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Michelle Griffith

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Smith Hall stands empty during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and in 1918, the year the influenza outbreak commonly known as the "Spanish flu" also forced campus and business closures. Archive photo courtesy of the University of Minnesota Archives - Twin Cities. 

Closures, delays and contagion: How UMN’s 1918 influenza pandemic response mirrors COVID-19 efforts today

by Natalie Rademacher and Michelle Griffith
Published March 29, 2020
Faculty scramble in the transition to online instruction

Faculty scramble in the transition to online instruction

by Michelle Griffith
Published March 14, 2020
Former Minnesota Daily desk editor Olivia Johnson, 22, died in a car crash Saturday.

‘A light in the newsroom’: Former Daily editor dies in crash

by Michelle Griffith
Published January 1, 2020
Sarah Mai

Fifteen years ago, a young man died by suicide during a University clinical trial. What has changed since?

by Michelle Griffith and Dylan Miettinen
Published December 12, 2019
Class removed after complaints about controversial professor

Class removed after complaints about controversial professor

by Michelle Griffith
Published September 12, 2019

A guide to the three UMN Twin Cities student governments

by Michelle Griffith
Published August 22, 2019
University Joan Gabel visits the Twin Cities campus on Monday, Dec. 10.

Joan Gabel takes over as University of Minnesota president

by Michelle Griffith
Published July 1, 2019
The University's 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.

UMN regent roundup: alcohol sales, new leadership and pushback on tuition hikes

by Michelle Griffith
Published June 14, 2019
Regent Abdul Omari listens in on the Board of Regents' special session on Friday, April 26. The board voted against the renaming of four buildings on campus after more than a year of community discussion on the issue.

UMN undergraduate student government reaffirms its push to rename campus buildings

by Michelle Griffith
Published May 8, 2019

‘I am not alone’: UMN students’ silent grief

by Michelle Griffith
Published April 14, 2019
University Student Body President Simran Mishra holds a meeting with Minnesota Student Association staff on Monday, Feb. 4 at her office in Coffman Memorial Union.

The cost of being student body president

by Michelle Griffith
Published February 14, 2019
Passersby walk next to Coffman Memorial Union on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018.

Another delay for University buildings renaming report

by Michelle Griffith
Published January 16, 2019

Student plans to sue UMN over alleged sexual assault

by Michelle Griffith
Published December 29, 2018

Student government advocates for sustainable gardening

by Michelle Griffith
Published December 10, 2018

Proposed federal rule would impact noncitizens, immigrants

by Michelle Griffith
Published December 4, 2018

Graduate students raise concern over lack of transparency of student fees

by Michelle Griffith
Published November 29, 2018
Loans aren't being forgiven; UMN professional students want to know why

Loans aren’t being forgiven; UMN professional students want to know why

by Michelle Griffith
Published November 26, 2018

Uninsured patients are more likely to be transferred between hospitals, UMN study says

by Michelle Griffith
Published November 21, 2018
Brian Coyle Center Director Amano Dube poses at his desk on Friday, Nov. 16. Dube has been the center's director for five years and says that it is like his second home.

Students work to reduce Cedar-Riverside stigma

by Michelle Griffith
Published November 19, 2018

Graduate students create committee to support mental health

by Michelle Griffith
Published November 16, 2018
Passersby walk next to Coffman Union on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. 

Coffman renaming taskforce receives another delay

by Michelle Griffith
Published November 15, 2018

Off-campus housing rights addressed by new campaign

by Michelle Griffith
Published November 12, 2018

Campus transit app in beginning stages

by Michelle Griffith
Published November 8, 2018
Grad student, Jake Herbers, puts on his helmet on the Washington Avenue Bridge on Thursday, Nov. 1. The Minnesota Student Association is partnering with Parking and Transportation Services to encourage people to wear helmets while biking.

MSA proposes plan to encourage students to wear helmets

by Michelle Griffith
Published November 5, 2018
5th St SE in Dinkytown as seen on Tuesday, Oct. 30.

Student government advocates for street lighting in Dinkytown

by Michelle Griffith
Published November 1, 2018

Carlson student-run business investing in Twin Cities business startups

by Michelle Griffith
Published October 25, 2018
The front of Coffman Union on Sept. 19, 2017.

