A 38-hour standoff at the Graduate Hotel near the University of Minnesota campus attracted multiple police departments, SWAT teams, closed roads and produced various rumors and questions. The ordeal, which...

Many graduate program directors challenged the ethics and transparency of graduate student fees at the University of Minnesota in an April 20 email sent to University officials.The 36 directors signed...

Sexually transmitted diseases in Minnesota rose again last year, with large increases in syphilis and gonorrhea.The 2016 Minnesota Department of Health’s annual report found that syphilis cases rose...

A research team at the University of Minnesota found a way to heal broken hearts.Researchers used a 3D printer to create protein patches that mimic heart tissue to treat post-heart attack scars. The research...

With low divorce rates and good health, Minnesota was labeled the least-stressed state in the U.S.A ranking released this month by Wallethub ranked the 50 states and the District of Columbia by looking...

University of Minnesota researcher Perry Hackett, calls his breakthrough in using DNA to fight cancer “one of the grandest Minnesota fishing stories ever.”Hackett, a professor of cell biology and...

Minnesota police seized more drugs than ever before in 2016, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.A record 488 pounds of meth were seized in 2016, according to a press release. Though...

In Sierra Leone — a country whose population is similar to Minnesota — one in 17 women die during childbirth each year.To reduce that number, a master’s student at the University of Minnesota...

Boynton Health opened a third location for physical therapy at the Recreation and Wellness Center last week to offer more appointment times for students. Four therapists share an office to see patients...

Pam Davies spent a year waiting for a new liver as she grew sicker every day. Eventually, she got two-thirds of what she wanted.Davies, a business and life coach, underwent a split liver transplant in...

The University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents will bolster coordinate campus mental health services after concerns were raised that the Twin Cities campus is allocated a disproportionate amount of funding.Student...

When she was 6 or 7, Mona Minkara’s eyesight began to fade.Eventually diagnosed with macular degeneration and cone rod dystrophy, the post-doctoral research fellow in the University of Minnesota’s...

Students are at a higher risk of being diagnosed with colorectal cancers than they were 50 years ago, according to a study released last month in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Adults born...

Women who identify as transgender will be allowed to join Alpha Chi Omega sorority after an announcement from its national headquarters last month.Alpha Chi Omega is the first greek organization, nationally,...

Olivia Krenz, a sophomore at the University of Minnesota- Duluth, tries to see the same on-campus mental health counselor every week.Krenz, who struggles with depression and anxiety, has used Duluth’s...

To help ensure students have access to groceries, the University of Minnesota will begin encouraging students to sign up for a food assistance program.After a student-led push, this month Boynton Health...

University of Minnesota researchers are using brain scans to learn about how autism spectrum disorder develops in infancy.A 10-year study published Feb. 16 reveals more about what happens in a child’s...

Ten incoming freshmen will be selected to participate in a seven-year program that guarantees acceptance into the University of Minnesota medical school.School leaders started the new BA/MD program to...

With rumblings that the Affordable Care Act could be disbanded, some health care professionals are worried about the potential impact on University of Minnesota students. If the entire act is thrown out,...

As one kid raced a Tyrannosaurus rex, another recorded herself passing a volleyball. Across the room, someone took a running start, hopping toward a basketball backboard seven feet in the air.As part of...

It was the scene at the Good Acre in St. Paul on Wednesday evening. Since last fall, Food Matters, a graduate-level class for new cooks has been offered by the University of Minnesota’s Center for...

Criminal charges against six University of Minnesota Students arrested in June after protesting tuition hikes at a Board of Regents meeting were dropped.The six students, who were charged with trespassing...

Nearly a hundred years after its discovery, the cost of insulin — a life-saving drug for diabetics — has continued to rise, leaving many daily users of the drug weary.In November, the American...

Holding high red banners, a chanting crowd of about 200 demonstrators marched across campus in support of a $15 minimum wage Tuesday.Organized by 15 Now, the protest started at Coffman Memorial Union at...

Drugs administered in medical settings are a robust part of healthcare spending in Minnesota, a new study shows.Using data on pharmacy and medical drug sales, researchers from the University of Minnesota’s...

While the University of Minnesota's economics department publicizes high-ranking and award-winning faulty members, many undergraduates in the program say they aren’t ever taught by those faculty members.A...

