University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota released new statistics about its technology commercialization successes covering fiscal year 2022, including a record number of startups created (22) and patents (241) issued by U.S. and foreign authorities to…

When we burn fossil fuels, it not only produces carbon dioxide, a driver of climate change, but it also consumes the oxygen we breathe. However, the amount of oxygen in our atmosphere produced by plants is nearly balanced by the amount…

The University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus welcomes an extraordinary class of new students this fall — the most diverse in campus history, and one of the biggest. Built on a large number of Minnesota high school graduates, this class…

While the University has continued its work, uninterrupted, with the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) across all aspects of criminal investigations and protecting its community, it announced today that it will begin an evaluative,…

The University of Minnesota has been awarded a National Resource Center (NRC) grant for International Studies and a second NRC grant for African Studies. By competitively earning this funding, the University becomes one of only nine…

In a recently published study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, University of Minnesota researchers and colleagues say adolescents with cancer deserve a voice in medical decisions made for and about them. “Adolescents…

What’s on the menu for today’s consumers? Eating in. Globally, people have increasingly been getting their meals delivered by third parties such as DoorDash, Grubhub or Uber Eats. Global revenues for the online food delivery sector have…

A new study, published in Science Translational Medicine, showcases a new way to effectively deliver vaccines through mucosal tissues in the nose that could lead to better protection against pathogens like human immunodeficiency virus…

Even relatively modest climate change could dramatically alter Minnesota’s Northwoods and the southern boreal forest that runs from eastern Canada to Alaska, according to new research recently published in Nature. These changes could have…

Created as affordable health care options, federally-supported community health centers help increase access to crucial primary care by reducing barriers such as cost, lack of insurance, distance, and language for their patients. In doing…