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<div class="paragraph paragraph--type--views-reference paragraph--view-mode--default layout__equal-spacing"> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-8d8b82022dcad6cf66e4123c661d125b0bf5a4880ebee3ce5e462f2d29415e9e view--news-latest"> <article about="/news-events/talking-invasive-species-prevention-u-m" class="node node--news news-teaser agriculture-and-environment" data-news-article__topic="agriculture-and-environment" data-news-article__type="Talking with U of M" data-news-article__feature-level="" > <a class="news-teaser__main-image" href="/news-events/talking-invasive-species-prevention-u-m"> <article> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/mobile/public/Unews%20Image%20Templates%203_2%20%287%29%20copy%209_0.jpg?itok=uL-LD-HG 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" width="500" height="333"/> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/small_mobile_250px_/public/Unews%20Image%20Templates%203_2%20%287%29%20copy%209_0.jpg?itok=dSjA0kjm 1x" type="image/jpeg" width="250" height="167"/> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" loading="eager" width="333" height="222" src="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_to_333px/public/Unews%20Image%20Templates%203_2%20%287%29%20copy%209_0.jpg?itok=9S0-qZ1Z" alt="A close-up image of soybean aphid next to a headshot image of Amy Morey" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </article> </a> <div class="news-teaser__copy"> <div class="news-teaser__type"> Talking with U of M </div> <h3 class="news-teaser__title"> <a href="/news-events/talking-invasive-species-prevention-u-m" rel="bookmark"> <span>Talking invasive species prevention with U of M</span> </a> </h3> <div class="news-teaser__lede"> <p>National Invasive Species Awareness Week begins Monday, February 24. It’s a time to learn about the spread of invasive species, the potential threat they pose to our ecosystems and resources, and the work researchers are doing to find solutions.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article about="/news-events/impact-road-salt-and-water-softeners-environment" class="node node--news news-teaser environmental-health agriculture-and-environment" data-news-article__topic="agriculture-and-environment" data-news-article__type="Expert Alert" data-news-article__feature-level="" > <a class="news-teaser__main-image" href="/news-events/impact-road-salt-and-water-softeners-environment"> <article> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/mobile/public/Unews%20Image%20Templates%203_2%20%287%29%20copy%208_0.jpg?itok=6x5Ir5kr 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" width="500" height="333"/> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/small_mobile_250px_/public/Unews%20Image%20Templates%203_2%20%287%29%20copy%208_0.jpg?itok=KD1i5kyW 1x" type="image/jpeg" width="250" height="167"/> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" loading="eager" width="333" height="222" src="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_to_333px/public/Unews%20Image%20Templates%203_2%20%287%29%20copy%208_0.jpg?itok=rKqE9llX" alt="Headshot images of Andy Erickson and Sara Heger" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </article> </a> <div class="news-teaser__copy"> <div class="news-teaser__type"> Expert Alert </div> <h3 class="news-teaser__title"> <a href="/news-events/impact-road-salt-and-water-softeners-environment" rel="bookmark"> <span>Impact of road salt and water softeners on the environment</span> </a> </h3> <div class="news-teaser__lede"> <p>Whether on snowy and icy Minnesota roadways or in the water softener in your home, salt use is common in daily life. Two University of Minnesota experts are available to discuss the lasting effects of salt use on natural resources and simple ways to be smarter with salt.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article about="/news-events/dry-winters-impact-minnesota-soil" class="node node--news news-teaser agronomy agriculture-and-environment" data-news-article__topic="agriculture-and-environment" data-news-article__type="Expert Alert" data-news-article__feature-level="" > <a class="news-teaser__main-image" href="/news-events/dry-winters-impact-minnesota-soil"> <article> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/mobile/public/Unews%20Image%20Templates%203_2%20%287%29%20copy%206_1.jpg?itok=kGTE_5Gd 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" width="500" height="333"/> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/small_mobile_250px_/public/Unews%20Image%20Templates%203_2%20%287%29%20copy%206_1.jpg?itok=T_YWe4Vx 1x" type="image/jpeg" width="250" height="167"/> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" loading="eager" width="333" height="222" src="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_to_333px/public/Unews%20Image%20Templates%203_2%20%287%29%20copy%206_1.jpg?itok=GYbd2sgL" alt="Jeffrey Strock, a professor at the University of Minnesota Southwest Research and Outreach Center in Lamberton, Minnesota." typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </article> </a> <div class="news-teaser__copy"> <div class="news-teaser__type"> Expert Alert </div> <h3 class="news-teaser__title"> <a href="/news-events/dry-winters-impact-minnesota-soil" rel="bookmark"> <span>Dry winter's impact on Minnesota soil</span> </a> </h3> <div class="news-teaser__lede"> <p>Last winter was unusually warm with significantly less snow than average. Current soil moisture and snowfall data are tracking lower than they were at this time last year.