University members question timeline of ongoing Coffman Union renaming

by Michelle Griffith
Published October 24, 2018
Law students Jessica Szuminski and Makenzie Krause play a game of chess on Friday, Oct. 12, in Mondale Hall. The therapy room that they are in offers law students the chance to unwind without the distractions of technology or homework. 

Law school opens a wellness room to support students

by Michelle Griffith
Published October 15, 2018
Harrison Frisk, a fifth-year graduate student in the Department of Chemistry, shows the power of the lasers in his ultrafast laser spectroscopy table. The lasers come from a single unit and are bounced off crystals, some of which are grown in the lab, before they reach a special chamber that holds a two-dimensional crystal which allows Frisk to study the physics of the electrons in the light. 

Student government forms committee to better understand graduate stipends

by Michelle Griffith
Published October 15, 2018
University Public Health Researcher Stephanie Jarosek says goodbye to her 3-year-old Ruth while dropping her off at the University of Minnesota Child Development Center on Wednesday, Oct. 4 in Minneapolis. Jarosek is among the parents that were happy to hear the University opted out of closing the CDC.

Student governments create group to support student parents

by Michelle Griffith
Published October 11, 2018

Kaler appoints new vice president for research

by Michelle Griffith
Published October 9, 2018
Sociology senior Kali Suchy works on updating computer software at the CLA Language Center in Jones Hall on Friday, Sept. 28 on East Bank. Suchy has been working at the CLA Language Center through a work study program since her freshman year.

Student senate seeks to increase student wages

by Michelle Griffith
Published October 1, 2018
University Regent Darrin Rosha introduces the honorary doctorate as Tyka Nelson, sister of Prince, holds the diploma with President Eric Kaler at the ceremony for the Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters for Prince on Wednesday, Sept. 26. An honorary degree is the highest award conferred by the University of Minnesota, recognizing achievements that have added to the betterment of society.

UMN awards Prince honorary doctorate degree

by Michelle Griffith
Published September 28, 2018
Austin Kraft, student representative to the Board of Regents, spoke to the board at a listening session in Coffman Memorial Union on Monday, Sept. 24. Kraft said he thinks the next president should continue the positive work that President Kaler has done, but also to use it as an opportunity to improve on inclusiveness at the university.

Presidential search listening sessions see low turnout on Twin Cities campus

by Michelle Griffith
Published September 27, 2018
David McMillan speaks during the University's Board of Regents meeting on Friday, Sep. 14 at the McNamara Alumni Center.

Regents approve presidential search committee members

by Helen Sabrowsky and Michelle Griffith
Published September 17, 2018

UMN professional student government adds two representatives

by Michelle Griffith
Published September 11, 2018
Minneapolis Police drive downtown on Tuesday, June 26.

Police respond to shooting in Cedar-Riverside

by Michelle Griffith
Published September 8, 2018

MSA creates task force to support immigrant students

by Michelle Griffith
Published September 6, 2018
PSG President Alanna Pawlowski, MSA President Simran Mishra, COGS President Sean Chen

University student body presidents discuss goals and initiatives

by Michelle Griffith
Published September 3, 2018
Three DFL candidates running for Minnesota's 5th Congressional District discussed gun violence, health care, student debt and immigration at a forum hosted by the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs on Monday, Aug. 13, 2018.

DFL Congressional candidates discuss student debt, abuse allegations at forum

by Michelle Griffith
Published August 13, 2018

University clinical trials test new ways to fight brain cancer

by Michelle Griffith
Published July 10, 2018

Legislators pushing to cut federal student aid through PROSPER Act

by Michelle Griffith
Published July 2, 2018

UMN online book platform to expand

by Michelle Griffith
Published June 28, 2018
Research Development Services Manager Jason Kadrmas poses for a portrait on Monday, June, 18. Jason is the developer of the new training hub program switching from the previous ULearn module.

UMN launches new online training program for school employees

by Michelle Griffith
Published June 19, 2018
Graduating eighth graders from Northeast Middle School in Minneapolis perform a dance during the ceremony on Thursday, June 7 at Northrup Auditorium.

