University of Minnesota

The COVID-19 pandemic drew attention to the critical need to invest in our nation’s public health infrastructure and rebuild local public health departments, many of which have been losing staff for years. Although there’s been an…

In recognition of the significance and potential future impact of her research, Helen Vuong, an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School, has been named a 2023 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences by the Pew…

University of Minnesota researchers developed a highly sophisticated model to assess lactating cow heat stress, a problem that can lead to numerous health complications for cows and financial difficulties for dairy producers due to…

As humans evolved to hunt, gather and share food, cooperation provided a key to our success as a species. While chimpanzees and other primates sometimes share food, humans stand out. As hunter-gatherers — the subsistence strategy that all…

Our nation’s rural hospitals are struggling. Between 2010 and 2021, almost 140 rural hospitals closed. Additionally, about one-third of the rural hospitals still operating are unprofitable. Rural hospitals struggle financially for a…

Minnesota is home to a great variety of biodiversity due to its position at a confluence of four of the planet’s major biomes — aspen parklands, prairie grasslands, deciduous forest and coniferous forest. Now, University of Minnesota…

Semiconductors are essential components in all electronics, powering everything from the chips in our smartphones to medical devices. The United States is a leader in the global semiconductor manufacturing and design market, which is…

In a groundbreaking new study, engineers and medical researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have proven the life-saving potential of long-term organ preservation at ultra-low temperatures by successfully transplanting a…

Following its review of the University’s annual operating budget earlier this month, as well as a public forum and online public comment period for additional input, the Board of Regents approved the U of M’s fiscal year 2024 budget at a…

According to new research from the University of Minnesota, buckthorn managers have long overestimated the plant, and in doing so, have given the invasive tree a significant advantage in spreading widely and pushing native species out of…