</p> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph--button count--1"> <a class="homesite-btn" href="/news-events/topic/agriculture-environment" > More Agriculture and Environment Stories </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph page-section section architecture-and-design" id="architecture-and-design" > <div class="section__gold-bar-container"> <div class="section__gold-bar"></div> </div> <div class="section__content architecture-and-design _heading--"> <h2 class="section__heading _heading--"> Architecture and Design </h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--views-reference paragraph--view-mode--default layout__equal-spacing"> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-feaeb802adba6d83f9071c4aa0c944524ee51f37a1e6bf09c1922aea171632b3 view--news-latest"> <article about="/news-events/u-m-partnerships-reimagine-future-minnesotas-small-communities" class="node node--news news-teaser planning architecture-and-design" data-news-article__topic="architecture-and-design" data-news-article__type="News Release" data-news-article__feature-level="" > <a class="news-teaser__main-image" href="/news-events/u-m-partnerships-reimagine-future-minnesotas-small-communities"> <article> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/mobile/public/map%20for%20ESMC.png?itok=s4GNrkiL 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 500px)" type="image/png" width="500" height="333"/> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/small_mobile_250px_/public/map%20for%20ESMC.png?itok=vRqTYott 1x" type="image/png" width="250" height="167"/> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" loading="eager" width="333" height="222" src="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_to_333px/public/map%20for%20ESMC.png?itok=XhPoKsZC" alt="This map of Minnesota shows the communities selected to receive Phase 1 support from the Empowering Small Minnesota Communities (ESMC) program. Credit: University of Minnesota." typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </article> </a> <div class="news-teaser__copy"> <div class="news-teaser__type"> News Release </div> <h3 class="news-teaser__title"> <a href="/news-events/u-m-partnerships-reimagine-future-minnesotas-small-communities" rel="bookmark"> <span>U of M partnerships reimagine the future of Minnesota’s small communities</span> </a> </h3> <div class="news-teaser__lede"> <p>Over 75 communities are already benefiting from the University of Minnesota’s new Empowering Small Minnesota Communities program, part of a state-funded effort to support small community partnerships.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article about="/news-events/exploring-design-and-cuisine-singapore" class="node node--news news-teaser architecture-and-design" data-news-article__topic="architecture-and-design" data-news-article__type="Feature" data-news-article__feature-level="Feature level 2" > <a class="news-teaser__main-image" href="/news-events/exploring-design-and-cuisine-singapore"> <article> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/mobile/public/design-students-umn-singapore.jpg?itok=wZ226xke 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" width="500" height="333"/> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/small_mobile_250px_/public/design-students-umn-singapore.jpg?itok=62Wd67SJ 1x" type="image/jpeg" width="250" height="167"/> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" loading="eager" width="333" height="222" src="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_to_333px/public/design-students-umn-singapore.jpg?itok=m4CWyNGK" alt="U of M students collaborate with peers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design and the National University of Singapore." typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </article> </a> <div class="news-teaser__copy"> <div class="news-teaser__type"> Feature </div> <h3 class="news-teaser__title"> <a href="/news-events/exploring-design-and-cuisine-singapore" rel="bookmark"> <span>Exploring design and cuisine in Singapore</span> </a> </h3> <div class="news-teaser__lede"> <p>Design students experience a transformative learning abroad trip to Singapore.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article about="/news-events/talking-autism-friendly-colors-u-m" class="node node--news news-teaser interior architecture-and-design" data-news-article__topic="architecture-and-design" data-news-article__type="Talking with U of M" data-news-article__feature-level="" > <a class="news-teaser__main-image" href="/news-events/talking-autism-friendly-colors-u-m"> <article> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/mobile/public/Unews%20Image%20Templates%203_2%20%287%29%20copy_2.jpg?itok=_emfbJbE 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" width="500" height="333"/> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/small_mobile_250px_/public/Unews%20Image%20Templates%203_2%20%287%29%20copy_2.jpg?itok=4oiKiEyz 1x" type="image/jpeg" width="250" height="167"/> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" loading="eager" width="333" height="222" src="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_to_333px/public/Unews%20Image%20Templates%203_2%20%287%29%20copy_2.jpg?itok=fJcv2Hvn" alt=" Image of colorful crayons next to a headshot of Cecilia Xi Wang, an assistant professor in the College of Design. " typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </article> </a> <div class="news-teaser__copy"> <div class="news-teaser__type"> Talking with U of M </div> <h3 class="news-teaser__title"> <a href="/news-events/talking-autism-friendly-colors-u-m" rel="bookmark"> <span>Talking autism-friendly colors with U of M</span> </a> </h3> <div class="news-teaser__lede"> <p>Selecting paint colors for your living room, office or classroom can be a big decision — one that impacts not only the feel of the room but the emotions of those within it. Research suggests color may play an even more important role for children with autism.