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December 12, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Joan Gabel named U of M presidential finalist.
Board of Regents meets Dec. 13-14.
Features: Can exercise delay dementia symptoms?; Clean air, healthy swine; Letting nature do its work.
People: Carol Ishimaru and Natalia Tretyakova have been elected AAAS fellows; and more.

PUBLICATION SCHEDULE: Brief will not publish Dec. 26 or Jan. 2. Weekly publication will resume Jan. 9.

December 5, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents meeting to consider presidential candidates.
Features: Silent seizures: seeds of Alzheimer’s disease?; Owning Up: Racism and Housing in Minneapolis.
People: An anonymous faculty member and spouse have committed $1 million to support graduate students at the College of Design; and more.

November 28, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Features: Retail Transformation by Design: collaborating to build rural business; Keeping aging brains healthy: lessons from genes; Researchers stop ‘sneaky’ cancer cells in their tracks; Brown rot, green energy.
People: U of M alumnus Alan Page was recently awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom; and more.

November 21, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Features: Solutions at the Grassroots: empowering Minnesotans to end addiction; Building a baseline for Biocomputing; Trans teens' health.
People: Two nursing faculty have been named to the inaugural class of fellows of the American Medical Informatics Association; and more.

November 14, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Features: Sowing the Seeds of Success: a new set of learning tools for Minnesota’s farmers; Bringing back the bison; Stopping the spiny water flea; Faith-based medicine; Outwitting oat rust.
People: The College of Science and Engineering will lead and house a new $10.3 million Center for Spintronic Materials in Advanced Information Technologies; and more.

November 7, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Features: The New Shape of Medicine: how 3D printing may save lives; Immigration to the United States changes a person’s microbiome; Roadside attractions; 8 things we learned about a clean water future.
People: Recipients of the 2018 Award for Global Engagement; and more.

October 31, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Features: From Garlic to Grocery: turning empty trucks into bigger business for rural Minnesota; Startups help medical discoveries reach patients, clinics; Move to better housing has opposite effects on girls’, boys’ binge drinking.
People: The Borchert Map Library is the recipient of the Governor’s Award; and more.

October 24, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Features: Sleeping Beauty, Sleeping Giant: a breakthrough treatment in the fight against cancer; Boosting biodiversity… and a local economy; Getting to the root of wild rice.
People: The School of Public Health and Minnesota partners have been awarded a $4 million grant to improve patient care; and more

October 17, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents October meeting highlights.
Features: Our Lake, Our Legacy: protecting Minnesota’s life at the lake; Researchers discover new type of stellar collision; Researcher makes history at the bottom of the world.
People: Diane Wiese-Bjornstal has been inducted into the National Academy of Kinesiology; and more.

October 10, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents meets Oct. 11-12.
Features: Unlocking Mechanical Minds: using robots to help diagnose autism; Finding good food close to home.
People: The U of M has received a $1.75 million NSF grant to research autonomous vehicles; and more.

October 3, 2018

Inside This Issue:

New Driven to Discover campaign launches.
U of M, University of Minnesota Physicians, and Fairview Health Services agreement.
Feature: The First Kiss: worth waiting for.
People: The Robina Institute will participate in a national research and reform effort to make probation and parole systems fairer and more effective; and more.

September 26, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Features: To Puerto Rico with love--and medical expertise; Back in the rhythm; Loyal companions.
People: Synthetic biologist Kate Adamala is among a group of researchers funded through a $12 million NSF project to advance work on biocomputers; and more.

September 19, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents September meeting highlights.
Features: On ice; More than the sum of its parts.
People: Michael Goh has been appointed vice president for equity and diversity; and more.

September 12, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents meets Sept. 13-14.
Features: They’ve done their time; Researchers release the most accurate map of Antarctica terrain.
People: The University of Minnesota has received a three-year, $1.43 million NSF grant to advance machine learning techniques; and more.

September 5, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Features: Researchers 3D print prototype for ‘bionic eye’; Turtle power; No simple decisions.
People: U of M researchers have received $8 million to study the fundamental science of waves; and more.

August 29, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Presidential Search Advisory Committee listening sessions.
Features: Helping Minnesota hops grow; New material could improve efficiency of computer processing and memory; Helping startups succeed and stay in the Midwest; Third act.
People: Nine faculty from across the U of M system have been selected for the 2018-19 Internationalizing Teaching and Learning Faculty Cohort Program; and more.

August 22, 2018

Inside This Issue:

The Great (University of) Minnesota Get-Together.
Features: Bee love; To touch the sun; New 3D-printed device could help treat spinal cord injuries.
People: The Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota has announced the first Chainbreaker Breakthrough Cancer Research Grant; and more.

August 8, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Summer publication: Brief will publish next on Aug. 22. Weekly publication will resume Aug. 29.

University of Minnesota presidential search launch.
Features: Testing more reliable materials for nuclear energy; Taking the plunge to fight aquatic invaders; How practicing mindfulness bolsters executive function skills of preschoolers; Keeping ethics at the center of animal research.
People: John Bischof has been appointed director of the U of M Institute for Engineering in Medicine; and more.

July 18, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Summer publication: Brief will publish on Aug. 8 and 22. Weekly publication will resume Aug. 29.

Board of Regents July meeting highlights.
Features: The tick warrior; Bell Museum’s new planetarium brings the universe home; Care for the caregiver; Keeping ecosystems complex; University research a common thread at new Bell Museum.
People: President Kaler has announced his decision to step down as president on July 1, 2019; and more.

