University of Minnesota

The annual number of ransomware attacks on health care provider organizations more than doubled from 2016 to 2021, exposing the personal health information of nearly 42 million individuals. A new report from the University of Minnesota…

Most medical devices developed in the U.S. reach the market through the 510(k) pathway, in which manufacturers prove that technology in their device is “substantially equivalent” to one or more predicates — existing devices that are…

Today, the University of Minnesota and its nation-leading Medical School announced the MPact Health Care Innovation vision. Anchored by the University’s mission of education, research and public service, this vision will significantly…

A University of Minnesota researcher is part of an international team that used imaging technology to show, for the first time, the creation and elimination of synapses between neurons in the brains of live mice. Published in Current…

A University of Minnesota-led team of scientists and engineers has developed a new method for making thin films of perovskite oxide semiconductors, a class of “smart” materials with unique properties that can change in response to stimuli…

Despite exponential growth in recent decades of research papers and patents, a new University of Minnesota study published in Nature suggests science and technology are becoming less disruptive.Carlson School of Management Associate…

A growing number of student and recent graduate trainee and internship programs have been implemented over the last few decades as one potential solution to address the underrepresentation of women and Black, Indigenous, and People of…

A team led by University of Minnesota researchers has invented a groundbreaking new catalyst technology that converts renewable materials like trees and corn to the key chemicals, acrylic acid and acrylates used in paints, coatings and…

A new study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH) and the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) explores trends in public health…

If you’re a parent who has ever worried that your young child’s time in a child care center could be linked to behavioral issues, new research from the University of Minnesota may provide relief.A study recently published in Child…