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Awards & Recognition

Jack Miner named inaugural vice president for strategic enrollment management

Pending Board of Regents approval, Miner will lead University-wide enrollment strategy, technology and operations in support of student access and success effective September 14.

Campus: Systemwide

Categories: Campus Affairs


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TEDxMinneapolis to feature two University of Minnesota faculty members

The Twin Cities campus’s Marc Hillmyer and Tseganesh Selameab share why engaging with the community is vital to the University’s mission.

Campus: Twin Cities

Categories: Education


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From 500 flavors to five finalists

Learn more about the Twin Cities' College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences' ice cream tasting to decide University's 175th anniversary flavor.

Campus: Twin Cities

Categories: Sports and Recreation


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Building a greater Minnesota, together

Celebrate the University of Minnesota’s 175 years of excellence shaping the state’s future by visiting several county fairs this summer.
 

Campus: Systemwide

Categories: Campus Affairs


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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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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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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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Awards & Recognition

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


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