Archive

• Board of Regents July meeting highlights.
• New study finds cell donor’s socioeconomic status shapes cancer treatment outcomes.
• Awards and Recognition: The Clinical and Translational Science Institute's T32 program has received two NIH grants totaling more than $4 million; and more.

Brief summer schedule: July 24; Aug. 7 and 21. Weekly publication resumes Sept. 4.

• Board of Regents meets July 10-12.
• Rebecca Cunningham officially embarks on U of M presidency.
• Invasive species meet their match.
• Awards and Recognition: Elizabeth Borer, Harry T. Orr, and Mikhail Shifman have been appointed Regents Professors; and more.

• Board of Regents June meeting highlights.
• U of M maps genome of the last living wild horse species.
• Feature: Caring for Brianna: Helping a patient smile after paralysis.
• Awards and Recognition: the U of M System has been ranked fifth in the U.S. in sustainability impact and among the top 10 percent worldwide; and more.

Brief summer schedule: June 19; July 10 and 24; Aug. 7 and 21. Weekly publication resumes Sept. 4.

• Rural roads may soon last longer with customized asphalt mixes.
• Study reveals immunotherapy's potential in boosting immune systems of older individuals.
• Awards and Recognition: the Technological Leadership Institute and partners have received a $120 million grant to expand semiconductor manufacturing in the state; and more.

Brief summer schedule: June 5 and 19; July 10 and 24; Aug. 7 and 21. Weekly publication resumes Sept. 4.

• New tool provides highly localized climate projections for Minnesota communities.
• Awards and Recognition: V. V. Ganeshananthan has won the 2024 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction; and more.

Brief summer schedule: May 22; June 5 and 19; July 10 and 24; Aug. 7 and 21. Weekly publication resumes Sept. 4.

• Board of Regents May meeting highlights.
• U of M study finds metformin reduces COVID-19 viral load, viral rebound.
• Awards and Recognition: William McGeveran has been named as the next dean of the Law School; and more.

Summer schedule: May 22; June 5 and 19; July 10 and 24; Aug. 7 and 21. Weekly publication resumes Sept. 4.

• May 9-10 - Board of Regents meets.
• Annual operating budget feedback sought.
• Researchers create new chemical compound to solve 120-year-old problem.
• Feature: Physician pipeline.
• Awards and Recognition: Iowa and Minnesota Campus Compact announced the winners of the 2024 President’s and Engaged Campus Awards; and more.

• 2024 commencement ceremonies begin systemwide.
• Awards and Recognition: Announcing the 2024-27 McKnight Presidential Fellows; and more.

• Features: Empowering sport for all; Joyful noise.
• Awards and Recognition: Rachel Hardeman was recently named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in the World; and more.

• Features: Finding hope in Alzheimer’s care; Alley-oop; Stability after a lifetime of knee pain.
• Awards and Recognition: 2024 recipients of Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Seed Grants; and more.