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Four candidates were selected by the Board of Regents for the University’s interim president position, including Jeffrey M. Ettinger, Myron Frans, Mary Holz-Clause and E. Thomas Sullivan.
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will begin surveying Southeast Como’s Superfund industrial sites in late summer to mitigate impacts of pollution.
The Minnesota Legislature elected Robyn Gulley, Mary Turner, Tadd Johnson and Penny Wheeler to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents in a joint session Monday night.
At a Board of Regents special meeting, members discussed the parameters for the interim president search process, laying out expectations for candidate requirements and discussing potential salaries.
College of Liberal Arts Dean John Coleman will leave the University of Minnesota to serve as vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
University students, faculty and staff have been working for more than five years on making the campus’s green spaces more accessible to the community through the creation of a campus arboretum.
Ken Powell, who has been on the board since 2017, will finish his term as a regent. The board has called a special meeting on Thursday to figure out next steps in the future of University leadership.
After more than a decade of work, University of Minnesota researchers released a study utilizing spintronic devices to make semiconductor chips more efficient.
After months of federal litigation, University of Minnesota students express frustration with the uncertainty of whether President Joe Biden’s student loan debt plan will go through.
At the University of Minnesota Board of Regents March meeting held on the Morris campus, regents received recommendations from student representatives on how to best support students.
The regent nomination joint committee voted on candidate recommendations for four open positions on the University of Minnesota Board of Regents Wednesday night.
Candidates for the University of Minnesota Board of Regents from Congressional Districts 2 and 3 share about themselves and their vision for the board leading up to this spring’s election.
Candidates for the University of Minnesota Board of Regents from Congressional District 8 and one at-large seat share about themselves and their vision for the board leading up to this spring’s election.
The AI chatbot service ChatGPT is popping up in academia, concerning some University of Minnesota instructors about increasing academic dishonesty, while inspiring others with its potential.
The University announced new additions to the joint graduation ceremony for students, including opportunities to walk and participate in virtual celebrations.
After UMN President Joan Gabel’s resignation from Securian Financial’s board of directors, many people are left questioning the conflict of interest management process for top University administrators.
University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel has resigned from the Securian Financial Board of Directors after facing public backlash over concerns of conflicts of interests.
During the board’s December meeting, regents examined the University’s purchase of Gray’s, voted on President Joan Gabel’s service on a private board of directors and faced an interruption from Students for a Democratic Society.
After Senator Greg Clausen’s appointment to the chair of the Regent Candidate Advisory Council, his funding from the Maroon and Gold Political Action Committee raises questions over the ethics of the regent selection process in the lead up to next year’s elections.
After losing re-election to the Board of Regents in 2021, the former regent recently submitted his application to the Regent Candidate Advisory Council for the upcoming 2023 regent elections.
A group of University of Minnesota researchers will use a $21 million grant to conduct a three-year clinical study on how vagus nerve stimulation impacts the human body, beyond its use to treat depression and epilepsy.
University of Minnesota graduate student workers across all departments are requesting a pay raise from the University after years of plateauing wages, increasing inflation and pandemic burnout.
Members of the University of Minnesota community question Regent Steve Sviggum’s views on diversity even after his resignation as vice chair of the Board of Regents following his comments about Morris, reflecting on his actions and beliefs on privilege.
University of Minnesota Regent Steve Sviggum resigned from his leadership position after his comments questioning ‘diversity’ at the University of Minnesota’s Morris campus brought forth calls for his resignation.
During the Board of Regents’ October meeting, regents also discussed updates to graduate student education and welcomed the University of Minnesota's new vice president of research.
University of Minnesota Law professor Liliana Zaragoza creates a new clinic that takes a holistic legal approach to racial justice litigation while forming partnerships with communities in the Twin Cities.
University of Minnesota students and community members held a vigil on campus for Amini following her death after Iran’s morality police arrested her, remembering her life and protesting the Islamic regime.
In addition to discussing proposed budget requests, the Board of Regents welcomed the newest regent to the board during their September meetings on Thursday and Friday.
Sparked by the 50th anniversary of Twin Cities Pride, the historic Patrick’s Cabaret returns in person to showcase the roots of queer performance in the metro area.
Japanese Breakfast and The Linda Lindas bring two generations of music to Minneapolis in one night. A conversation with the crowd at the Japanese Breakfast show in Minneapolis reveals what audiences love about the band and why teen band The Linda Lindas are catching audiences’ attention.
From laying in Minneapolis’ many free shady parks to watching basketball games in air conditioned stadiums, here is a list of ways students can stay cool this summer without breaking the bank.
Funded by the National Science Foundation, the University of Minnesota is collaborating with four other universities to improve climate change projections.
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