The University of Minnesota’s Bias Response Team has responded to 25 incidents ranging from allegedly discriminatory tweets to an instructor allegedly perpetuating stereotypes about Asians since the...

Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke Tuesday at the University of Minnesota to drum up support for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.Clinton supporters filled Northrop Auditorium for the event, which featured...

Holding signs that read “Connected Through Contingency” and “Stronger Together,” around 75 students and faculty members gathered outside Northrop Auditorium Friday to support the University’s...

After 34 years, Bill Donohue’s career as the University’s General Counsel came to a close last week. Donohue, who started as deputy general counsel in 1982 and rose to general counsel three years...

As the light rail brings in fresh traffic and more students move in to new constructed apartments, organizations like the Prospect Park Association are working to engage with a widening demographic.     Previously...

Students at St. Olaf College have raised eyebrows and invited questions with gray T-shirts that state simply: “Ask me how my college is protecting rapists.”     The students started...

Student renters who aren’t allowed to dig in the ground to plant gardens can still exercise their green thumbs by getting creative with where they grow their produce.     Gardening Matters,...

Agroup of loud, energetic and sometimes-confused girls ran drills as their coach guided them on how to strongly pass a basketball. Most wore scarves on their heads and took breaks to adjust them, tucking...

Although Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board members want to adopt chemical-free parks, they still resort to herbicides to fight some invasive plants.     But if all goes as planned, their...

Since its opening two years ago, a small shop on Riverside Avenue showcasing colorful hand-me-down clothing has given young women the tools they need to thrive in the workforce.     Sisterhood...

Within weeks, Dinkytown crawlers craving a midnight doughnut won’t have to stagger far to pick up fresh pastries.     Sssdude-Nutz doughnut shop in Dinkytown will stay open as...

A new variety of shopping carts specifically designed to help families of children with disabilities is popping up in stores across Minnesota.     This month, Target announced it would begin...

Typical Minnesotan-geared clothing usually involves flannel, layering, loon insignias or cold weather protection. But a local family business hopes to bring the state to mind through simpler designs.     Spencer...

Minimalist decor, fresh coffee and instagrammable waffles helped turn the Black Coffee and Waffle Bar in Southeast Como into a local favorite.     The restaurant, formerly called Muddsuckers,...

A group of young Cedar-Riverside residents have created a platform to discuss some of the issues they face, from run-ins with police to finding jobs.     Last September, a group of young men...

Frustrations with low-income jobs boiled over among a group of 20 who called for expanded worker rights on Wednesday night in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood.     The event, hosted by the West...

A new program will soon keep some kitchen waste — moldy bread, spoiled fruits, eggshells and chicken bones among it — from landing in the trash bin.     Come March, Minneapolis residents...

In the heart of Cedar-Riverside, an inaugural fair disseminated health information from neighbor to neighbor.     Inside a fire station under the shadow of the Riverside Plaza apartments, Twin...

Budding biology students could soon get help from a new app designed to help explain difficult biological concepts.   In order to help create an app for tablets to entertain and educate high school...

Coca-Ioana Vladislav was born with a visual impairment, so she relied on her her hands to create a new life 5,000 miles away from her birthplace in northeastern Romania. For the past 16 years, she’s...

Virtual reality technology may need some tweaks to make it more usable, especially for women.   The Oculus Rift, a motion-sensing headset that creates an interactive gaming world, could be transformed...

Behind a nondescript door on the gray outside of Williamson Hall lies a lab where a researcher — armed with video game systems and a treadmill — wants to see how video games can positively...

Despite city efforts to get residents to recycle properly, bins around campus are still filled with things like plastic bags, shrink wrap and bread bags.   As Minneapolis continues to push its citizens...

Glorious Hugs, a company that creates and sells care packages, recently started making the boxes of treats for college students. The company’s founder will soon begin purchasing University students’...

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia hit the podium repeatedly, staring down the audience and dropping pauses between statements as he discussed the death penalty during a lecture that drew a sold-out...

Frannie Seitz stands a couple of feet away from her friend. With a former U.S. Navy SEAL coaching her on, she feigns clawing at the side of her partner’s head, repeatedly.   Seitz, a University...