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...