Archive

Notice: Brief will not publish on Aug. 26. Weekly publication resumes Sept. 2.

• Features: The pantry in a time of pandemic; Mower with a mind of its own; Leveling the field.
• People: The Center for Transportation Studies has secured funding to create an ecosystem for the study of connected and automated vehicles; and more.

Notice: Brief will not publish on Aug. 26. Weekly publication resumes Sept. 2.

• Features: A decade of playful innovation; Engineers Without Borders lends a hand locally.
• People: School of Public Health researchers have received nearly $2 million in grants to identify segments of human genetic code associated with the onset of diabetes; and more.

• Regents special meeting highlights.
• Features: Researchers developing SARS CoV-2 spike proteins; Finding her fit in dental therapy; Drawing renewable resources from organic waste.
• People: U of M Institute for Engineering in Medicine and collaborators receive $26M for NSF engineering research center; and more.

• Features: Students as map makers: Connecting concepts to geography; Carlson School team helps Mia prepare to reopen; Battling misinformation when health is at stake.
• People: Ramla Kasozi has been elected resident director of the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians; and more.

• Board of Regents July meeting highlights.
• Features: Propelling the emerging economy; Curbing air pollution with purification towers; Students create video series to help parents prepare for having a baby.
• People: The National Institutes on Drug Abuse has awarded the U of M $9.9 million to establish the Center for Neural Circuits in Addiction; and more.

Notice: Brief will not publish on July 8 and 15.

• Features: Pushing the boundaries of fashion; Tales from the South Pole; Life-saving links; ‘Tenacious’ dental student navigates detours.
• People: U in the News features highlights of U faculty and staff cited in the media; and more.

• Features: The education of a public health worker; Beyond the classroom; Diary from the Diamond Princess; Preparing today’s law students for tomorrow’s world; Breaking barriers, bridging care.
• People: 2020 recipients of the Research Infrastructure Investment Program; and more.

• Board of Regents June meeting highlights.
• Features: Law students flock to aid George Floyd protesters, advocate for change; Students step up to produce masks for hospitals; And then it happened.
• People: The U of M ranks 17th in the world among universities granted U.S. patents in 2019; and more.

• June 11-12 - Board of Regents meeting.
• Features: Mapping prejudice: A painful part of Minneapolis history; A powerful voice for change.
• People: Mary Chesney has received the Loretta C. Ford Distinguished Fellow Award; and more.

• Features: Driven to serve those most in need; Stem cell ingenuity; Healing words; Wasted produce; Starting strong.
• People: David Redish and Sophia Vinogradov will lead a $15 million National Institute of Mental Health grant researching better ways to treat psychosis; and more.