June 20, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Summer publication: Brief will publish on July 18 and Aug. 8 and 22. Weekly publication will resume Aug. 29.

Board of Regents June meeting highlights.
Working to strengthen M Health.
Features: The grip game; A smartphone app that collects travel data; Dancing with stars; Embracing the bump.
People: 2018 Research Infrastructure Awards announced; and more.

June 6, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Summer publication: Brief will publish on June 20, July 18, and Aug. 8 and 22. Weekly publication will resume Aug. 29.

Board of Regents will meet June 7-8.
Features: Scientists discover new magnetic element; Can Zika fight cancer?; A brain out of tune; Genetic ‘switches’ linked to longer lifespans in mammals; Democracy of care.
People: Two U of M research teams have received this year’s Minnesota Futures grants; and more.

May 16, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Summer publication: Brief will publish on June 6 and 20, July 18, and Aug. 8 and 22. Weekly publication will resume Aug. 29.

Board of Regents May meeting highlights and upcoming public input sessions.
Features: ‘This place makes good people’; New research sheds light on why certain oaks are found together; St. Paul’s son; A new spin on Parkinson's disease.
People: The U of M has been nominated as one of the world’s best at spinning off companies from research; and more.

May 9, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Summer publication notice: Brief will publish on May 16, June 6 and 20, July 18, and Aug. 8 and 22. Weekly publication will resume Aug. 29.

Board of Regents meets May 10-11.
Features: Portrait in perseverance; The global earthworm invasion.
People: Peter Reich and Mikhail Shifman have been elected as members of the National Academy of Sciences; and more.

May 2, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Summer publication: Brief will publish on May 16, June 6 and 20, July 18, and Aug. 8 and 22. Weekly publication will resume Aug. 29.

Features: Researchers 3D print electronics and cells directly on skin; Trusting to learn; U of M measures effects of congestion on access to jobs by car; Researchers unveil Minnesota autism rates as part of nationwide CDC study; The small but mighty cell.
People: Erika Lee is a recipient of a 2018 Andrew Carnegie Fellowship; and more.

April 25, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Features: Her passion for cheese changed the family farm; Biomedical engineering faculty study how tumor cells move in patients; Developing the right skills for the job; Grassland plants react unexpectedly to high levels of carbon dioxide.
People: The Heritage Studies and Public History Graduate Program has been awarded a Mellon Foundation Grant; and more.

April 18, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Features: Bringing dental care to Minnesotans; Vaccines to treat opioid abuse and prevent fatal overdoses.
People: Minnesota Masonic Charities will provide an influx of $25 million for the Masonic Cancer Center; and more.

April 11, 2018

Inside This Issue:

U of M launches cancer clinical trials network.
Feature: From battlefield to business.
People: Five new McKnight Presidential Fellows have been named; and more.

April 4, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Support the U Day is Apr. 10.
Features: Researchers uncover the farthest star ever seen; Assessing how alcohol affects the adolescent brain.
People: The NIH has awarded Dianne Neumark-Sztainer a $6.5 million Outstanding Investigator Award; and more.

March 28, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents meeting highlights.
Features: A gene that preserves brain cells; Taking aim at cancer; Ending addiction in our communities.
People: Announcing the newly named Distinguished McKnight University Professors; and more.

March 21, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents meets March 22-23.
Features: Opioids not superior pain relievers; Healthily ever after; Teens in homeless families more likely to attempt suicide; BMT: The original cell therapy.
People: Nearly 70 M Health physicians have been honored as “Rising Stars” by Mpls.St.Paul Magazine; and more.

March 14, 2018

Inside This Issue:

State Relations update: Supplemental Budget Request.
Features: See it in 3-D; Forage-based diets on dairy farms produce nutritionally enhanced milk; Restoring health after cancer; Giving for good.
People: The Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics has awarded five new research grants for collaborative projects; and more.

March 7, 2018

Inside This Issue:

State Relations update: Minnesota legislative session under way.
Features: Differences in drug addiction between the sexes; Shoring up Seemore the sea turtle’s shell; U scientists scan world’s first 10.5-Tesla human MRI image; Combating back pain without opioids.
People: U in the News features highlights of U faculty and staff cited in the media; and more.

February 28, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Features: Non-invasive brain stimulation could help treat cerebral palsy; Scientists poised to win the race against rust disease.
People: Announcing the 2018 recipients of the University-wide Distinguished Teaching Awards; and more.

February 21, 2018

Inside This Issue:

U of M economic impact report.
Features: Neuromodulation gives new hope to paraplegic patients; Global grazing lands increasingly vulnerable to a changing climate; HEAPR funding extends life of buildings, labs.
People: Larry Jacobs has been awarded the McKnight Presidential Chair in Public Affairs; and more.

February 14, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents meeting highlights.
2018 State of the University address.
Features: Maroon and gold in the Olympics; Tracking brain health through life; Narrowing the diabetes race gap.
People: Lori Carrell has been named chancellor of the University of Minnesota Rochester; and more.

February 7, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents meets February 8-9.
Features: Study shows wetlands provide landscape-scale reduction in nitrate pollution; Research finds early childhood program linked to degree completion at age 35; Developing new dental devices for the elderly.
People: 2018 recipients of the John Tate Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising; and more.

January 31, 2018

Inside This Issue:

U of M Legislative Kickoff events.
Features: Researchers use wild rice to predict health of Minnesota lakes and streams; Harmful turned harmless; A Decade of Connecting.
People: Nine faculty members have been named as the 2018-20 McKnight Land-Grant Professors; and more.