</p> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph--button count--1"> <a class="homesite-btn" href="/news-events/topic/architecture-design" > More Architecture and Design Stories </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph page-section section arts-and-humanities" id="arts-and-humanities" > <div class="section__gold-bar-container"> <div class="section__gold-bar"></div> </div> <div class="section__content arts-and-humanities _heading--"> <h2 class="section__heading _heading--"> Arts and Humanities </h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--views-reference paragraph--view-mode--default layout__feature-left"> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-8199038e20eb99292c19bf1697b8ba1af871ae1dab5f6dd8f690f7096c97254e view--news-latest"> <article about="/news-events/university-minnesota-showcases-leading-campus-arts-and-culture-programs-collaborations" class="node node--news news-teaser board-of-regents arts-and-humanities campus-affairs" data-news-article__topic="arts-and-humanities" data-news-article__type="News Release" data-news-article__feature-level="" > <a class="news-teaser__main-image" href="/news-events/university-minnesota-showcases-leading-campus-arts-and-culture-programs-collaborations"> <article> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/mobile/public/telepresentwind.jpg?itok=Lih0llPm 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" width="500" height="333"/> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/small_mobile_250px_/public/telepresentwind.jpg?itok=4znM14uy 1x" type="image/jpeg" width="250" height="167"/> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" loading="eager" width="333" height="222" src="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_to_333px/public/telepresentwind.jpg?itok=Obhlw2Ni" alt="Image of kinetic sculpture spread across the floor of a gallery space" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </article> </a> <div class="news-teaser__copy"> <div class="news-teaser__type"> News Release </div> <h3 class="news-teaser__title"> <a href="/news-events/university-minnesota-showcases-leading-campus-arts-and-culture-programs-collaborations" rel="bookmark"> <span>University of Minnesota showcases leading campus arts and culture programs, collaborations</span> </a> </h3> <div class="news-teaser__lede"> <div class="news-teaser__copy"><div class="news-teaser__lede"><p>During its February 2025 meetings, the Board of Regents will review <span>the value and impact of University of Minnesota art and experiential learning opportunities across the state. </span></p></div></div><div class="contextual" data-contextual-id="media:media=16046:changed=1728661896&amp;langcode=en" data-contextual-token="1UPb0S9aQpKC4ABLw80l1wQmr_rG-EC1vnEeQi496gI" data-drupal-ajax-container data-once="contextual-render"><a href="https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/emphasizing-unique-partnership-opportunities-u-m-advances-state-funding-request"><br></a></div> </div> </div> </article> <article about="/news-events/you-can-call-people-out-and-you-can-call-them" class="node node--tcp-story news-teaser node--news arts-and-humanities" data-news-article__topic="arts-and-humanities" data-news-article__type="Feature" data-news-article__feature-level="Feature level 1" > <a class="news-teaser__main-image" href="/news-events/you-can-call-people-out-and-you-can-call-them"> <article> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/desktop/public/dominique-earland-900x600.jpg?itok=C1rhyY08 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 1024px)" type="image/jpeg" width="900" height="600"/> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/tablet/public/dominique-earland-900x600.jpg?itok=zz2INsB8 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 736px)" type="image/jpeg" width="900" height="600"/> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/tablet_750px_/public/dominique-earland-900x600.jpg?itok=8ldCEbfx 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" width="750" height="500"/> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/mobile/public/dominique-earland-900x600.jpg?itok=3B51RS_X 1x" type="image/jpeg" width="500" height="333"/> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" loading="eager" width="500" height="333" src="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/mobile/public/dominique-earland-900x600.jpg?itok=3B51RS_X" alt="Dominique Earland wearing glasses and white sweater smiles with arms folded in hallway" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </article> </a> <div class="news-teaser__copy"> <div class="news-teaser__type"> Feature </div> <h3 class="news-teaser__title"> <a href="/news-events/you-can-call-people-out-and-you-can-call-them" rel="bookmark"> <span>You can call people out, and you can call them in</span> </a> </h3> <div class="news-teaser__lede"> <p>Through the University of Minnesota's Medical Scientist Training Program, Dominique Earland (Twin Cities campus in Minneapolis) is pursuing a passion she’s had since a young age: making sure that the principles of human rights have a home in medicine and research.