University of Minnesota

Building on a record of recent accolades in both research and education, the University of Minnesota has retained its strong position in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. The U of M’s consistent placement among…

Dozens of communities in every part of the state are already benefiting from the University of Minnesota’s new Empowering Small Minnesota Communities (ESMC) program. The program is driven by 2023 legislation that allocated funds to the…

The University of Minnesota launched 25 startup companies in fiscal 2024, surpassing its previous record for the fourth year in a row. The announcement coincides with the launch of a new initiative to scale up the University’s…

Urgent shortages in Minnesota’s health care workforce are looming across the state as the Minnesota Department of Health reports one in three rural physicians plan to leave the workforce within the next five years. Similar trends are noted…

Gregg Goldman, a finance and operations leader with more than 30 years of experience working with some of America’s leading research universities with university medical centers, has been named the executive vice president for Finance…

University of Minnesota Twin Cities community members will see food delivery robots — powered by Starship Technologies — rolling around campus. They are part of the first University-run food delivery service on the Twin Cities campus and…

An important tool created to guide the development of vaccines against multiple potentially deadly Coronaviruses is being expanded. The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota will…

Since the state’s formative days more than 170 years ago, it has partnered with the University of Minnesota to provide Minnesotans the benefits of world-class education, cutting-edge research and innovation, and community-level…

Results from a decades-long field study in Minnesota reveal the dangerous impact of rising carbon dioxide and nitrogen pollution on grassland biodiversity. Though it’s well documented that nitrogen pollution decreases the richness of…

Access to job opportunities declined in large U.S. cities as economic and transportation conditions have continued to evolve in the COVID era, according to new research from the Accessibility Observatory at the University of Minnesota’s…