January 24, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Governor's support highlights impact of higher education.
The U of M is Minnesota’s skilled workforce.
Features: A climatologist for the people; Older Minnesotans love winter. How can we help them stay safe?; Addressing disparities in the child welfare system.
People: Gordon Burtch recently received the Association for Information Systems Early Career Award; and more.

January 17, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Features: Seeing Alzheimer’s disease; Vital years; New discovery could improve brain-like memory and computing; Point A to Point B.
People: Sri Zaheer has been appointed a Class C director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis; and more.

January 10, 2018

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents December meeting highlights.
Features: Pools apart; FDA approves innovative Parkinson’s device tested at U; Places for healing; Cancer fighter from Cameroon.
People: The College of Liberal Arts has received a $5 million gift from the estate of Hella Lindemeyer Mears; and more.

December 13, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Notice: Brief will not be published on Dec. 20, Dec. 27, and Jan. 3. The weekly schedule returns Jan. 10.

Board of Regents meets Dec. 14-15.
Features: Researchers 3D print lifelike artificial organ models; A wolf den and an opportunity; Too many nutrients make microbes less responsive.
People: Apostolos Georgopoulos was recently awarded the American Legion Distinguished Service Medal; and more.

December 6, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Notice: Brief will not be published on Dec. 20, Dec. 27, and Jan. 3. The weekly schedule resumes Jan. 10.

Features: Why autism strikes mostly boys; Protecting rights, fighting terrorism; From Alaska to Amazonia: first global maps of traits that drive vegetation growth; Researchers develop graphene nano ‘tweezers.’
People: 3M has invested $26 million in the University’s Driven campaign, which spans a 10-year period, including a new $8 million commitment; and more.

November 29, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Features: After cancer; Carbon emissions by plant respiration will have large impact on climate; MN-REACH drives medical innovation.
People: Nabil Matar will receive the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences award; and more.

November 22, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Features: ‘These deaths can be prevented’; Sit, stay, seizures; An 'unreal dream' becomes reality.
People: The American Association for the Advancement of Science has announced that four U of M researchers have been named fellows; and more.

November 15, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Features: Access to jobs by transit increases in many U.S. metros; New technology makes oak wilt detection faster, more affordable; U of M study affirms new strategies for reducing achievement gap.
People: Pinar Karaca-Mandic has received a $1.6 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; U in the News features highlights of U faculty and staff cited in the media; and more.

November 8, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Features: ‘With this privilege comes the power to make change’; Curbing emissions to improve health; Renewable coal on the horizon; New tissue-engineered blood vessel replacements closer to human trials; Wheat harvest shatters previous yield records.
People: U in the News features highlights of U faculty and staff cited in the media; and more.

November 1, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Driven to Discover: Joseph Gaugler.
Features: ‘I think I can’ is key to closing achievement gap in biology education; Nutritious U; Biology exams can put female students at a disadvantage; A new way to measure photosynthesis.
People: Recipients of the second phase of the U of M Driving Tomorrow research investments for interdisciplinary collaborations have been announced; and more.

October 25, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Driven to Discover: Karen Hsiao Ashe.
Features: Scientists detect gravitational waves produced by colliding neutron stars; A new look at freshwater sponges in Minnesota; Nitrous oxide emissions may get worse as climate warms.
People: Jakub Tolar has been named dean of the Medical School and interim VP for the Health Sciences; and more.

October 18, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Driven to Discover: Neil Henderson.
Board of Regents October meeting highlights.
Features: A quest to drill below the earth’s oldest ice; U scientists engineer species-like barriers to reproduction; Map of micronutrients shows importance of small and medium farms.
People: The NSF has awarded a $2.5 million grant to a team of researchers led by the U of M for a project to improve the quality of life in cities; and more

October 11, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Driven to Discover: Tetyana Shippee.
The Board of Regents will meet Oct. 12-13.
Features: The peacemaker; Preserving history; Study shows way to find common ground on gene-editing; More renewables needed than previously thought.
People: Al Levine has been named U of M VP for Research; and more.

October 4, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Driven to Discover: Marilyn Bruin.
Features: Researchers set sights on land-based invasive species.
People: The Center for Magnetic Resonance Research has been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health’s BRAIN Initiative; and more.

September 27, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Driven to Discover campaign launches.
Features: American oaks share a common northern ancestor; U researchers find recipe for forest restoration.
People: The Center for Spirituality & Healing has been awarded the first phase of a cooperative $11.2 million NIH grant to study chronic back pain prevention; and more.

September 20, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Features: Cultivating a culture of curiosity; Planting grass seed? Most Twin Citian residents water too much.
People: Melissa Koenig is the recipient of a 2017 Sara Evans Faculty Woman Scholar/Leader Award; and more.

September 13, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Driven: The University of Minnesota Campaign.
Board of Regents meeting highlights.
Features: Corn’s environmental impact varies greatly across U.S.; A project with a purpose; The mystery of leaf size solved; Changing course to make change.
People: CURA has received the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership's G. Thomas Kingsley Impact Award; and more.

September 6, 2017

Inside This Issue:

The Board of Regents will meet Sept. 7-8.
Features: Curing a dangerous infection; Attacking the problem; Borderlands.
People: CEHD has been recognized as the top public school of education in the Academic Ranking of World Universities’ 2017 college rankings; and more

August 30, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Video: Celebrating U of M impact.
Features: U Venture Center launches record 18 startups; U startup provides services to accelerate microbiome discovery; U study provides new insight toward reducing racial bias in courtroom.
People: The NSF has awarded the Center for Cognitive Sciences and the Center for Applied and Translational Sensory Sciences a $3 million grant; and more.

