College of Science and Engineering researchers mark the first time robotic vision has been used to monitor human respiration rate underwater.
College of Liberal Arts associate professor Nathaniel Helwig examined what a smile is composed of, pinpointing exactly how millimeter-level changes in mouth shape determine whether a face looks genuinely happy, contemptuous or… More
The Community-University Health Care Center continues to expand access for Minnesota families.
The School of Public Health's Center for Public Health Systems found that 22% of of governmental public health workers hold a public health degree, but younger members of the public health workforce are more likely to… More
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
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The School of Public Health's Center for Public Health Systems found that 22% of of governmental public health workers hold a public health degree, but younger members of the public health workforce are more likely to… More
Pribiag is reinventing the ways the department operates, bringing new initiatives that will form a strong and energetic foundation as she guides it into the future.
Traci Mann, professor in the College of Liberal Arts, found that mindless tasks, such as watching TV or scrolling social media, tend to increase food intake compared to distractions that require more active mental effort.
Awards and Recognition Spotlights
The Medical School associate professor will use advanced brain imaging and real-world tracking to understand how language develops in this population and better match children with tailored support.
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.
Honored as a titan of Minnesota athletics after his recent passing, former Gophers head coach John Anderson amassed the most Big Ten career wins in history for coaching which sport?
Football
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Baseball
Soccer
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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