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article about="/news-events/communities-are-made-they-dont-just-exist" class="node node--tcp-story news-teaser node--news arts-and-humanities" data-news-article__topic="arts-and-humanities" data-news-article__type="Feature" data-news-article__feature-level="Feature level 1" > <a class="news-teaser__main-image" href="/news-events/communities-are-made-they-dont-just-exist"> <article> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/desktop/public/akeem-anderson-900x600_0.jpg?itok=KBaoXR2S 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 1024px)" type="image/jpeg" width="900" height="600"/> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/tablet/public/akeem-anderson-900x600_0.jpg?itok=1XXf72H2 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 736px)" type="image/jpeg" width="900" height="600"/> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/tablet_750px_/public/akeem-anderson-900x600_0.jpg?itok=FdGU50-a 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" width="750" height="500"/> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/mobile/public/akeem-anderson-900x600_0.jpg?itok=qCef8QxM 1x" type="image/jpeg" width="500" height="333"/> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" loading="eager" width="500" height="333" src="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/mobile/public/akeem-anderson-900x600_0.jpg?itok=qCef8QxM" alt="Akeem Anderson in a blue hoodie sits on a bench in a long and expansive foyer area of Northrop with his hands crossed in his lap" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </article> </a> <div class="news-teaser__copy"> <div class="news-teaser__type"> Feature </div> <h3 class="news-teaser__title"> <a href="/news-events/communities-are-made-they-dont-just-exist" rel="bookmark"> <span>Communities are made. They don’t just exist.</span> </a> </h3> <div class="news-teaser__lede"> <p>While pursuing a JD at the Law School and a PhD in American Studies through the College of Liberal Arts, Akeem Anderson, University of Minnesota Twin Cities (Minneapolis) student, has made building community for underrepresented students a priority through organizations like the University of Minnesota Black Graduate Collective.</p> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph--button count--1"> <a class="homesite-btn" href="/news-events/topic/arts-humanities" > More Arts and Humanities Stories </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph page-section section business-and-management" id="business-and-management" > <div class="section__gold-bar-container"> <div class="section__gold-bar"></div> </div> <div class="section__content business-and-management _heading--"> <h2 class="section__heading _heading--"> Business and Management </h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--views-reference paragraph--view-mode--default layout__equal-spacing"> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-f2c97e804e609926e01ef4a6696c5540952c0ddd0b1faa5d9fc90efba5bc21d8 view--news-latest"> <article about="/news-events/university-minnesota-ranks-among-nations-top-startup-creators" class="node node--news news-teaser entrepreneurship business-and-management" data-news-article__topic="business-and-management" data-news-article__type="Feature" data-news-article__feature-level="Feature level 2" > <a class="news-teaser__main-image" href="/news-events/university-minnesota-ranks-among-nations-top-startup-creators"> <article> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/mobile/public/25-startups-thumbnail.jpg?itok=yy7iCKg- 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" width="500" height="281"/> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/small_mobile_250px_/public/25-startups-thumbnail.jpg?itok=c0EhMelB 1x" type="image/jpeg" width="250" height="141"/> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" loading="eager" width="333" height="187" src="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_to_333px/public/25-startups-thumbnail.jpg?itok=oYHvMajM" alt=""25 Startups" in red circle layered over a view od downtown Minneapolis over the Washington Avenue bridge" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </article> </a> <div class="news-teaser__copy"> <div class="news-teaser__type"> Feature </div> <h3 class="news-teaser__title"> <a href="/news-events/university-minnesota-ranks-among-nations-top-startup-creators" rel="bookmark"> <span>University of Minnesota ranks among nation’s top startup creators</span> </a> </h3> <div class="news-teaser__lede"> <p><span>The University of Minnesota is a national leader for startup creation, ranking among the top four universities in the country for four consecutive years.</span></p> </div> </div> </article> <article about="/news-events/working-northside" class="node node--news news-teaser human-development business-and-management" data-news-article__topic="business-and-management" data-news-article__type="Feature" data-news-article__feature-level="Feature level 2" > <a class="news-teaser__main-image" href="/news-events/working-northside"> <article> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/mobile/public/UofM-city-leaders-work-to-bring-jobs_900x600_120524.png?itok=-kusZgYv 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 500px)" type="image/png" width="500" height="333"/> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/small_mobile_250px_/public/UofM-city-leaders-work-to-bring-jobs_900x600_120524.png?itok=S9B_mheS 1x" type="image/png" width="250" height="167"/> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" loading="eager" width="333" height="222" src="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_to_333px/public/UofM-city-leaders-work-to-bring-jobs_900x600_120524.png?itok=2ZbES6J_" alt="A picture of a mural in North Minneapolis." typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </article> </a> <div class="news-teaser__copy"> <div class="news-teaser__type"> Feature </div> <h3 class="news-teaser__title"> <a href="/news-events/working-northside" rel="bookmark"> <span>Working for the Northside</span> </a> </h3> <div class="news-teaser__lede"> <p><span>Colleges across the University of Minnesota are helping bring jobs and opportunities to North Minneapolis.