Melissa Polonenko, assistant professor in the College of Liberal Arts, is using engaging stimuli for those who cannot give a behavioral response to collect sufficient data during hearing tests.
The 10,500-pound machine allows researchers to observe the interior of specimens while keeping them intact.
The professor in the College of Liberal Arts found that candidates' pre-hire misbehavior, both on and off the job, strongly predicts who will engage in misconduct once hired as a police officer.
The assistant professor in the School of Nursing received the one-year appointment to support research in aging that enhances and develops her career and the University’s scholarly capacity in aging science.
Need to Know
- Learn more about the University's updates to its medical plans, pharmacy vendor, and Wellbeing Program discount, effective January 1, 2027.
- Faculty: Nominations are now open for four faculty awards: the Morse-Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education, the Award for Outstanding Contributions to Graduate and Professional Education, the McKnight Land-Grant Professorship, and the Distinguished McKnight University Professorship.
- Review a recap of the July Board of Regents meeting.
Feature Highlights
Scientists from the Duluth, Morris and Twin Cities campuses instructed learners from New Mexico, North Carolina and Minnesota on the beauties of space.
School of Public Health doctoral candidate Alexandra Edmundson found nearly one in six consumers eat frozen vegetables without cooking them first, with leafy greens most commonly consumed raw.
An Externship program strengthens the capacity for aquatic invasive species management in Minnesota by supporting early-career professionals.
Awards and Recognition Spotlights
The assistant professor in the School of Nursing received the one-year appointment to support research in aging that enhances and develops her career and the University’s scholarly capacity in aging science.
The School of Nursing professor received the status, which is one of the highest honors in the field of aging research and education.
What do you love most about your job?
"I love being part of a team that has transformed the polar regions from some of the least mapped places on Earth to the most mapped, enabling more efficient and diverse science."
Cathleen Torres Parisian
Engagement Lead for Polar Geospatial Center, Twin Cities campus
