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Natalie Cierzan

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'Let’s talk action': U students, faculty speak out about racism in STEM

‘Let’s talk action’: U students, faculty speak out about racism in STEM

by Natalie Cierzan
Published June 27, 2020
Courtesy of University of Minnesota Extension

UMN Extension creates infographics to guide bulk meat buyers

by Natalie Cierzan
Published June 18, 2020
Illustration by Hailee Schievelbein

U research finds lower humidity may reduce COVID-19 survivability on surfaces

by Natalie Cierzan
Published June 16, 2020

#ShutDownStem: University STEM programs halt research for a day to protest racism

by Natalie Cierzan
Published June 10, 2020
Screenshot of a SafeDistance map, which shows COVID-19 risk areas around the University of Minnesota campus and surrounding neighborhoods as of June 9.

COVID-19 tracking app gathers data from over 52,000 U.S. neighborhoods

by Natalie Cierzan
Published June 10, 2020
The new University of Minnesota Driven to Discover building attracts research subjects at the Minnesota State Fair on Thursday, Aug. 31.

With Minnesota State Fair canceled, U research booth halted

by Natalie Cierzan
Published June 9, 2020
Illustration by Luis Mendoza

U study finds disconnect between adolescent cancer patients and their families

by Natalie Cierzan
Published June 4, 2020
UMN researchers’ graph could find COVID-19 treatments

UMN researchers’ graph could find COVID-19 treatments

by Natalie Cierzan
Published June 2, 2020
Institute for Therapeutics Discovery and Development scientists, from left, Andrew J. Goode and Dr. Ricardo Gallardo-Macias standing with sanitizer. 

UMN collaboration produces thousands of gallons hand sanitizer

by Natalie Cierzan
Published May 7, 2020
U researchers aim to create new therapies for pediatric leukemia

U researchers aim to create new therapies for pediatric leukemia

by Natalie Cierzan
Published May 4, 2020
Illustration by Hailee Schievelbein

UMN researcher discovers concerning chemicals in Grand Portage tribal waters

by Natalie Cierzan
Published May 2, 2020
Dr. Kathryn Pendleton poses for a portrait in an empty parking lot in Edina, MN. Pendleton started focusing on maternity leave issues for physicians after having her baby in June.

UMN professor highlights maternity leave challenges in medical schools nationwide

by Natalie Cierzan
Published April 22, 2020
Illustration by Hailee Schievelbein

UMN researchers aim to create thousands of new masks for COVID-19

by Natalie Cierzan
Published April 19, 2020
Illustration by Sarah Mai

U researchers make key COVID-19 virus discoveries

by Natalie Cierzan
Published April 16, 2020
Illustrated by Abby Adamski.

School of Public Health launches COVID-19 podcast to combat misinformation

by Natalie Cierzan
Published April 9, 2020
Illustration by Hailee Schievelbein

UMN researchers bring little known liver disease into the spotlight

by Natalie Cierzan
Published April 6, 2020
Eva Berezovsky

How can pharmacists better help patients? A UMN partnership is finding out

by Natalie Cierzan
Published March 25, 2020
Dawn Winslow, LPN, sits as Mary Earm, RN, checks supplies at the COVID-19 screening table at the entrance to the East Bank Boynton Health clinic on Friday, March 20.

Here’s where to get screened for COVID-19 near UMN

by Natalie Cierzan
Published March 21, 2020
Illustration by Eva Berezovsky

UMN researchers begin three COVID-19 trials, test malaria drug

by Natalie Cierzan
Published March 18, 2020
Horses walk about their enclosure at the Leatherdale Equine Center near the St. Paul campus on Monday, Feb. 24.

Researchers study irregular horse heartbeats, hoping to find a cure

by Natalie Cierzan and Nat Jacobwith
Published March 15, 2020
A specially-outfitted vehicle which allows experts to administer on-site cardiac health services is parked outside the Variety Club Research Center on Thursday, Feb. 27. One of four such vehicles funded by an $18.6 million grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, it shortens the time to treatment for patients with cardiac health concerns.

Researchers create SUV for on-the-road cardiac care

by Natalie Cierzan
Published March 5, 2020
Student Researcher Paiton Schwab, who conducts brain research with Ted Hinchcliffe, poses for a portrait in the Molecular and Cellular Biology building on Friday, Feb. 28.

