Archive

• Features: Another reason to eat ginger; Increasing inclusivity; Chasing the next challenge; Research and creative excellence.
• People: Announcing the recipients of the 2019-20 Distinguished Teaching Awards; and more.

• Board of Regents February meeting highlights.
• Features: What a lifetime of giving can do; The science life; Better beginnings.
• People: The Bentson Foundation is giving a $15 million gift to support scholarships to the University of Minnesota; and more.

• Board of Regents meets Feb. 13-14.
• Features: Student discovers key to growing cancer-fighting crop; Astronaut Scholars have set high goals; Caring for pets in underserved communities.
• People: Ten faculty members have been named 2020-22 McKnight Land-Grant Professors; and more.

• Features: 'Surreal' experience for students in Puerto Rico during earthquakes; Managing stormwater runoff with local materials; Students seek change in mental health disclosure requirements.
• People: James Cloyd III has been selected to receive the 2020 Tyler Prize for Stimulation of Research; and more.

• Features: An emergency avalanche jacket from Minnesota? You bet; Researchers advance non-opioid solutions for chronic pain; Networking for humans.
• People: Georgios Giannakis has been named a National Academy of Inventors Fellow; and more.

• Features: Defending science; A powerful journey; Safety on wheels.
• People: The U of M and Windgap Medical have received a $3.2 million NIH grant to develop a cyanide antidote autoinjector; and more.

• Jan. 28 - Attend the U of M Legislative Kickoff Breakfast.
• Walz proposes strong investment in University of Minnesota.
• Features: A better way to get there; Called to give.
• People: Sri Zaheer has been named chair of the board of directors at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis; and more

• Features: The beat goes on; U of M and industry collaborate to explore fluid filtration.
• People: U in the News features highlights of U faculty and staff cited in the media; and more.

Notice: Brief will not publish on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. Weekly publication resumes Jan. 8.

• Board of Regents December meeting highlights.
• Features: Weathering medical school; Green chemistry; Nope. It's hemp.
• People: U in the News features highlights of U faculty and staff cited in the media; and more.

Notice: Brief will not publish on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. Weekly publication resumes Jan. 8.

• Board of Regents meets Dec. 12-13.
• Features: In sickness and in health; A home in history; Ahead of the curve.
• People: Lisa German has been named the next University librarian and dean of libraries; and more.