University students work with middle schoolers to share their stories

by Michelle Griffith
Published June 14, 2018

UMN professor creates website to help professors diversify their syllabuses

by Michelle Griffith
Published June 13, 2018
The University of Minnesota Law School is seen on Tuesday, June 5.

UMN Law School seeks additional funding

by Michelle Griffith
Published June 6, 2018

New UMN council aims to better manage research data

by Michelle Griffith
Published May 31, 2018

UMN committee looks to change incomplete course policy

by Michelle Griffith
Published May 30, 2018
Holly Parker and Bailey the golden retriever pose for a portrait outside of the Masonic Children's Hospital after volunteering in a hospital unit on Tuesday, May 1.

Therapy animals see high demand despite lack of scientific backing

by Michelle Griffith
Published May 4, 2018

Health equity could strengthen Minnesota’s workforce, UMN report says

by Michelle Griffith
Published April 30, 2018

UMN researchers creating vaccine to prevent opioid addiction

by Michelle Griffith
Published April 27, 2018

Despite downsides, some UMN students opt for ADHD meds

by Michelle Griffith
Published April 23, 2018
Courtesy of Crisp & Green

Crisp & Green set to open in Dinkytown

by Michelle Griffith
Published April 19, 2018
Kidney transplant survivor, Susan Markgraf, sits for a portrait on Saturday, March 31 in her home in Northeast Minneapolis. Markgraf met her kidney donor, Kelly, on a beach in Naples, Florida, who decided to donate after seeing one of Susan's Facebook posts about her need for the organ.

UMN employee finds kidney donor via social media

by Michelle Griffith
Published April 2, 2018
Dean of the University of Minnesota Medical School Jakub Tolar sits down with the Minnesota Daily on Nov. 10, 2017.

UMN’s top medical administrator position should split, faculty say

by Michelle Griffith
Published March 29, 2018
$15 an hour protesters take to the streets on East Bank on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016.

UMN researchers to examine relationship between minimum wage, health

by Michelle Griffith
Published March 29, 2018

Parents told to diet may push their kids to diet, UMN study says

by Michelle Griffith
Published March 26, 2018
Regent Patricia Simmons speaks during a Board of Regents meeting on July 8, 2015.

University Regent Patricia Simmons resigns

by Michelle Griffith
Published March 7, 2018
Isaac Cuellar sits down to watch Netflix in his home on Monday, March 5.

TV binge-watching could increase blood clot risk, according to UMN study

by Michelle Griffith
Published March 7, 2018
Boynton Health as seen on Friday, Feb. 23. Visits to the mental health clinic are up 18 percent compared to spring semester 2017.

More UMN students seeking mental health services

by Michelle Griffith
Published March 5, 2018
Dr. Timothy O'Brien swirls "mini brains," which are being researched as Parkinson's disease therapy, within a storage container on Thursday, Feb. 22 in the Stem Cell Institute at McGuire Translational Research Facility.

Mini-brains: the latest creation in a UMN lab

by Michelle Griffith
Published February 28, 2018

UMN study hopes to tackle misdiagnosis

by Michelle Griffith
Published February 23, 2018
Now during a appointment at Boynton Health a student can request sex supplies from their doctor. Supplies include condoms in multiple sizes, sex kits, lube, anal sex kits and dental dams.

Boynton increases safe sex supply access

by Michelle Griffith
Published February 14, 2018
A rendering of the new Health Sciences Education Center which will be located on the corner of Harvard Street Southeast and Delaware Street Southeast.

UMN starts construction on new health sciences center

by Michelle Griffith
Published February 14, 2018
Students and staff participate in a yoga class offered by Boynton Health on Oct. 16, 2017.

Yoga may improve body image, UMN study says

by Michelle Griffith
Published February 9, 2018

Ride-sharing could improve Uganda vaccination rates, UMN researchers say

by Michelle Griffith
Published February 7, 2018

dementia

by Michelle Griffith
Published January 24, 2018

UMN clinical trial may ease treatment for Type 1 diabetes

by Michelle Griffith
Published January 19, 2018
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