Among Minnesota’s many military veterans are a number of highly skilled and experienced combat medics who are completing their military service and thinking about a future as physicians. Their ...

To help people understand his long career at NASA, Paul Dye (aerospace engineering and mechanics ’82) sometimes finds it easiest to reference the acclaimed film Apollo 13. “You know that guy in the ...

Local journalism is an integral part of healthy communities across Minnesota. Unlike national news organizations, local outlets keep you and your neighbors informed about elections, events and other ...

University of Minnesota research in controlled environment agriculture gives farmers another tool to grow more food—year-round. When it comes to the future of agriculture, a host of variables are ...

Breeding the dogs is a family affair, and the puppies are raised in her home in Lengby, MN. So when she was holding 3-week-old Spunky, she knew something was not right. She could feel Spunky’s heart ...

Engineering real-world solutions When she traveled to Malawi last summer to take part in an Engineers Without Borders project ...

For years, Aditya Prabhu and his family plucked Japanese beetles off plants in their yard. They’d have to do this several times each summer to try to contain the invasive pest, which is known for ...

Steve Horsfield started his career in the corporate sector, working for a health insurance company. In that time, he volunteered at Habitat for Humanity and other housing-related nonprofits, where he ...

New research from the University of Minnesota upends long-held understanding about how wolves, bears and cougars — three of Yellowstone National Park’s most iconic carnivores — compete for prey. For ...

When Anna Kang’s family emigrated from Korea to Minnesota, she spoke no English. The suburban school district where she was enrolled had no programs for students learning English as a second language ...

Many factors affect the composition of mother’s milk, including a woman’s diet or even the time of day. Now, University of Minnesota researchers have added genetics to the list. In a study published ...

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) elected two University of Minnesota scientists among its 2024 class of Fellows. Carrie Haskell-Luevano, a professor in the College of ...