UMN research team seeks to treat pediatric brain tumors

by Natalie Cierzan
Published March 1, 2020
U researchers working on implantable brain chip to combat neurological diseases

U researchers working on implantable brain chip to combat neurological diseases

by Natalie Cierzan
Published February 23, 2020
M Health program aims to reduce food insecurity among cardiac patients

M Health program aims to reduce food insecurity among cardiac patients

by Natalie Cierzan
Published February 20, 2020
Illustration by Hailee Schievelbein

State report addresses racial disparities in higher education

by Natalie Cierzan
Published February 17, 2020
Sarah Mai

UMN program seeks to make Minnesota more age-friendly

by Natalie Cierzan
Published February 13, 2020
Eva Berezovsky

Surgeon general releases report on the end of smoking, with help from a UMN professor

by Natalie Cierzan
Published February 6, 2020
Eva Berezovsky

Certificate in Native American health debuts this semester

by Natalie Cierzan
Published February 2, 2020
Hailee Schievelbein

International research highlights how to improve education on patient safety

by Natalie Cierzan
Published January 30, 2020
Women can safely breastfeed while taking anti-epilepsy medication, research finds

Women can safely breastfeed while taking anti-epilepsy medication, research finds

by Natalie Cierzan
Published January 23, 2020
Researcher Atsushi Asakura poses for a portrait in the McGuire Translational Research Facility on Thursday, Jan. 16.  Asakura was one of the lead researchers of a recent University of Minnesota study which demonstrated methods for reducing the symptoms of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in mice. (Kamaan Richards / Minnesota Daily)

UMN researchers find way to make muscular dystrophy less severe

by Natalie Cierzan
Published January 22, 2020
Morgan La Casse

Men who receive testosterone therapy nearly twice as likely to develop blood clots, researchers find

by Natalie Cierzan
Published December 11, 2019
Oxycodone and Acetaminophen, an opioid containing drug combination often prescribed to women after pregnancy, at a CVS Pharmacy on Sunday, Dec. 8.

UMN research indicates women receive more opioids than needed after giving birth

by Natalie Cierzan
Published December 9, 2019
Illustrated by Abby Adamski.

Puberty may be able to change the body’s stress response, UMN research says

by Natalie Cierzan
Published December 1, 2019
Illustrated by Abby Adamski.

UMN research looks to advance early autism detection in children

by Natalie Cierzan
Published November 27, 2019
Morgan La Casse

Rural residents of color face disparities in receiving preventative care, UMN research shows

by Natalie Cierzan
Published November 25, 2019
Second year graduate student Hannah Holst performs an experiment in Kolthoff Hall on Friday, Nov. 16. The Race Research Group received its first research grant in October of 2019.

By studying chemical reactions, researchers aim to support other scientists

by Natalie Cierzan
Published November 17, 2019
Emma Lierdahl, a second year medical student, utilizes the bio-medical library in Diehl Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 13. After completing her undergraduate and master’s degrees, Lierdahl was employed by the University to conduct cancer research, a focus she intends to maintain in her future practice.

Medical School passes new policies to reduce student burnout

by Natalie Cierzan
Published November 14, 2019
Hailee Schievelbein

UMN researchers help prevent spread of deadly pig disease to the U.S

by Natalie Cierzan
Published November 11, 2019
Food shelves could be healthier, and UMN researchers are trying to help

Food shelves could be healthier, and UMN researchers are trying to help

by Natalie Cierzan
Published November 6, 2019
Sarah Mai

UMN research prompts discussion on opioid crisis in underrepresented communities

by Natalie Cierzan
Published October 31, 2019
Morgan La Casse

UMN College of Biological Sciences looking to add in-demand online biology classes

by Natalie Cierzan
Published October 29, 2019
Morgan La Casse

UMN researchers contribute to worldwide interactive nature map project

by Natalie Cierzan
Published October 23, 2019
Hailee Schievelbein

A little stress is good for your biological clock, new U research says

by Natalie Cierzan
Published October 17, 2019
Morgan La Casse

UMN offers new opioid treatment training to medical students

by Natalie Cierzan
Published October 16, 2019
Illustrated by Morgan La Casse

New online course on quality and safety offered to anesthesiology residents

by Natalie Cierzan
Published October 10, 2019
Hailee Schievelbein

Medical School switches to a new “house” system

by Natalie Cierzan
Published October 6, 2019
Sarah Mai

UMN startup develops technology to help farmers map their crops

by Natalie Cierzan
Published October 3, 2019
Illustrated by Abby Adamski.

University researcher awarded $3.9 million grant to study herpes virus vaccine

by Natalie Cierzan
Published September 25, 2019
Sarah Mai

UMN research points to a possible anti-obesity drug

by Natalie Cierzan
Published September 19, 2019
Sarah Mai

University chemistry department requests renovations to Fraser Hall

by Natalie Cierzan
Published September 15, 2019
Valery Forbes, Dean of the College of Biological Sciences, and Robert McMaster, Vice provost and Dean for the Office of Undergraduate Education, cut a ribbon at the new Active Learning Lab at the Biological Sciences Center in St. Paul on Friday, Sept. 6.

First active learning lab opens at University of Minnesota

by Natalie Cierzan
Published September 9, 2019
Morgan La Casse

Transgender patient simulation debuts in UMN nursing school

by Natalie Cierzan
Published September 7, 2019
Maggie Brown, a St. Olaf graduate, pours RNAase into cell lysates on Sep. 3. She was hired as part of the grant that Harris Lab received for breast cancer research.

UMN researchers receive $8.5 million grant to better understand breast cancer

by Natalie Cierzan
Published September 4, 2019
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