A new study led by researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School has identified genetic factors that may help explain why African American children are less likely to develop acute ...

From the marvelous chrysanthemum to the audacious azalea, the University of Minnesota’s cold-hardy breeding program has delivered far more than maroon and gold to Minnesota’s landscape. A cold-hardy ...

An experiment at Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve tested the long-term ability of abandoned farmland to store carbon. Credit: Maowei Liang, College of Biological Sciences Burning fossil fuels has ...

Sports have the power to inspire connection, drive, and excellence—values that extend far beyond the playing field. But behind every health professional, coach, or athlete is a foundation created in ...

Dilshan Rajan is not your typical pre-med student. Between preparing for medical school, a Bakken Medical Device Center internship, several years of research in two University of Minnesota labs, and a ...

University of Minnesota Twin Cities student Karen Guise recently had the opportunity to study for a semester at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo through National Student Exchange. Students who attend ...

October is generally considered the beginning of flu season, and the CDC recently updated the COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for fall and winter 2025-2026. Many Minnesotans are wondering whether ...

The student organization offers hands-on learning in soil science, and team members performed well in a recent national ...

Recent UMN startup Objective Biotechnology constructed a robot (left, credit: Andrew Alegria, University of Minnesota) that that uses machine learning to automate a complicated microinjection process ...

In recent days, the University of Minnesota’s Mapping Prejudice Project has taken on renewed importance, as it provides a foundation for understanding the history of racism in the Twin Cities and its ...

A study from the University of Minnesota, recently published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), found that conscientiousness — a family of personality traits that combines ...

Minnesota saw a 58% decline of the moose population in the northeastern part of the state between 2006 and 2017. A primary driver of the decline is brainworm, a parasite that affects the animal’s ...