Changes to email and Google Workspace

Beginning on June 1, after non-emeritus faculty, staff, and students depart the University, their U of M email and Google Workspace will be closed and the contents within will be deleted—including the accounts of people who retire or graduate. Access timelines and how-tos for changes to U of M email and Google Workspace.

Study examines engineering solutions to pedestrian deaths

It’s a dangerous time for pedestrians, with deaths at a 30-year high nationally—a trend mirrored in Minnesota. In an expansion of a 2018 study, U of M researchers examined how engineering solutions might improve drivers yielding to pedestrians at intersections.

Team tests robot to address shortage of support workers

A University of Minnesota team is testing an artificial intelligence robot to address the shortage of support workers and fight loneliness among older people and those with disabilities. Faculty, staff, and a graduate student from the University's Institute on Community Integration and its Minnesota Robotics Department recently completed a pilot study with 17 residents at Pillars of Prospect Park, an intergenerational senior living community.

Helping families of children on the autism spectrum

As she finishes her doctorate in occupational therapy, Bruktawit Zewdie (MNLEND 2022-23) is reaching back to her time as a MNLEND fellow at the Institute on Community Integration (ICI) to help set the course for her future. For her doctorate capstone, she is helping the ICI team learn more about the experiences of families of children on the autism spectrum who have been waitlisted for evaluation or intervention.

Research Brief: Exploring extremes in the search for life on Mars

As scientists broaden their understanding of the extreme conditions in which life can flourish here on Earth—and expand their notions of what extraterrestrial life might look like—the search for life on Mars continues. Investigators at the College of Biological Sciences studied in the lab how the unique geochemical environment on Mars could shape life in the past or present. See additional recent Research Briefs.

Talking summer learning with the U of M

Keeping kids engaged and learning over the summer can help prevent learning loss over the extended break from school. Lisa Von Drasek and Lesa Clarkson answer questions about different strategies to keep kids engaged in reading and math over the break. See more editions of "Talking with U of M."

May 30 - DoD’s AI and autonomy research and priorities

Kimberly Sablon, principal director for Trusted AI & Autonomy at the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, will host a seminar on DoD's AI and Autonomy Research and Priorities. Faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend in person (Laukka Room, McNamara Alumni Center) or online via Zoom. 1:30-2:15 p.m.

June 12-13 - UMN Google Days 2024

RSVP for UMN Google Days, two half-days of presentations, discussions, and hands-on learning opportunities to help the U of M community make better use of the Google Workspace suite of tools, held entirely online via Zoom.

Summer COIL Faculty Cohort Program

Faculty and instructors are invited to participate in the summer 2024 Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Faculty Cohort Program. COIL is an innovative way for students to engage in dialogue with peers around the world. The program runs July 8 to Aug. 9; priority application deadline is June 15.