</span></p> </div> </div> </article> <article about="/news-events/talking-tech-industry-trends-u-m" class="node node--news news-teaser work business-and-management" data-news-article__topic="business-and-management" data-news-article__type="Talking with U of M" data-news-article__feature-level="" > <a class="news-teaser__main-image" href="/news-events/talking-tech-industry-trends-u-m"> <article> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/mobile/public/Unews%20Image%20Templates%203_2%20%287%29%20copy%2011.jpg?itok=wWm1msp0 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" width="500" height="333"/> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/small_mobile_250px_/public/Unews%20Image%20Templates%203_2%20%287%29%20copy%2011.jpg?itok=ya3NI3Og 1x" type="image/jpeg" width="250" height="167"/> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" loading="eager" width="333" height="222" src="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_to_333px/public/Unews%20Image%20Templates%203_2%20%287%29%20copy%2011.jpg?itok=qrnxQyD7" alt="Headshot of Colin Miller, faculty director for Information Technology Infrastructure programs in the College of Continuing and Professional Studies." typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </article> </a> <div class="news-teaser__copy"> <div class="news-teaser__type"> Talking with U of M </div> <h3 class="news-teaser__title"> <a href="/news-events/talking-tech-industry-trends-u-m" rel="bookmark"> <span>Talking tech industry trends with U of M</span> </a> </h3> <div class="news-teaser__lede"> <p>Information technology is a rapidly changing field that impacts every industry in Minnesota. Colin Miller, faculty director for information technology infrastructure programs in the College of Continuing and Professional Studies, answers questions about the changes and trends Minnesotans can expect to see in the tech industry. <br> </p> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph--button count--1"> <a class="homesite-btn" href="/news-events/topic/business-management" > More Business and Management Stories </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph page-section section campus-affairs" id="campus-affairs" > <div class="section__gold-bar-container"> <div class="section__gold-bar"></div> </div> <div class="section__content campus-affairs _heading--"> <h2 class="section__heading _heading--"> Campus Affairs </h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--views-reference paragraph--view-mode--default layout__feature-left"> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-e0c5b006852ee84d4d819700381491472d78f369f43d7d33a0b6d18ac13e6704 view--news-latest"> <article about="/news-events/university-minnesota-highlights-investments-critical-support-student-success" class="node node--news news-teaser board-of-regents campus-affairs" data-news-article__topic="campus-affairs" data-news-article__type="News Release" data-news-article__feature-level="" > <a class="news-teaser__main-image" href="/news-events/university-minnesota-highlights-investments-critical-support-student-success"> <article> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/mobile/public/NutritiousU.png?itok=Pfn2ojaw 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 500px)" type="image/png" width="500" height="333"/> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/small_mobile_250px_/public/NutritiousU.png?itok=yYdqTgkD 1x" type="image/png" width="250" height="167"/> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" loading="eager" width="333" height="222" src="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_to_333px/public/NutritiousU.png?itok=ud9bONQm" alt="Student looks through food options available on several shelves in the campus food pantry" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </article> </a> <div class="news-teaser__copy"> <div class="news-teaser__type"> News Release </div> <h3 class="news-teaser__title"> <a href="/news-events/university-minnesota-highlights-investments-critical-support-student-success" rel="bookmark"> <span>University of Minnesota highlights investments in critical support for student success</span> </a> </h3> <div class="news-teaser__lede"> <p>The Board of Regents discussed access to resources supporting student basic needs across all five University campuses and efforts to expand services as part of its February 2025 meetings.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article about="/news-events/university-essentia-opportunity-build-shared-vision" class="node node--news news-teaser board-of-regents campus-affairs health" data-news-article__topic="campus-affairs" data-news-article__type="News Release" data-news-article__feature-level="" > <a class="news-teaser__main-image" href="/news-events/university-essentia-opportunity-build-shared-vision"> <article> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/mobile/public/RegentsSeal-INT.png?itok=74tGDKJx 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 500px)" type="image/png" width="500" height="333"/> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/small_mobile_250px_/public/RegentsSeal-INT.png?itok=lfd74C5X 1x" type="image/png" width="250" height="167"/> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" loading="eager" width="333" height="222" src="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_to_333px/public/RegentsSeal-INT.png?itok=FiZrNFPs" alt="U of M Regents seal" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </article> </a> <div class="news-teaser__copy"> <div class="news-teaser__type"> News Release </div> <h3 class="news-teaser__title"> <a href="/news-events/university-essentia-opportunity-build-shared-vision" rel="bookmark"> <span>University of Minnesota and Essentia Health believe the opportunity remains to build a bold, shared solution for Minnesota healthcare</span> </a> </h3> <div class="news-teaser__lede"> <p>Leaders from the University of Minnesota and Essentia Health presented a bold, shared healthcare solution for patients and Minnesota to the Board of Regents during the Board's February 2025 meetings.