Awards and Recognition

Marlene Zuk is quoted in a New York Times story about a study suggesting that same-sex behavior evolved in many mammals to reduce conflict; John Thull is interviewed in Minnesota Public Radio about how a very warm summer has been great for Minnesota apples and wine grapes; Tom Gable is interviewed in the Star Tribune story “Researchers push back with data against anti-wolf billboard in northern Minnesota;” Nick Estes is interviewed in The Progressive about Indigenous resistance, from Wounded Knee to Standing Rock; Larry Jacobs is interviewed in Minnesota Public Radio about how a conservative voices lecture series is causing a stir with students; Penny Edgell is quoted in a CBS News story about Americans and their beliefs about organized religion; Christopher Uggen is quoted in a Twin Cities Business story about perception vs. reality when it comes to crime in Minneapolis; Joanne Slavin is quoted at WKNO FM about what the rise of ultra-processed foods means for our health and society.

Emily Kringle, assistant professor of physical activity and health promotion in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Disability and WELLness Laboratory (DWELL), was selected to receive the 2023 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Young Investigator Award in Post-Acute Stroke Rehabilitation. This prestigious award lectureship recognizes outstanding clinical, intellectual, and service contributions in the area of stroke by individuals in the first five years of their research career.

Nathan Kuncel has been awarded a $158,434 grant for his study, “Making Medical Resident Matching Decisions: A Systematic Review” by the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME). Due to Kuncel’s remarkable track record of conducting research in the field of academics and contributions to the world of work, the NBME has funded his grant to quantitatively review what information is predictive of different aspects of residency success. Kuncel's research will provide invaluable insights for the medical community.

Cody Mikl is quoted in a Minnesota Daily story about RecWell’s group fitness classes; Jimmy Patiño is interviewed in CBS Minnesota’s “Good Question: Amid Hispanic Heritage Month, what's Minnesota's Latino history?;” Erik Halaas is featured in a Star Tribune story about a program that helps Minnesota social entrepreneurs launch their dreams; Sylia Wilson and Damien Fair are quoted in a Minnpost story about new national long-term research looking at child development and substance use; Katy Kozhimannil is quoted in the New York Times story “For Black Mothers, Birthing Centers, Once a Refuge, Become a Battleground;” Alan Rozenshtein is quoted in The Atlantic about upcoming Supreme Court cases that could redefine the internet; Richard Graves is interviewed in a CBS Minnesota story about a new Minnesota task force focused on infrastructure resiliency in the face of more severe weather; Tom Cotter is quoted in a Reuters story about the FTC's Amazon antitrust lawsuit.

The University of Minnesota’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) recently received $53.9 million in National Institutes of Health funding to find better, faster ways to bring scientific advances to real-world use. The seven-year award is one of the largest federal research grants the University has ever received and the University’s third Clinical and Translational Science Award. Over the past 12 years, CTSI has contributed to and collaborated with a national network of more than 60 medical research institutions who work together to improve the translational research process to get more treatments to more patients faster.

The University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Medical School, Institute for Health Informatics, Minnesota Electronic Health Records Consortium, and Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) were awarded $17.5 million to help establish an outbreak response network to support decision makers during public health emergencies. As one of 13 funded partners across the U.S., researchers at the U of M and MDH will work alongside the CDC’s Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics to support the new national network—the Outbreak Analytics and Disease Modeling Network.

The Global Programs and Strategy Alliance has announced the participants in the fall 2023 Internationalizing Teaching and Learning Cohort. Participants will design or redesign a course of their choice by infusing global, international, and intercultural learning into the curriculum.

• Al Fattal, U of M Crookston
• Suki Mozenter and Ebony Sherman, U of M Duluth
• Satis Devkota, U of M Morris
• Dihua (Victoria) Xue, U of M Rochester
• Annette Beauchamp, Stephanie Gingerich, Maggie Harris, and Olof Indridadottir, U of M Twin Cities.

Associate professor of English Douglas Kearney's book Optic Subwoof has won the $10,000 Pegasus Award for Poetry Criticism from the Poetry Foundation. Optic Subwoof also won the 2023 Firecracker Award for Creative Nonfiction, from the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses. Optic Subwoof collects the talks that Professor Kearney presented for the Bagley Wright Lecture Series in 2020 and 2021.

The Loft Literary Center has announced the recipients of the 2023 McKnight Artist Fellowships for Writers, Loft Awards in Creative Prose, and Loft Award in Children's Literature. This year’s recipients include creative prose writer Hilal Isler, School of Social Work communications and marketing manager. Since 1982, the Loft has partnered with the McKnight Foundation to offer substantial fellowships to Minnesota writers. The fellowships are judged by prominent American authors and editors, and the winners, all from Minnesota, are awarded $25,000 each.

Jordan Lewis is interviewed at Minnesota Public Radio about efforts to better treat dementia in Indigenous communities; Demetri Yannopoulos is quoted in the Star Tribune about a new grant that could help Minnesota achieve the world's best cardiac arrest survival rate; Christopher Tignanelli is interviewed in the Minnesota Public Radio story “Can AI replace your doctor?;” Emily Fairfax is interviewed in the CBS News story “Beavers: A rodent success story;” Eli Sagor is quoted in a Minnesota Public Radio story about oaks vs. squirrels and the battle currently underway; Jay Austin is quoted in a KSTP story about relay swimmers on Lake Superior without wetsuits—something that may not have been possible decades ago; Karl Self is quoted in a Wall Street Journal story about whether dental therapists can ease the dentist shortage; Saje Mathieu is quoted in the  NPR West story “Horseless carriages were once a lot like driverless cars. What can history teach us?;” John Gulliver is quoted in a Finance & Commerce story about how infrastructure can curb growing stormwater challenges.