August 9, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Notice: This is the last issue of Brief until weekly publication resumes on Aug. 30.

Ten great UMN things to do at the fair.
Features: MAISRC announces six new projects; New U report explores sex buyers in Minnesota; On her own path to end world hunger.
People: The NSF has awarded the U of M nearly $4 million to boost retention of underrepresented students in STEM; and more.

July 26, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Summer publication: Brief will next publish on Aug. 9. Weekly publication will resume Aug. 30.

Board of Regents July meeting highlights.
Features: Two lives, one chance; Researchers transform conservation tool with gold nanotechnology, lasers; U study finds recognition technology a step closer to use in courtroom; Energy storage paired with solar more cost effective in MN.
People: Fionnuala Ní Aoláin has been appointed the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism; and more.

July 12, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Summer publication: Brief will publish on July 26 and Aug. 9. Weekly publication will resume Aug. 30.

Board of Regents meets July 12.
Features: Middle-class wages have stagnated over time; Sustainable rubber and plastics become a reality; Study finds link between community’s rate of military sacrifice, Trump support; Humphrey School partnering on research to help Greater Minnesota; Study determines what makes ‘successful’ smile.
People: Recipients of the 2017 Research Infrastructure Investment Program; and more.

June 21, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Summer publication: Brief will publish on July 12, 26, and on Aug. 9. Weekly publication will resume Aug. 30.

Board of Regents June meeting highlights.
Features: Predatory use of criminal justice; U startup to commercialize waste-to-energy tech; Wastewater treatment pilot promises to turn scum into profit; Innovation Fellows medical device first to reach market.
People: The Board of Regents has named Fionnuala Ní Aoláin as a Regents Professor of Law; and more.

June 7, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Summer publication schedule: Brief will publish on June 21, July 12 and 26, and Aug. 9. Weekly publication will resume Aug. 30.

State Relations update.
Regents invite comments on proposed 2018 operating budget.
Features: Shaping Somali youth and family success; The science of meditation; We’re on the brink of mass extinction--but there’s still time to fix it; Help astronomers find ‘baby’ galaxies.
People: Three U of M researchers have received Minnesota Futures grants; and more

May 24, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Summer publication schedule: Brief will publish on June 7 and 21, July 12 and 26, and Aug. 9. Weekly publication will resume Aug. 30.

State Relations update.
Features: Predicting cancer's next move; America’s uneven war toll.
People: Extension has received nearly $1 million in grants for work in Greater Minnesota; and more.

May 17, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents May meeting highlights.
Features: 3D-printed ‘bionic skin’ could give robots the sense of touch; MnTAP interns save businesses time, resources, and money; Professor Peter Reich: Connecting people to climate research.
People: Deborah Swackhamer will receive the Warren A. Hall Medal; and more.

May 10, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Contact your legislator.
Board of Regents meets May 11-12.
Features: Interpreting complex connections; Neuroscientist-playwright; Transparent film could improve electronics and solar cells.
People: Frank Bates and Maury Bramson have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences; and more

May 3, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Driven to Discover: Protecting human rights with Samuel Myers.
Features: Species spread in spurts; UMTC joins American Talent Initiative in national effort.
People: Recipients of the President's Award for Outstanding Service; and more.

April 26, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Driven to Discover: Protecting human rights with Bridget Marchesi.
Features: Heart in a box; The complex web of monetary sanctions in Minnesota; Citizens in the classroom; Extending the pipeline.
People: Two U of M startups have been named among the most promising in the nation; and more.

April 19, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Support the U on Apr. 24.
Driven to Discover: Protecting human rights with James Ron.
Features: 3D-printed patch can help mend a broken heart; New projects to research terrestrial invasive species; Made in Minnesota; Scientists need your help in census of seals.
People: Megan Gunnar, Sarah Hobbie, and Marlene Zuk have been elected to the American Academy of Arts And Sciences; and more.

April 12, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Driven to Discover: Protecting human rights with Barbara Frey.
Features: Justice in birth; Nitrogen, phosphorus from fertilizers and pet waste polluting urban water.
People: Susan Jones and Heidi Kitrosser have been awarded 2017 Guggenheim Fellowships; and more.

April 5, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Urge lawmakers to support the U.
Features: Matching grad student skills with regional business needs; CTS celebrates 30 years; Range contraction puts species at risk; Ethanol’s land impacts.
People: Carol Strohecker has been named dean of the College of Design; and more.

March 29, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents March meeting highlights.
New Land-Grant Legacy Scholarship.
Feature: Beating addiction: a nondrug approach.
People: Newly named Distinguished McKnight University Professors; and more.

March 22, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents meets March 23-24 in Duluth.
Features: "Super sponge” promises toxic cleanup of lakes and more; Researchers develop process for creating ultra-selective separation membranes; Mapping Prejudice in Minneapolis.
People: 2017 IDEA Multicultural Research Award recipients; and more.

March 15, 2017

Inside This Issue:

USCIS suspends premium processing for H-1B visa applications.
Features: Tree frogs meet the cocktail party problem; New research explores delivery systems and benefits for FMT.
People: Giancarlo Casale has received a Mellon New Directions Fellowship; and more.

March 8, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Urge lawmakers to support the U.
State of the University address highlights.
Features: New technology rewarms large-scale tissues preserved at low temperatures; Study finds secret to diverse forests’ success; Three Good Things about addiction recovery.
People: 2017 recipients of Distinguished Teaching Awards; and more.

