University of Minnesota

A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team of data scientists has published a first-of-its-kind comprehensive global dataset of the lakes and reservoirs on Earth showing how they have changed over the last 30+ years. The data will…

A University of Minnesota Twin Cities team has developed a new tool to predict and customize the rate of a specific kind of DNA editing called “site-specific recombination.” The research, recently published in Nature Communications, paves…

The 2022 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, released by Shanghai Ranking this week, has once again recognized the University of Minnesota Twin Cities as one of the world’s leading research universities.“These rankings are the latest to…

University of Minnesota School of Public Health postdoctoral fellow Tongtan (Bert) Chantarat co-led a study, published in Health Services Research, that quantifies problems involving workplace climate, culture and professional…

Researchers from the University of Minnesota have discovered that a protein associated with metabolism, and formerly recognized as a potential therapeutic target for ovarian cancer, may instead be associated with a better prognosis for…

Addressing public safety challenges in neighborhoods near the U of M’s Twin Cities campus will require new solutions, diverse perspectives and creative thinking. Recognizing this, University President Joan Gabel today announced the…

A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team received a $1.4 million award from the W. M. Keck Foundation to study a new process that combines quantum physics and biochemistry. If successful, the research could lead to a major…

As a follow up to extended conversation at its public meeting in June, the University of Minnesota Board of Regents publicly discussed on Wednesday the latest actions and investments to enhance public safety on the Twin Cities campus—as…

The United Nations has declared the 2020s as the decade of ecosystem restoration, a call for countries around the world to dedicate resources towards healing the earth. While the goal of ecosystem restoration is to reverse the degradation…

Building on department-wide successes from recent seasons, Gopher student-athletes continued to excel academically and athletically in the past year, competing with the nation’s most celebrated programs in both arenas. Their achievements…