</p><p> </p> </div> </div> </article> <article about="/news-events/two-university-minnesota-professors-elected-national-academy-engineering-2025" class="node node--news news-teaser food campus-affairs" data-news-article__topic="campus-affairs" data-news-article__type="News Release" data-news-article__feature-level="" > <a class="news-teaser__main-image" href="/news-events/two-university-minnesota-professors-elected-national-academy-engineering-2025"> <article> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/mobile/public/2025-Erdman_Ruan-900x600.jpg?itok=Pln9VelJ 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" width="500" height="333"/> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/small_mobile_250px_/public/2025-Erdman_Ruan-900x600.jpg?itok=wu7TOk_v 1x" type="image/jpeg" width="250" height="167"/> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" loading="eager" width="333" height="222" src="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_to_333px/public/2025-Erdman_Ruan-900x600.jpg?itok=GZBN4ocP" alt="Portrait photos of Professors Arthur Erdman and Roger Ruan" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </article> </a> <div class="news-teaser__copy"> <div class="news-teaser__type"> News Release </div> <h3 class="news-teaser__title"> <a href="/news-events/two-university-minnesota-professors-elected-national-academy-engineering-2025" rel="bookmark"> <span>Two University of Minnesota professors elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2025</span> </a> </h3> <div class="news-teaser__lede"> <p>Professors Arthur Erdman and Roger Ruan joined the prestigious National Academy of Engineering this week.</p> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph--button count--1"> <a class="homesite-btn" href="/news-events/topic/campus-affairs" > More Campus Affairs Stories </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph page-section section education" id="education" > <div class="section__gold-bar-container"> <div class="section__gold-bar"></div> </div> <div class="section__content education _heading--"> <h2 class="section__heading _heading--"> Education </h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--views-reference paragraph--view-mode--default layout__equal-spacing"> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-b370404113de02ce8658b7f4c9cb01528136720e78433ba625f7697ffbdbe7b3 view--news-latest"> <article about="/news-events/becoming-northern-light-computer-science-education-0" class="node node--news news-teaser education-practice-and-theory education" data-news-article__topic="education" data-news-article__type="Feature" data-news-article__feature-level="Feature level 2" > <a class="news-teaser__main-image" href="/news-events/becoming-northern-light-computer-science-education-0"> <article> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/mobile/public/Northern-Lights-Collab-Path-Prgm_900x600.png?itok=m7ostJsm 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 500px)" type="image/png" width="500" height="333"/> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/small_mobile_250px_/public/Northern-Lights-Collab-Path-Prgm_900x600.png?itok=V2YSbbUG 1x" type="image/png" width="250" height="167"/> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" loading="eager" width="333" height="222" src="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_to_333px/public/Northern-Lights-Collab-Path-Prgm_900x600.png?itok=Y5OHQkmU" alt="Two people stand in front of a College of Education and Human Development booth." typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </article> </a> <div class="news-teaser__copy"> <div class="news-teaser__type"> Feature </div> <h3 class="news-teaser__title"> <a href="/news-events/becoming-northern-light-computer-science-education-0" rel="bookmark"> <span>Becoming a ‘Northern Light’ of computer science education</span> </a> </h3> <div class="news-teaser__lede"> <p dir="ltr"><span>College of Education and Human Development collaborative works to address computer science inequities.</span></p> </div> </div> </article> <article about="/news-events/eight-incredibly-cool-fall-courses" class="node node--news news-teaser agronomy arts-and-humanities campus-affairs" data-news-article__topic="arts-and-humanities" data-news-article__type="Feature" data-news-article__feature-level="Feature level 2" > <a class="news-teaser__main-image" href="/news-events/eight-incredibly-cool-fall-courses"> <article> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/mobile/public/fall-campus.jpg?itok=SN8p8Ma7 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" width="500" height="333"/> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/small_mobile_250px_/public/fall-campus.jpg?itok=u53lKpPZ 1x" type="image/jpeg" width="250" height="167"/> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" loading="eager" width="333" height="222" src="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_to_333px/public/fall-campus.jpg?itok=Qd5nwdf4" alt="Students walking on campus with fall colors all around" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </article> </a> <div class="news-teaser__copy"> <div class="news-teaser__type"> Feature </div> <h3 class="news-teaser__title"> <a href="/news-events/eight-incredibly-cool-fall-courses" rel="bookmark"> <span>Eight incredibly cool fall courses</span> </a> </h3> <div class="news-teaser__lede"> <p>U of M students this fall can choose from thousands of courses, including these amazing eight.