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CTSI Releases RFA for Successful Preparation, Implementation of Prospective Pilot Clinical Studies
The Clinical and Translational Science Institute has released a Request for Applications for its Clinical and Translational Research Services (CTRS) Pilot Funding Program, which provides funding in two stages to full-time University of…
Leadership and Team Science Opportunity
As you know, collaboration and team science are the way of the future. In 2019, the UMN CTSI will offer a Leadership for Innovative Team Science (Northern LITeS) program as the first sister site to an established program at the University…
Register for Humanitarian Crisis Simulation
Registration is open through March 25 for the May 17 to 19 immersive learning experience.
UMN Launches Chronic Wasting Disease Program to Address Potential Health Crisis
The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota announced today that it has launched the Chronic Wasting Disease Response, Research and Policy Program (CWD Program) to respond to this wildlife…
Noninvasive Ultrasound Stimulation of Spleen Could Lead to New Treatments for Inflammatory Arthritis
University of Minnesota researchers, in partnership with researchers at Medtronic, have shown that noninvasive daily ultrasound stimulation of the spleen in mice with inflammatory arthritis resulted in significantly less joint swelling…
University of Minnesota & Partners Develop Winning Concept to Improve Patient Participation in Healthcare
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- March 11, 2019 - A multidisciplinary team from the University of Minnesota is giving patients a more interactive role when making decisions about their care through a new award-winning app.
UMN Faculty Provide Research Training in Cairo for Health Educators
As part of a University of Minnesota partnership with Kabul University of Medical Sciences (KUMS), Dr. Darin Erickson, School of Public Health, and Dr. Carolyn Porta, School of Nursing, traveled to Cairo, Egypt to lead a short course on…
2019 Regenerative Medicine Minnesota Research Awards Announced
Regenerative Medicine Minnesota awarded $3 million to fund 11 research grants looking for better therapies for people with diabetes, cartilage injury, heart disease, cancer, COPD, spinal cord injury, neurological disorders, and age-…
Building Trust by Putting Down the Chart
The University of Minnesota Community-University Health Care Center (CUHCC) is introducing a fresh approach to doctor-patient interactions.
Narrative health, which is gaining momentum around the country, is a model that encourages…
2019 Regenerative Medicine Minnesota Research Awards Announced
Regenerative Medicine Minnesota awarded $3 million to fund 11 resear