regents approve new health sciences position

by Katrina Pross
Published July 12, 2018
The University of Minnesota's Board of Regents held its final meeting of the academic year this week.
University President Eric Kaler answers questions for the Minnesota Daily on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at his office at Morrill Hall.

Kaler discusses tuition and campus safety

by Katrina Pross
Published July 11, 2018
Kaler reflects on the summer in an interview with the Minnesota Daily.

UMN looking to keep students in Minnesota for college

by Katrina Pross
Published July 6, 2018
A University taskforce is looking to combat the trend of more students leaving the state for college than are coming into it.
Float riders participate in chants at the Free Our Future march on Saturday, June 30 in downtown Minneapolis.

Thousands protest family separation in downtown Minneapolis

by Helen Sabrowsky and Katrina Pross
Published June 30, 2018
Demonstrators gathered Saturday afternoon to call for the reunification of families separated at the southern border.
A patient undergoes an MRI of their brain, which stands for magnetic resonance imaging, at the University of Minnesota Health Clinics and Surgery Center on Monday, June 25 in Minneapolis. High demand for MRIs from patients prompted the center to buy a third scanner, which is expected to begin running in December 2018.

New MRI machine to cut wait time at University

by Katrina Pross
Published June 26, 2018
The new machine will be operational in December.

UMN Board of Regents sign letter of intent to renew partnership with Fairview

by Katrina Pross
Published June 22, 2018
The University medical school will receive annual funds from Fairview if the agreement is approved in September.
University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler is interviewed by the Minnesota Daily in his office on Friday, Dec. 1 at Morrill Hall.

Kaler talks tuition and the delay of controversial fellowship

by Katrina Pross
Published June 21, 2018
Kaler sat down with the Minnesota Daily earlier this week.
A view from the third floor of Pioneer Hall looking through a bay window during the dormitorys renovation on Thursday, June 14.

Pioneer Hall renovations on target for halfway point

by Cleo Krejci and Katrina Pross
Published June 20, 2018
The $100 million renovations dorm includes new elevators, wider hallways and a new dining hall.
University President Eric Kaler calls on an audience member at the Carlson School of Managements monthly 1st Tuesday speaker series on Tuesday, May 1 at McNamara Alumni Center.

Regents approve tuition increase as part of Kaler’s annual budget

by Katrina Pross
Published June 14, 2018
The approval will increase tuition for resident and non-resident students at the Twin Cities campus.
Created by Jane Borstad

New federal limits on visas for Chinese international students

by Katrina Pross
Published June 13, 2018
Visas for Chinese international students studying in certain STEM fields, including aviation and robotics, will now be limited to one year.
Regent Steve Sviggum asks Provost Karen Hanson a question at the Board of Regents meeting on Friday, June 8, 2018 at McNamara Alumni Center.

Regents approve President Kaler’s proposed budget

by Katrina Pross
Published June 9, 2018
The budget includes a 2 percent tuition increase for in-state undergraduate students at the Twin Cities campus.
Chief Executive Officer Atum Azzahir poses for a portrait inside the Cultural Wellness Center in South Minneapolis on Friday, June 1. The Humphrey School and the Culture Wellness Center formed a partnership through Change Network Minnesota, which aims to make people more culturally aware.

Humphrey School program aims to raise cultural awareness in the workplace

by Katrina Pross
Published June 5, 2018
The program had its first round last year, and is preparing for a second in the fall.
Newly elected member of the Board of Regents Randy Simonson listens to Medical School Dean Jakub Tolar present during a regents meeting on Friday, May 11, 2018 at McNamara Alumni Center. It was Simonsons first meeting.

New UMN Regent to focus on in-state tuition, medical school

by Katrina Pross
Published June 1, 2018
Regent Randy Simonson hopes to use a "Minnesota First" approach to mitigate tuition costs, and says he will use his science background to focus on the medical school.

New scholarship hopes to attract international students

by Katrina Pross
Published May 31, 2018
The University of Minnesota's #YouAreWelcomeHere scholarship was created following a national movement of the same name.
Newly elected to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents, Randy Simonson attends his first meeting on Friday, May 11 at McNamara Alumni Center. 

UMN Regents review tuition increase proposal

by Katrina Pross
Published May 13, 2018
Regents discussed the President's budget proposal, which includes a tuition increase of 2 percent for Twin Cities undergraduates, at its May meeting.

UMN community partnership program to work with two counties

by Katrina Pross
Published May 2, 2018
The University's Resilient Communities Project will work with Ramsey County and Scott County during the 2018-19 academic year.

UMN farm to build community gathering space

by Katrina Pross
Published April 30, 2018
The North Gate Commons has been in the works for the University's Cornercopia student farm for two years.

UMN College of Biological Sciences to offer new major this fall

by Katrina Pross
Published April 25, 2018
While the college already offers many cellular and organismal physiology classes, students haven't been able to pursue a major in the subject at the University of Minnesota.
Urban Growler Brewing Company

UMN partnership looks to beer and nuts to preserve the rainforest

by Katrina Pross
Published April 19, 2018
The beer that resulted from the partnership is still available on tap.
Members of the Crosslake community and the National Loon Foundation look at plans of the proposed National Loon Center at a community meeting led by the Universitys Center for Sustainable Building Research.

UMN hoping for national loon center in northern Minnesota

by Katrina Pross
Published April 18, 2018
The school hopes to build the center in Crosslake by 2021.

Minnesota farm income drops for fifth straight year

by Katrina Pross
Published April 11, 2018
Corn farm profits fell nearly 50 percent between 2016 and 2017.
Researcher Dongjie Chen begins the Intense Pulsed Light process which removes bacteria from powdered foods in the Food Science and Nutrition building on Tuesday, April 3.