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article about="/news-events/talking-college-courses-high-school-students-u-m" class="node node--news news-teaser education" data-news-article__topic="education" data-news-article__type="Talking with U of M" data-news-article__feature-level="" > <a class="news-teaser__main-image" href="/news-events/talking-college-courses-high-school-students-u-m"> <article> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/mobile/public/Unews%20Image%20Templates%203_2%20%287%29%20copy%203_2.jpg?itok=uGuwKoqd 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" width="500" height="333"/> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/small_mobile_250px_/public/Unews%20Image%20Templates%203_2%20%287%29%20copy%203_2.jpg?itok=2SpSvIqo 1x" type="image/jpeg" width="250" height="167"/> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" loading="eager" width="333" height="222" src="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_to_333px/public/Unews%20Image%20Templates%203_2%20%287%29%20copy%203_2.jpg?itok=a2RfrJMb" alt="Image of Emily Hanson standing outside in a green field. " typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </article> </a> <div class="news-teaser__copy"> <div class="news-teaser__type"> Talking with U of M </div> <h3 class="news-teaser__title"> <a href="/news-events/talking-college-courses-high-school-students-u-m" rel="bookmark"> <span>Talking college courses for high school students with U of M</span> </a> </h3> <div class="news-teaser__lede"> <p>High school students across the state are returning to classrooms and getting back to full schedules of geometry, social studies, physical education and more. But did you know that many high schoolers are simultaneously enrolled in college-level courses through the University of Minnesota?</p> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph--button count--1"> <a class="homesite-btn" href="/news-events/topic/education" > More Education Stories </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph page-section section health" id="health" > <div class="section__gold-bar-container"> <div class="section__gold-bar"></div> </div> <div class="section__content health _heading--"> <h2 class="section__heading _heading--"> Health </h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--views-reference paragraph--view-mode--default layout__feature-right"> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-31243d32e26d69898865396ccb562adec3678c3044482c4ffdb4c2fdcc3741fa view--news-latest"> <article about="/news-events/university-essentia-opportunity-build-shared-vision" class="node node--news news-teaser board-of-regents campus-affairs health" data-news-article__topic="campus-affairs" data-news-article__type="News Release" data-news-article__feature-level="" > <a class="news-teaser__main-image" href="/news-events/university-essentia-opportunity-build-shared-vision"> <article> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/mobile/public/RegentsSeal-INT.png?itok=74tGDKJx 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 500px)" type="image/png" width="500" height="333"/> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/small_mobile_250px_/public/RegentsSeal-INT.png?itok=lfd74C5X 1x" type="image/png" width="250" height="167"/> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" loading="eager" width="333" height="222" src="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_to_333px/public/RegentsSeal-INT.png?itok=FiZrNFPs" alt="U of M Regents seal" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </article> </a> <div class="news-teaser__copy"> <div class="news-teaser__type"> News Release </div> <h3 class="news-teaser__title"> <a href="/news-events/university-essentia-opportunity-build-shared-vision" rel="bookmark"> <span>University of Minnesota and Essentia Health believe the opportunity remains to build a bold, shared solution for Minnesota healthcare</span> </a> </h3> <div class="news-teaser__lede"> <p>Leaders from the University of Minnesota and Essentia Health presented a bold, shared healthcare solution for patients and Minnesota to the Board of Regents during the Board's February 2025 meetings.</p><p> </p> </div> </div> </article> <article about="/news-events/care-whole-family" class="node node--news news-teaser animals health" data-news-article__topic="health" data-news-article__type="Feature" data-news-article__feature-level="Feature level 2" > <a class="news-teaser__main-image" href="/news-events/care-whole-family"> <article> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/mobile/public/cargil-grant-900x600.png?itok=MasesMyF 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 500px)" type="image/png" width="500" height="333"/> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/small_mobile_250px_/public/cargil-grant-900x600.png?itok=UwYwQKN9 1x" type="image/png" width="250" height="167"/> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" loading="eager" width="333" height="222" src="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_to_333px/public/cargil-grant-900x600.png?itok=jMVNlZuO" alt="Two veterinarians treat a dog." typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </article> </a> <div class="news-teaser__copy"> <div class="news-teaser__type"> Feature </div> <h3 class="news-teaser__title"> <a href="/news-events/care-whole-family" rel="bookmark"> <span>Care for the whole family</span> </a> </h3> <div class="news-teaser__lede"> <p><span>University of Minnesota researchers and clinicians are piloting a clinic that will provide care to pets and people under one roof. </span></p> </div> </div> </article> <article about="/news-events/talking-blood-donation-u-m" class="node node--news news-teaser health-conditions health" data-news-article__topic="health" data-news-article__type="Talking