March 1, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Support the U and State Relations update.
March 2 - State of the University Address.
U statement of support for transgender rights.
Features: Bell Museum’s cooked wood highlights niche industry opportunity; Energy-collecting windows one step closer to reality.
People: The NorthStar Initiative has named Jennifer Schmitt as its new program director; and more.

February 22, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Reminder: State of the University address.
Features: Opioid prescriptions in the crosshairs; Zuzia's new skin; From orange peels to yoga pants; Researchers assist in identifying autism biomarkers in infancy.
People: U Libraries has received a $1.5 million gift from the Wallin Foundation; and more

February 15, 2017

Inside This Issue:

U of M Regents meeting highlights.
State of the University address.
Driven to Discover: Ending addiction with Mark Thomas.
Features: New process to produce renewable car tires from biomass; Smashing the silence; Charter schools increasing segregation, underperforming public schools.

February 8, 2017

Inside This Issue:

U of M Regents meet Feb. 9-10.
Driven to Discover: Ending addiction with Kelvin Lim.
Feature: Reinventing MRI.
People: The U of M Law School has received a $25 million gift from the Robina Foundation; and more.

February 1, 2017

Inside This Issue:

Legislative Kickoff Breakfast a success.
Driven to Discover: Ending addiction with Carolyn Fairbanks.
Feature: Immigration History Research Center launches #ImmigrationSyllabus.
People: U in the News features highlights of U faculty and staff cited in the media; and more.

January 25, 2017

Inside This Issue:

U of M featured in NY Times Sponsored Content.
Driven to Discover: Ending addiction with George Wilcox.
Feature: Report shows immigrants play vital role in future of state workforce.
People: The U of M will join as a partner in the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals; and more.

January 18, 2017

Inside This Issue:

U receives full reaccreditation for human research protection program.
Features: Upholding an academic legacy; Forever Green Initiative takes root; To fix a complex heart defect.
People: Elisia Cohen has been named director of the School of Journalism & Mass Communication; and more.

January 11, 2017

Inside This Issue:

State Relations Update.
Features: Research shows people can control a robotic arm with their minds; Coming home to hunger; How overworking employees costs automakers millions; Growing fresh greens year-round.
People: U Libraries has received an $88,000 Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grant to make key Minnesota literary archives more accessible; and more.

December 14, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents meeting highlights.
Driven to Discover: Abolishing hunger with James Bradeen.
Features: Motivation to move; Researchers explore 2D materials; A Calling in Conakry; Marten habitat research informs forest planning.
People: Nasreen Mohamed has received the Josie Johnson Human Rights and Social Justice Award; and more.

December 7, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents will meet Dec. 8-9.
Driven to Discover: Abolishing hunger with Vipin Kumar.
Features: Losses of soil carbon will accelerate pace of climate change; IonE researchers produce first map of worldwide farming households; Building a culture of health across the United States.
People: J.B. Mayo has received the Josie Johnson Human Rights and Social Justice Award; and more.

November 30, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Driven to Discover: Abolishing hunger with Candice Hirsch.
Features: U study shows global picture of crop production greenhouse gas emissions; Researchers propose low-mass supernova triggered formation of solar system.
People: Michelle Behr named chancellor of the University of Minnesota Morris; and more.

November 23, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Driven to Discover: Abolishing hunger with Philip Pardey.
Features: U of M scientists assist in breakthrough wheat gene research; The other side of the bars; Study finds affordable housing crisis worsened after recession; Seeking educational equity.
People: 2016 recipients of the Award for Global Engagement; and more.

November 16, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Features: Autism expertise leads to earlier diagnosis; Wind and solar energy could bring 5,000 jobs to rural Minnesota.
People: The U of M has won the Institutional Award for Global Learning, Research, and Engagement; and more.

November 9, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Features: How a child’s mind works; New discovery could help oral medicines work better.
People: The Women’s Foundation of Minnesota and the governor’s office have announced the Young Women’s Initiative of Minnesota, a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership; and more.

November 2, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Open Enrollment now through Nov. 30.
Features: Researchers invent perfect soap molecule; Research partnerships work to bring knowledge beyond U.
People: U of M researchers have won the National Cancer Institute’s Up for a Challenge Breast Cancer Challenge Award; and more.

October 26, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Driven to Discover: Closing the Opportunity Gap with Michael Rodriguez.
Features: Speaking for the Voiceless; U of M buys community solar subscription.
People: U researchers have been awarded a $2.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Basic Energy Sciences; and more

October 19, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents meeting highlights.
Driven to Discover: Closing the Opportunity Gap with Jed Elison.
Features: New angle on Alzheimer’s disease; Study shows forest biodiversity is green in more ways than one; Changing the world: Clara Adams-Ender.
People: Brian Burnett has been appointed senior vice president of finance and operations; and more.

October 12, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents will meet Oct. 13-14.
Driven to Discover: Closing the Opportunity Gap with Philip Zelazo.
Features: Body as canvas; Rendezvous with an earthquake.
People: The Immigration History Research Center has been chosen to receive the 2016 Equity and Diversity Outstanding Unit Award; and more.

October 5, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Driven to Discover: Closing the Opportunity Gap with Megan Gunnar.
Features: Artificial blood vessels developed in lab grow with recipient; MAST Lab tests structural strength against earthquakes; Genetic map reveals networks of cellular life.
People: Twenty-nine Grand Challenges Research Grants have been awarded; and more.