University researchers develop bacteria-killing light

by Katrina Pross
Published April 5, 2018
The machine can kill over 99.99 percent of bacteria in powdered foods.

UMN program hopes grant will support diverse students, communities

by Katrina Pross
Published April 4, 2018
The Heritage Studies and Public History graduate program was recently awarded $350,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

UMN study reveals maternity care risks in rural America

by Katrina Pross
Published March 26, 2018
As more rural hospitals close their doors, women's access to maternity care is declining.

UMN drone tech may prevent nitrogen contamination

by Katrina Pross
Published March 22, 2018
The University recently licensed a technology to help farmers with nitrogen application.
A potato research field plot in Bandung, Indonesia.

Researchers turning to GMOs to solve food insecurity

by Katrina Pross
Published March 21, 2018
University of Minnesota researchers are working with a team of experts from the U.S., Indonesia and Bangladesh to make a genetically-modified potato.

Precipitation changes threaten grazing lands, UMN study says

by Katrina Pross
Published March 5, 2018
The study found that 49 percent of grazing lands have increased in precipitation variability.
Apparel studies senior Emily Seifert circles around Apparel studies PhD candidate Nokyeon Kim to complete a 3D scan of her hand at McNeal Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. The scanner, which runs off an iPad, makes a virtual 3D model of the subject to help create ideal uniforms for occupations like firefighting.

UMN researchers hope to improve female firefighters’ clothing

by Katrina Pross
Published March 2, 2018
Most firefighting gear is designed for men.

UMN to host sustainable agricultural center through 2022

by Katrina Pross
Published February 26, 2018
The program gives grants to farmers and researchers working to promote sustainability in agriculture.
Illustration by Jane Borstad.

UMN students seek GMO regulation reform

by Katrina Pross
Published February 19, 2018
The students sent a letter to members of Congress earlier this month.

UMN wearable tech lab aims to combine clothing and technology

by Katrina Pross
Published February 15, 2018
Lab researchers are working on leggings with sensors and compression-based clothing.
A Green Metallic Sweat Bee is shown under the microscope at the University of Minnesota Bee Lab. A new research project starting this summer will research bee pollinator habitats to find which ones bees are more attracted to.

To help bees, UMN study will analyze habitats

by Katrina Pross
Published February 14, 2018
The study will span 6-10 counties in southwest Minnesota.

UMN Extension aims to raise mental health awareness in rural areas

by Katrina Pross
Published February 6, 2018
A 2017 University study found that farmers have higher suicide rates than any other occupation.
From Left, Dylan VanBoxtel, Jim Bradeen, Kayla Meyers of the Improve Group, Brian Steffson, Britta Hansen and Mohamed Yakub of the Stakman-Borlaug Center pose inside Borlaug Hall on Monday, Jan. 29. The SBC was recently awarded $721,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture to help fund its Food for Progress Post-Project Sustainability Assessment.

UMN researchers to study program efficacy abroad

by Katrina Pross
Published February 1, 2018
The team will use a $721,000 grant to travel to three countries.
The exhibition Women and their Wardrobes: Storied Lives opened at the Goldstein Gallery on Friday, Jan. 26. The exhibit showcases pieces from the wardrobes of three women with prominent careers in the Twin Cities, and explores their motivation behind wearing such lavish garments.

Fashion-centered exhibit opens on St. Paul campus

by Katrina Pross
Published January 29, 2018
Storied Lives: Women and Their Wardrobes will be open at the Goldstein Museum of Design until May 13.
Liz Pluhar sits in front of a computer showing an MRI of a tumor found in the frontal lobe of a Boston terrier before and immediately after surgery on Wednesday, Jan. 17.

UMN research aims to treat cancer in dogs and humans

by Katrina Pross
Published January 22, 2018
Researchers on the study have proven that their treatment methods can increase the lifespan of canines by 16-18 months.
A new exhibition in the University’s Architecture and Landscape Architecture Library features artwork by Thomas Rose. Roses artwork centers around themes of architecture, gardens and shadows.

Retired UMN professor’s art hits campus exhibition

by Katrina Pross
Published January 17, 2018
The exhibit at the University’s Architecture and Landscape Architecture Library will be open through March 23.
A rendering shows the planned exterior for the new Bell Museum of Natural History.

Bell Museum prepares to open in summer 2018

by Katrina Pross
Published January 16, 2018
Officials are installing new exhibits and dioramas ahead of the new facility's opening this summer.
The College of Biological Sciences Conservatory as seen on Monday, Sept. 10 in St. Paul. Construction for a new conservatory begins in October.

Global vegetation map will aid climate change research

by Katrina Pross
Published December 12, 2017
The map is based on data from 45,000 plants belonging to more than 3,600 species.
Director of the Center for Drug Design Robert Vince and assistant professor at the Center for Drug Design Swati More pose for portraits with their retinal hyper-spectral imaging camera at the Phillips-Wangensteen Building on Friday, Dec. 1. This camera is used for the early detection of Alzheimers disease.

UMN technology will aid Alzheimer’s detection

by Katrina Pross
Published December 5, 2017
The technology uses a camera to see how light interacts with patients' retinas.

Alumni market features U grad-made goods

by Katrina Pross
Published November 28, 2017
The Alumni Market sells goods made by 14 University alumni.

University researchers develop tree disease detection device

by Katrina Pross
Published November 21, 2017
Researchers hope the device will make oak wilt detection cheaper and faster.

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