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From Mfangano to Minnesota - A Collaboration Rooted in Community
Two strangers-turned-colleagues and friends reunited on the University of Minnesota campus. The reunion in Minnesota marks a new chapter for the pair, positioning them to expand research and sustainable health solutions by formally…
Breakthrough in Understanding How Skin Cancer Develops
After 14 years of investigative work, Dr. Rebecca Morris, member of the Masonic Cancer Center, published an innovative study on skin cancer. Her research induced carcinogenesis with a hydrocarbon carcinogen and a plant compound using a…
UMN Doctors Teams up to Improve Treatments for Dogs and People Facing Brain Cancer
The structure of brains across mammal species is remarkably similar. This similarity has allowed doctors from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine and Medical School to collaborate on research into glioblastoma, a…
More than the Sum of Our Parts
I can’t resist a good metaphor.
When I was working on my presentation to the Board of Regents, I found myself using the six sister stars of the Pleiades to represent the six schools/colleges of the AHC. It made a nice visual reference…
Facing the Future
How do we face the future? The world around us is changing, and health care in 2028 will look very different than it does today. New technologies, artificial intelligence, big data, personalized therapies—all of these have had and will…
Interprofessional Education
Interprofessional education is a hot idea. Fortunately for us, at the University of Minnesota we are at the forefront of making this a reality. The complexity of human life, which is increasing with new discoveries every day, demands that…