September 28, 2016

Inside This Issue:

New Driven to Discover campaign launches.
Features: Researchers identify unexpected cause of mutation in cancer; Popular geosciences app gets upgrade; New study measures traffic congestion and job access.
People: David Masopust has been named to the inaugural class of Howard Hughes Medical Institute Faculty Scholars; and more.

September 21, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Features: Not all bioplastics are created equal; Thinking through the dirt; Atheists remain most disliked religious minority in the U.S.
People: Lorraine Francis has been named the 3M Chair in Experiential Learning; and more.

September 14, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents meeting highlights.
Driven to Discover: Luis Ramos-Garcia.
Features: "Together, we'll change the world" video; To break down stereotypes about librarians.
People: U of M researchers have been awarded a $4 million NIH grant to launch the Baby Connectome Project; and more.

September 7, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents meets Sept. 8-9.
Driven to Discover: Susan Warfield.
Features: Honoring the victims and survivors of 9/11; Monkeys in zoos have human gut bacteria.
People: The National Cancer Institute has awarded U of M researchers an $8.2 million grant for a physics-based approach to cancer; and more.

August 31, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Driven to Discover: David Ernst.
Features: U of M Venture Center launches record 17 startups; America's wars take uneven toll; Covering more ground; Set up for success.
People: Aaron Sojourner has been appointed to President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers; and more.

August 17, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Driven to Discover: Ruby Nguyen.
Features: Ten #UMNonaStick things to do at the fair; Student entrepreneurs go big.
People: A nearly $5 million state investment in agricultural productivity at the U of M will be used to hire scientists and improve infrastructure; and more.

August 3, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Driven to Discover: Shane Nackerud.
Features: How a flawed supply chain affects mental illness; Studying the heart, hands-on.
People: Denise Young named executive director of the Bell Museum + Planetarium; and more.

July 20, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents July meeting highlights.
Driven to Discover: Valery Forbes.
Features: 'Dirty' mice model human biology better; Addressing the childhood obesity epidemic in rural Minnesota; Transit and training crucial to connecting unemployed with jobs.
People: Sarah Hobbie named 2016 Ada Comstock Distinguished Scholar; and more

June 29, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Brief summer publication dates: July 20, Aug. 3, 17, and 31. Weekly publication resumes Sept. 7.

State Relations Update.
Driven to Discover: Dan Keefe.
Feature: Breakthrough in early detection of Alzheimer's.
People: Christopher Uggen has been named Regents Professor; and more.

June 15, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Summer publication: Brief will publish June 29, July 20, and Aug. 3, 17, and 31. Weekly publication resumes Sept. 7.

Board of Regents meeting highlights.
Driven to Discover: Sarah Butler.
Feature: U of M launches 100th startup; A big sister's 'thank-you.'
People: Samuel Mukasa has been named dean of the College of Science and Engineering; and more

June 1, 2016

Inside This Issue:

State Relations Update.
Driven to Discover: Ryan Pesch.
Feature: Printing a human heart; Core facilities drive research forward.
People: Nicholas Phelps has been named director of the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center; and more.

May 18, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents meeting highlights.
Driven to Discover: Linda Buturian.
Feature: Familial cancer registry could save lives; From photography, healing.
People: Mark Coyle has been named director of Gopher Athletics; and more

May 11, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Summer publication notice: Brief will publish May 18; June 1, 15, and 29; July 13; and Aug. 3, 17, and 31. Weekly publication resumes Sept. 7.

Board of Regents meets May 12-13.
U of M Public Budget Forum.
Driven to Discover: Mike Whalen.
People: Recipients of the 2016 President's Award for Outstanding Service; and more

May 4, 2016

Inside This Issue:

May 13 Public Budget Forum.
Driven to Discover: Richard Lee.
Feature: Breaking the Care Barriers.
People: Robert Vince has received the International Society for Antiviral Research Award of Excellence; and more.

April 27, 2016

Inside This Issue:

State Relations update.
Driven to Discover: Tim LaPara.
Features: Proving the Theory; Curtain Up.
People: Regents Professor Timothy Lodge has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; and more

April 20, 2016

Inside This Issue:

State Relations update.
Driven to Discover: Alan Love.
Feature: The Future of Clothing.
People: 2016 recipients of the University of Minnesota Outstanding Community Service Awards; and more.

April 13, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Driven to Discover: Sarah Holtman.
Feature: How size and lifestyle rule the plant world.
People: 2016 Distinguished McKnight University Professors named; and more.

April 6, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents meeting highlights.
Driven to Discover: Pam Lachowitzer.
Features: Research efficiency; Building a Better U.
People: The U of M has been named to a $317 million partnership to develop the next generation of "smart" fabrics and fibers; and more.

March 30, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents meets March 30-31.
Driven to Discover: Tasoulla Hadjiyanni.
Features: A look back at U of M research spaces; Up in the Air; Student Start-ups Go Big.
People: Professors George Karypis, Joseph Konstan, and John Riedl (posthumous) have won the 2016 Seoul Test of Time Award; and more.

March 23, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Driven to Discover: Bob Gehrz.
Features: From Sugar Beets to Spandex; The Game's Afoot.
People: 2016-17 Imagine Fund Annual Award recipients; and more.

March 16, 2016

Inside This Issue:

State Relations Update.
Driven to Discover: Paul Capel.
Feature: A Critical Mass for Computational Biology.
People: Ran Blekhman has been named a 2016 Sloan Research Fellow; and more.

March 9, 2016

Inside This Issue:

State of the University recap.
State Relations Update.
Driven to Discover: Matt Russell.
Feature: In the Pursuit of Science.
People: Alvin Beitz has been named director of the U of M's Center for Educational Innovation; and more.

