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Paying it Forward: Lessons from the Minnesota Project
The Minnesota Project lasted from 1955 to 1961. The six-year program was a partnership between the University of Minnesota and Seoul National University focused on rebuilding medical infrastructure in South Korea after the Korean War. To…
Learning Healthcare Network to Connect Greater Minnesota
The health disparity between rural and urban Minnesotans continues to grow. To bridge this gap, University researchers are working to develop a learning health care network to address the lack of access to research and education in greater…
Community-University Health Care Center to Create Innovative Supportive Housing for Optimal Healing
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 UMN Health Sciences Leader William Jacott Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
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…
The "Wicked Problem" of Opioids
A beloved musician dies alone in the elevator of his recording complex.A homeless woman dies in a tent at the Franklin-Hiawatha encampment.Young parents overdose in their car with their young children in the back seat.Dentists hesitate…
Former UMN Health Sciences Leader William Jacott Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
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…
A Rural Health Care Pilot to Address Health Inequity for Minnesota Migrant Farmworker Families through Interprofessional Community-Engagement
Thousands of migrant farmworkers travel to Minnesota every summer to contribute to Minnesota's agricultural workforce. Unfortunately, they experience health inequities due to pesticide exposure, poor housing, low health literacy, lack of…
When Opportunity Knocks
Last Thursday, the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents approved the purchase of the former Shriners Hospital for Children complex.
Tackling Adolescent Mental Illness through Art
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…
100 Years of Preventive Health Care
If you are fortunate enough to receive regular dental care, you are probably well acquainted with your dental hygi