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Adapting to extreme weather

Ecologist nets top honor

History Day: changing futures

Electrifying potential

Better care, learning, and research

Designed to heal

Adapting to extreme weather

Last year’s heat and drought and this year’s belated spring have added extra stress to lawns and trees across the state. University of Minnesota Extension experts are here to help.

Ecologist nets top honor

Sarah Hobbie, whose studies of carbon and nutrient cycling have revealed hidden complexities, is elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

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History Day: changing futures

Discovery of the past is changing the future for many of Minnesota's young minds.

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Electrifying potential

Two researchers discover previously hidden talents of microbes that can live on electricity alone.

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Better care, learning, and research

The U has entered an agreement to enhance its working relationship with Fairview Health Services and University of Minnesota Physicians (UMP) on the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview campus and in service lines managed by UMP.

Designed to heal

The behavioral health unit at University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital has undergone a renovation that elicits a new sense of calm and helps foster recovery.

The University Consortium for Geographic Information Science will honor three individuals, including Robert McMaster, at its upcoming annual symposium.
Karen Williams, associate librarian for research and learning, has been elected VP/president-elect for the Association of College and Research Libraries.