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Awards & Recognition

Medical School research team receives $10 million NIH grant to study how animals fight infection

Led by Professor Ryan Langlois, the project will examine how animals naturally respond to West Nile virus and other arboviruses to better understand how they spread and cause disease.

Campus: Twin Cities

Categories: Health


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Gretchen Saunders awarded Behavior Genetics Association’s Early Career Award

The research assistant professor in the College of Liberal Arts is recognized for her outstanding contributions to the field of behavior genetics.

Campus: Twin Cities

Categories: Art and Humanities


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10,000 Families Study seeks to shed light on Minnesota health mystery

Co-led by Extension associate dean Patricia Olson, researchers are studying whether three common exposures in Minnesota may be linked to an increased risk of leukemia and lymphoma in Minnesota and neighboring states.

Campus: Systemwide

Categories: Health


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Outsmarting deer and rabbits in the garden

 Follow these Extension tips to protect your garden from munching mammals.

Campus: Systemwide

Categories: Agriculture and Environment


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Hannah Neprash to examine the effects of ransomware attacks on rural and safety-net hospitals

The associate professor in the School of Public Health will combine nationwide Medicare data with a first-of-its-kind database developed by Neprash and her colleagues. 

Campus: Twin Cities

Categories: Social Sciences


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Behind the data: How Jeff Shi powers large-scale neuroscience research

The team manager and project lead of the Informatics Hub in the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain helps bridge the gap between neuroscience research and the computing infrastructure that makes it possible.

Campus: Twin Cities

Categories: Employee Profile


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Painting on the art speak machine

The University of Minnesota Libraries' Charles Babbage Institute acquires the collection of computer artist Maureen A. Nappi, which defines how we interact with computers and makes us interrogate the intersection of technology and culture. 

Campus: Twin Cities

Categories: Art and Humanities


A side-by-side view in Hastings, Minnesota, illustrates the effectiveness of timely management, contrasting a dense, uncontrolled stand of invasive buckthorn on the left with a significantly clearer area on the right treated with prompt foliar spraying.
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Upfront investment in native plants pays dividends against buckthorn

Researchers from the Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center are offering land managers a practical strategy for keeping invasive buckthorn from returning. 

Campus: Twin Cities

Categories: Agriculture and Environment


U Services staff including cafeteria workers, a man wiping a mirror, athletes taking a selfie in the cafeteria, a woman directing a truck and people posing in front of a statue of Goldy next to a block M.
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Gold medal hospitality: How University Services built a village for the Special Olympics USA Games

From high-tech badges to late-night SPAM runs, here's how staff stepped up to deliver an unforgettable week.

Campus: Twin Cities

Categories: Campus Affairs


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Awards & Recognition

Cynthia Bradley and Jennifer Eccles named American Academy of Nursing Fellows

The associate professor and Center for Nursing Equity and Excellence executive director in the School of Nursing are recognized among nursing’s most accomplished leaders in policy, research, administration, practice and academia.

Campus: Twin Cities

Categories: Health