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David Darrow smiles at the camera.
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A new spark for stroke recovery

David Darrow, associate professor in the Medical School, helped a fellow doctor regain his life with paired vagus nerve stimulation.

Campus: Twin Cities

Categories: Health


Four preschoolers sitting on the floor along with a teacher listening to a book being read by a student.
Awards & Recognition

$43,000 grant will help innovate early education

The award will support College of Education and Human Service Professions professor Rhea Owens in a partnership to transform learning at an area preschool.

Campus: Duluth

Categories: Education


A boy shoots an apple cannon toward targets at Fresh Acres farm in Monticelllo, MInnesota.
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Agritourism operations are blooming and booming around the state

Freya Thurmer, Extension educator, is helping support agritourism across multiple counties for the University’s Tourism Center

Campus: Systemwide

Categories: Sports and Recreation


Four people and Goldy Gopher gather for a group photo outdoors.
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College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences welcomes the U.S. Farm Report to campus

The College Roadshow taping brought together students, faculty, alumni and ag experts for a morning of learning, connection and Gopher spirit.

Campus: Twin Cities

Categories: Agriculture and Environment


Sherlock Holmes novels and paraphernalia spread across a table.
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175 faces, facts and firsts: Literature

Learn more about the authors and collections worth five stars from the University of Minnesota. 

Campus: Systemwide

Categories: Art and Humanities


A healthcare worker talks with a patient sitting on an exam bed.
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Hannah Neprash finds Medicare’s prior-authorization pilot test led to an immediate drop in use of services

The associate professor in the School of Public Health led the study providing the first evidence about the controversial pilot program.

Campus: Twin Cities

Categories: Health


Instrumentation set up in a corn field to make nitrogen emission and atmospheric measurements.
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Timothy Griffis is tracking corn, climate and nitrogen

The professor in the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences and his lab have been working to better measure and understand nitrogen hotspots and moments in the Corn Belt.

Campus: Twin Cities

Categories: Agriculture and Environment


Abby Metzler and Monique Montenegro.
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Talking migraine with Abby Metzler and Monique Montenegro

The associate and assistant professors, respectively, discuss the different types of migraine, triggers and treatment options.

Campus: Twin Cities

Categories: Health


Midwifery students posing for a group photo on campus.
Awards & Recognition

School of Nursing receives $3.3 million grant to support nurse-midwifery students

The award will support scholarships for Doctor of Nursing Practice nurse-midwifery students from disadvantaged backgrounds. 

Campus: Twin Cities

Categories: Health


Marching Band forming a Breast Cancer Ribbon.
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Marching for a cure: How the Pride of Minnesota is innovating cancer research

Band directors Betsy McCann and Emmanuel Rodriguez gathered students for an interdepartmental collaboration to model complex biological behavior in real time using human movement.

Campus: Twin Cities

Categories: Art and Humanities