March 2, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Driven to Discover: D. Subbaram Naidu.
Feature: Driven to Fight for Educational Equality.
People: Erin Carlson has been named a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers; and more.

February 24, 2016

Inside This Issue:

State of the University Address.
Driven to Discover: Venugopal Mukku.
Feature: 'Tiny Curators' Pay It Forward to the Bell.
People: 2016 Distinguished Teaching Award recipients; and more.

February 17, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents February meeting highlights.
Driven to Discover: Daniel Larkin.
Feature: Gravitational waves rock the physics world; True story; Living Our Own Story: An Interview with Moin Syed.
People: Recipients of the 2016 John Tate Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising; and more.

February 10, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents meet Feb. 11-12.
Driven to Discover: Rachel Johnson.
Feature: Giving Young Minds the Opportunity to Shine.
People: Professors David Pui and Emmanuel Detournay have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering; and more.

February 3, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Driven to Discover: Jeff Coulter.
Feature: New technology aids quest for dormant genes.
People: The National Jurist has named Professor Joan Howland to its annual list of the 25 most influential figures in American legal education; and more.

January 27, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Driven to Discover feature: Mary Ann Marchel.
Feature: Awareness of Aspirin's Benefits Saves Lives.
People: Tim Stratton has been awarded the 2015 Weaver Medal; and more.

January 20, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Driven to Discover feature: Charlie Miller.
Feature: Preparing Students for a World of Grand Challenges.
Governor announces bonding recommendations.
People: Eight faculty members have been named as the 2016-18 McKnight Land-Grant Professors; and more.

January 13, 2016

Inside This Issue:

Driven to Discover feature: Joe Franek.
Feature: Research by the Numbers.
People: IonE director Jessica Hellmann has been named a Leshner Leadership Institute Public Engagement Fellow; and more.

December 16, 2015

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents meeting highlights.
Driven to Discover feature: Tracy Sherbert.
Features: A Workforce to Thwart Infectious Diseases; Fossil Teeth Point to Early Exodus from Africa.
People: Regents Professor R. Lawrence Edwards has been elected as a foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; and more.

December 9, 2015

Inside This Issue:

Notice: Brief will not be published on Dec. 23, Dec. 30, and Jan. 6. The weekly schedule returns Jan. 13.

Board of Regents meets Dec. 10-11.
Driven to Discover feature: Tony Bittner.
People: Roger Ruan has been elected a Fellow of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers; and more.

December 2, 2015

Inside This Issue:

Driven to Discover feature: Angela Panoskaltsis-Mortari.
Feature: Better Together.
People: Daniel Forbes has been named the Schulze Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship; and more.

November 25, 2015

Inside This Issue:

Driven to Discover feature: David Mulla.
Feature: Yoga could ease effects of Parkinson's disease.
People: Three U of M faculty and one administrator have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; and more.

November 18, 2015

Inside This Issue:

Driven to Discover feature: Keith Mayes.
Features: A Novel Way to Write; Rebel in a White Coat.
People: Renee Frontiera has received a National Science Foundation CAREER program award; and more.

November 11, 2015

Inside This Issue:

Driven to Discover feature: Amy Kircher.
Features: From Green to Greener; Healing Nerves with 3D Printing.
People: The Institute on the Environment has awarded fall Mini Grants to 16 projects; and more.

November 4, 2015

Inside This Issue:

Driven to Discover feature: Jigna Desai.
Features: Work matters; The Bird-Watchers; Made to Order.
People: Dante Cicchetti, Allen Isaacman, and Donald Truhlar have been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; and more.

October 28, 2015

Inside This Issue:

Driven to Discover feature: Frank Bates.
Features: Supercomputer fuels research to limit carbon emissions; Recovery or relapse?
People: Donald Truhlar has been elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; and more.

October 21, 2015

Inside This Issue:

Driven to Discover feature: Cawo Abdi.
Features: For the Zachs and the Karens; Finding their center.
People: Xiang Cheng is among 18 of the nation's most innovative early-career scientists and engineers as a recipient of the 2015 Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering; and more.

October 14, 2015

Inside This Issue:

U of M Board of Regents October meeting highlights.
Feature: A Lion-Size Controversy.
People: The NIH BRAIN Initiative has awarded funding to Daniel Schmidt and Mark Thomas to create new viral technologies; and more.

October 7, 2015

Inside This Issue:

New Driven to Discover campaign launches.
U of M Board of Regents meets Oct. 8-9.
Features: Practicing mindfulness in the workplace.
People: Andrew Furco has been inducted into the Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship; and more.

September 30, 2015

Inside This Issue:

Features: Strength Lives in Languages; A Place to Call Home: An Interview with Tasoulla Hadjiyanni.
People: Alan Love has been awarded a $2 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation for his work on biological practice to scientific metaphysics; and more.

September 23, 2015

Inside This Issue:

AAU survey data on Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct released.
Features: Goldy Discovers; A Champion for Education and Housing.
People: UMTC has received the 2015 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine; and more.

September 16, 2015

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents meeting highlights.
Features: Reimagining Cities; Weirdos of the Universe; Grand Challenge: Build Resilient Communities.

September 9, 2015

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents meet Sept. 10-11.
Features: Swinging for the Fences; Can Remote Monitoring Improve Alzheimer's Care?; Micro Organisms, Macro Effects.
People: U of M researchers are part of a team that has received a $20 million NSF grant to evaluate the impact of nanotechnology on the environment; and more.

