During their March meeting, the regents also heard from their student representatives about on-campus student issues.

Shashank Murali and Sara Davis defeated opposing candidate Romello Lloyd, who is facing felony stalking charges, for student body president.

The University of Minnesota Medical School partnered with CentraCare to develop a new rural health residency program with training programs in Wilmar and St. Cloud.

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.

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University of Minnesota Board of Regents candidates revealed at a forum Tuesday a shared plan to rechart the course of the board if they are elected.

The Regent Candidate Advisory Council voted on recommendations last week, with the current Board Chair, Kendall Powell, not moving forward.

Out of the 29 applicants, some notable names include former regent Michael Hsu, law professor Richard Painter and USG president Flora Yang. Regents Steve Sviggum and Darrin Rosha did not reapply for their seats.

In Five Favorites, A&E catches up with some of campus’ more well-known figures to grab five quick recs.

Changes include increased police presence, further coverage by safety alerts and updated safety infrastructure on and off campus.