In the past, whenever I thought about solving climate change, I envisioned a world where we would be able to become fully carbon neutral solely through the use of renewable energy, a futuristic green paradise...
Last November, when the U.S. government approved an extension of Minneapolis’ Green Line light rail route to Eden Prairie, it was touted as a massive victory for economic justice in underserved communities...
Minnesota is renowned for its excessive politeness, a “Minnesota Nice” that can be over-the-top to the point of becoming comical. But hidden behind the state’s facade of kindness and inclusion, Minnesota...
With the 2020 elections approaching, everyone is laser-focused on the upcoming presidential race between the Democratic nominee and President Trump. Although it’s not as seductive as the battle to unseat...
Politics are becoming increasingly detached from ordinary peoples’ lives.
As a college student, watching the Democratic debates for the 2020 presidential election last week, I felt a little hopeless....
College tuition cost and student loan debt are at record highs. The average college graduate in Minnesota faces more than $21,000 in student debt, the fourth worst rate in the nation as of 2017, according...
When we think of food deserts, we typically think of low-income neighborhoods left behind by the modern economy, not college campuses stacked with a mecca of ethnic eateries and upscale dining venues....
Anti-Semitism is on the rise.
A report from Tel Aviv University found a 13 percent spike in anti-Semitic attacks worldwide last year, including a surge in the U.S. fueled by the devastating Tree...
A citizen advisory council selected 25 applicants — including seven students — as candidates to fill vacancies on the University of Minnesota's Board of Regents.
Four regent seats will be vacated this...
Applicants for the director of Student Counseling Services presented to the public their visions for the mental health organization at the University of Minnesota.
In a series of presentations this...
In an effort to make cardiovascular surgery safer, the University of Minnesota launched Vascudyne Inc., a startup company manufacturing organic arteries and heart valves that can live and grow within the...
Boynton Health’s pharmacy is collecting unused prescription drugs in an effort to prevent opioid abuse.
The drug disposal box — which was installed by Boynton and then promoted by three College of...
University of Minnesota students are reporting a surge in sexual assault and depression on campus, with a nearly 30 percent increase in reports of sexual assault and mental health conditions since 2015,...
The University of Minnesota opened a new nurse practitioners clinic Monday in an effort to expand personalized treatment and primary care for the University community.
Located in the University’s Clinics...
A conference at the University of Minnesota Friday looked at ways to include marginalized communities in the research process — an issue that's increasingly important in researcher's work.
The Diversity...
With deer hunting season at its peak, dozens of University of Minnesota students ventured out to parking lots, gas stations and forestry offices across the state to test deer for a lethal disease.
The...
A study released by the University of Minnesota late last month found that opioid-using women in rural parts of the U.S. often lack adequate health treatment during childbirth.
The number of children in...
Students at the University of Minnesota are vying for a $100,000 prize to transform a Coffman Union computer lab.
The Big Ten Student Design Challenge will bring together students from across the conference...
A University of Minnesota study released last week looks at ways to kill one of Minnesota’s most harmful invasive species.
Zebra mussels have encrusted boats, disrupted food chains and cut the feet of...
An illness with polio-like symptoms has seen unusually high numbers in Minnesota this fall, and University of Minnesota researchers are working together with the state government to find a treatment.
Seven...
The University of Minnesota’s Gopher Chauffeur program officially expanded from three to seven nights per week last Monday in an effort to get more students home safely on weeknights.
The expanded hours...
With Minnesota’s open enrollment period starting in two weeks, a University of Minnesota researcher is looking into hotspots across the state where people are less likely to have health insurance.
By...
With the world’s population on the rise and food scarcity becoming a major concern, a University of Minnesota researcher believes that insects are the answer to feeding the world.
Sujaya Rao, head of...
With many veterinarians untrained in properly rehabilitating injured wild animals, the University of Minnesota is bringing experts from across the country together to save more wildlife.
The year-long...
In a University of Minnesota apparel design class, curriculum is combined with charity as students create hundreds of clothing items from scratch for Ugandan girls in need.
Technical Design Studio, an...
The Food and Drug Administration announced a new regulation for e-cigarette companies this month that has received a split reaction from students and faculty at the University of Minnesota.
The Sept. 12...
The investigation into the sexual assault case against Chinese billionaire Richard Liu has been turned over to prosecutors, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced in a Thursday press release.
Liu,...
With mental health a widely-discussed issue at the University of Minnesota, some students have expressed there is a shortage of therapy sessions available to them.
Student Counseling Services, a mental...
This year mark’s Boynton Health’s 100th year on campus, after a century of serving the University of Minnesota community and the health challenges that have faced it.
Boynton was founded in 1918...
In an effort to help them through difficult procedures in the clinical research process, a new center supporting researchers opened at the University of Minnesota last week.
The Clinical Research Support...
Recent studies published by University of Minnesota researchers examined childhood cancer rates, cholesterol in children and a new technology that increases battery life.
Racial and socioeconomic...
An immigrant from Afghanistan connected his wartime experiences with stereotypes of toxic masculinity at a lecture on gender roles at the University of Minnesota on Friday.
The lecture, called Men, Masks...
Though the University of Minnesota's College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences offers a wide range of majors and minors, some students feel the college is lacking when it comes to environmentalism's...
The University of Minnesota was awarded one of its largest-ever federal research grants this month in a large show of support for University research.
On April 6, the University announced it had received...
The College of Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota held a workshop Saturday morning to explore diversity and better integrate underrepresented students into the college.
The event —...
Over a three day period this week, students in the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota were given the opportunity to share stories of difficulties under-resourced or marginalized students...
Students from 26 countries face the rare experience of being the only students from their nation at the University of Minnesota.
These students come from a variety of continents. There are ten from Africa,...
As the Trump administration continues its hardline stance on immigration, undocumented immigrants across the country fear the possibility of deportation.
A panel at the University of Minnesota Friday...
A former University of Minnesota student was hired this month to get pre-college students of color more involved in agricultural education at the University of Minnesota, where 68 percent of the student...
Through a workshop Thursday at the University of Minnesota, the LGBT community attempted to counter discrimination against less recognized genders and sexualities through reiterating the role allies can...
Last week, a new lecture series at the University of Minnesota demonstrated the commonalities between marginalized communities and “The Walking Dead” — a TV show chronicling apocalypse survivors...
As images of Martin Luther King Jr. were projected in the background, a performer passionately belted out Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come” at Coffman Union Theater Sunday night before the audience...
Through a video series featuring Indian students and their stories, the Indian Student Association at the University of Minnesota launched a project last week to highlight lesser-known issues and to inform...
While some international students may not have grown up watching American football in their home countries, Super Bowl LII will still be a part of their weekend.
Though American football is most popular...
Nationwide enrollment for international students at universities is dropping, and the University of Minnesota is no exception.
Studies released last fall and this week show international student...
The College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences at the University of Minnesota, historically a majority-white college, hired two staff members last semester who are out to change how minorities...