August 26, 2015

Inside This Issue:

Ten U of M Reasons to Visit the Fair.
Features: Through Trials; From fish to physics; New game plan.
People: Anu Ramaswami will lead a $12 million research network to build sustainable, healthy, and livable cities; and more.

August 12, 2015

Inside This Issue:

#UMNonaStick at the Minnesota State Fair.
Features: Willing to Be a Match; What Feeds (and Feeds on) Invasive Plants; Study Shows Hemp and Marijuana are Genetically Different.
People: David Flannigan is one of eight people nationwide to be named a 2015 Beckman Young Investigator; and more.

July 29, 2015

Inside This Issue:

Features: A New Model for Active Wear; Caught on Camera: Serengeti Wildlife; Seven Things You Don't Know About Microbes.
People: The School of Dentistry has been awarded a $1.7 million U.S. Department of Health grant to reduce oral health disparities in rural communities; and more.

July 15, 2015

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents meeting highlights.
Features: Taming Tremors; Teaching in the Garden; Driving Golf into the Future.
People: Thirteen proposals have been chosen for funding through the 2015 Research Infrastructure Investment Program; and more.

July 1, 2015

Inside This Issue:

U of M Regents approve annual budget.
Features: Pushing the boundaries; Celebrating Engagement on the Northside; Students lead research into emerging aquaponics industry.
People: Ashok Saluja has been awarded the medal of the Australian Society for Medical Research; and more.

June 17, 2015

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents meeting highlights.
State Relations update.
Features: Infant Antibiotic Use Linked to Adult Diseases; Preventing child abuse; Unwavering.
People: The Board of Regents has named R. Lawrence Edwards, Vipin Kumar, and Michael Osterholm Regents Professors—the highest level of recognition given to faculty by the University; and more.

June 3, 2015

Inside This Issue:

State Relations Update.
Public forum on U of M budget.
Features: Up Close with Mary Jo Kane; Natural-born economy; Cracking Medical Mysteries with Math.
People: Alumni John and Nancy Lindahl have announced a gift of $17 million to the U of M; and more.

May 20, 2015

Inside This Issue:

Human Subjects Research draft work plan released.
State Relations Update.
Features: Hope for Alzheimer's sufferers; Clothing for a cause.
People: Burckhard Seelig has been awarded the Simons Investigator Award; and more.

May 13, 2015

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents meeting highlights.
Features: Serving Up Good News About Food; Low-cost, Eco-friendly Fertilizers from Bacteria.
People: 2015 recipients of the President's Award for Outstanding Service; and more.

May 6, 2015

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents meet May 7-8.
Features: Ready to Create the Future; Cancer-killing Nanoparticles; Protecting Us from Avian Flu.
People: Gordon Legge has been awarded the 2015 Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research; and more.

U of M Legislative Request update.
Feature: Seeing His Wife for the First Time.
People: Dante Cicchetti, Allen Isaacman, and Donald Truhlar have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; and more.

April 22, 2015

Inside This Issue:

Follow up on April 17 New York Times report.
Regents public forum: Human subjects research practices.
Feature: The U of M's oldest professor is teaching his last semester.
People: Economist Tim Kehoe and art historian Matthew Canepa and have been named Guggenheim Fellows; and more.

April 15, 2015

Inside This Issue:

State Relations Update.
Team formed to advance human subjects research protection program.
People: Michael Resnick has been named President of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine; and more.

April 8, 2015

Inside This Issue:

State of the U Address highlights.
U establishes achievement gap research hub.
New Grand Challenges courses.
People: UMTC has been named by Forbes magazine and Statista as one of America’s Best Employers of 2015; and more

April 1, 2015

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents meeting highlights.
Feature: Bacteria tapped for eco-friendly industrial cleanup.
People: Five faculty have been named 2015 Distinguished McKnight University Professors; and more.

March 25, 2015

Inside This Issue:

U Commits to Decisive Action to Improve Human Subjects Research Program.
Board of Regents meets March 26-27.
Features: Cancer in the Crosshairs; U gains cloud-based access to global satellite imagery.
People: Professor of Veterinary Medicine Stanley Diesch is among the recipients of the 2015 Siehl Prize for Excellence in Agriculture; and more.

March 18, 2015

Inside This Issue:

2015 State of the University Address.
Federal Relations update.
Feature: Foundation will expand researcher’s spatial data software.
People: Spring 2015 patent roll call; and more.

March 11, 2015

Inside This Issue:

State Relations Update.
Feature: Research supercharges rice; Researchers call for expanding role in rebuilding Somalia; New ‘wonder material’ for optical communication.
People: Professor Massoud Amin has been named Thought Leader of the Year by Energy Thought Summit; and more.

March 4, 2015

Inside This Issue:

State Relations update.
Feature: Keeping Teen Drivers Safe.
People: 2015 recipients of Outstanding Teaching Awards; and more.

February 25, 2015

Inside This Issue:

State Relations Update.
Features: Tiny technology to deliver big disease treatments; Video: It Goes into the Ground … and Disappears.
People: Chemistry professor Marc Hillmyer has been named a McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair; and more.

February 18, 2015

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents meeting highlights.
Features: From the lab to the north woods; Stories of change.
People: The Chronicle of Higher Education has listed the U of M as fifth among public research universities in 2014-15 for the total number of Fulbright Scholars; and more.

February 11, 2015

Inside This Issue:

Board of Regents meet Feb. 12-13.
Morrill Hall Protest.
Industry, University deal moves novel cancer treatment forward; Online photos show the value of clean water.
People: Professor Michael Tsapatsis has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering; and more.