University of Minnesota

The Special Healthcare Needs Clinic (SHNC) at the University of Minnesota’s School of Dentistry has been awarded a Clinical Dental Education and Innovations Grant from the Minnesota Department of Health, which will support technological and…

During its March meetings, the Board of Regents will receive the annual report from the student representatives to the Board, focusing on student experiences and key issues facing students across the University of Minnesota System. The…

Minnesota is facing a racial crisis when it comes to maternal health and infant mortality. Black birthing people in the state are twice as likely to die due to pregnancy complications than their white counterparts, and Indigenous birthing…

As chronic wasting disease (CWD) ravaged deer populations across the country in recent years, studies have primarily focused on how CWD can jump from farmed herds to wild deer, with little attention given to how transmission may occur from…

Health inequities are extremely common for racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S., impacting everything from chronic-disease rates, infant mortality and overall lifespan. Although the health gaps are driven by multiple social and…

The University of Minnesota continues to take steps outlined in its comprehensive systemwide strategic plan, MPact 2025, to actively support a community that values belonging, equity, diversity and dignity in all people and ideas. Mercedes…

Patterns of movement in cities, especially office job commutes, were substantially changed in 2021 by telework, economic change and other responses to COVID-19, according to new research from the Accessibility Observatory at the University…

Despite the U.S.’s perceived wealth and abundance, food security remains a public health challenge for millions of Americans. In 2021, 13.5 million U.S. households were food insecure — meaning they did not have access at all times to enough…

In “HIST 3001–Public History,” Associate Professor Tracey Deutsch and post-doctoral associate Andre Kobayashi Deckrow helped undergraduate students team up with the Mapping Prejudice Project to digitize mapping data from Minnesotan history.…

Despite being buried under a mile or more of ice, microbes eke out an existence at the boundary where the Greenland ice sheet grinds away at the ground. What those microbes do could affect ocean ecosystems now and in a future postglacial…