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In 2018, hundreds of men, women, children, teens, the disabled, and elders camped on public property for over six months because they had no stable housing and were out of options. What was later coined the Franklin Hiawatha Encampment (…

Former University of Minnesota health sciences leader William Jacott, M.D., was recently honored with a lifetime achievement award by the Marshall H. and Nellie Alworth Memorial Fund. The Fund has contributed to over 5,100 college…

Last Thursday, the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents approved the purchase of the former Shriners Hospital for Children complex.

Adolescence is a critical time for brain development as well as onset of mental illness. Converging evidence suggests that practicing art has a positive impact on mental health, and that sleep - which is often impaired in adolescents - is…

If you are fortunate enough to receive regular dental care, you are probably well acquainted with your dental hygi

Heard on campus (I didn’t make this up): Student 1: “My dad is past his prime.” Student 2: “Mine, too….” Student 1: “No, I mean he’s really past his prime, and I don’t think he knows it!” Ouch. (Especially when I realize how young the…

The Office of Academic Clinical Affairs is soliciting applications for Faculty Research Development (FRD) grants that will support new or expanding interdisciplinary research that addresses significant clinical issues, is innovative, and…

Researchers from the University of Minnesota and community are expanding upon work done during the Immigrant Microbiome Project that was partially funded by CTSI in 2015. The project identified changes in gut microbiomes in Southeast Asia…

John Wagner, MD, has been named Director for the Institute for Cell, Gene, and Immunotherapy (ICGI).

The School of Public Health is creating a new method for identifying important molecular changes to cancer cells. This new method could lead to improved treatments and help more patients defeat the disease. Called “Bidimensional…