with U of M" data-news-article__feature-level="" > <a class="news-teaser__main-image" href="/news-events/talking-blood-donation-u-m"> <article> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/mobile/public/Blood%20donation%20900x600_0.jpg?itok=y5EnHPCu 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" width="500" height="333"/> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/small_mobile_250px_/public/Blood%20donation%20900x600_0.jpg?itok=BRurHVC2 1x" type="image/jpeg" width="250" height="167"/> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" loading="eager" width="333" height="222" src="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_to_333px/public/Blood%20donation%20900x600_0.jpg?itok=uiFagnpj" alt="Image of the torsos of two people, one in a red shirt and one in a white shirt, each with their arm outstretched. In the crook of their elbows, there are white bandages with red hearts on them." typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </article> </a> <div class="news-teaser__copy"> <div class="news-teaser__type"> Talking with U of M </div> <h3 class="news-teaser__title"> <a href="/news-events/talking-blood-donation-u-m" rel="bookmark"> <span>Talking blood donation with U of M</span> </a> </h3> <div class="news-teaser__lede"> <p>Dr. Claudia Cohn discusses why donating blood is more important than ever.</p> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph--button count--1"> <a class="homesite-btn" href="/news-events/topic/health" > More Health Stories </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph page-section section law-and-policy" id="law-and-policy" > <div class="section__gold-bar-container"> <div class="section__gold-bar"></div> </div> <div class="section__content law-and-policy _heading--"> <h2 class="section__heading _heading--"> Law and Policy </h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--views-reference paragraph--view-mode--default layout__equal-spacing"> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-72f4ce9f32eb2f8ab311f8bb653c9d9873257b879fda563eb30925bf1b018ee6 view--news-latest"> <article about="/news-events/lgbtq-policies-significantly-reduce-discrimination-transgender-and-nonbinary-people" class="node node--news news-teaser population-health law-and-policy" data-news-article__topic="law-and-policy" data-news-article__type="Research Brief" data-news-article__feature-level="" > <a class="news-teaser__main-image" href="/news-events/lgbtq-policies-significantly-reduce-discrimination-transgender-and-nonbinary-people"> <article> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/mobile/public/Unews%20Image%20Templates%203_2-107.png?itok=rbNTS6ld 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 500px)" type="image/png" width="500" height="333"/> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/small_mobile_250px_/public/Unews%20Image%20Templates%203_2-107.png?itok=Fzz1Lw_f 1x" type="image/png" width="250" height="167"/> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" loading="eager" width="333" height="222" src="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_to_333px/public/Unews%20Image%20Templates%203_2-107.png?itok=p5mIs5e8" alt="Image of LGBTQ+ pride flag" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </article> </a> <div class="news-teaser__copy"> <div class="news-teaser__type"> Research Brief </div> <h3 class="news-teaser__title"> <a href="/news-events/lgbtq-policies-significantly-reduce-discrimination-transgender-and-nonbinary-people" rel="bookmark"> <span>LGBTQ+ policies significantly reduce discrimination for transgender and nonbinary people</span> </a> </h3> <div class="news-teaser__lede"> <p>LGBTQ+ Americans experience widespread discrimination that impacts their physical and mental health — of the over 8% of U.S. adults who are members of the LGBTQ+ community, one in three report experiencing discrimination in the past year. 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height="167"/> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" loading="eager" width="333" height="222" src="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_to_333px/public/Humphrey%20School%20-%20MURP%20Student-news.jpg?itok=M6djTvc8" alt="Harrison Maxwell" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </article> </a> <div class="news-teaser__copy"> <div class="news-teaser__type"> Feature </div> <h3 class="news-teaser__title"> <a href="/news-events/emulating-humphrey-trying-make-lives-better" rel="bookmark"> <span>Emulating Humphrey, trying to make lives better</span> </a> </h3> <div class="news-teaser__lede"> <p><span>New graduate Harrison Maxwell became interested in urban planning and found a home for graduate school in the school named after his hero.</span></p> </div> </div> </article> <article about="/news-events/front-lines-classroom" class="node node--news news-teaser social-policy law-and-policy" data-news-article__topic="law-and-policy" data-news-article__type="Feature" data-news-article__feature-level="Feature level 2" > <a class="news-teaser__main-image" href="/news-events/front-lines-classroom"> <article> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/mobile/public/Andrew-Jaunich-news.jpg?itok=gzMray-I 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" width="500" height="333"/> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/small_mobile_250px_/public/Andrew-Jaunich-news.jpg?itok=AqV3O5s6 1x" type="image/jpeg" width="250" height="167"/> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" loading="eager" width="333" height="222" src="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_to_333px/public/Andrew-Jaunich-news.jpg?itok=lemDb12i" alt="A smiling Andrew Jaunich" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </article> </a> <div class="news-teaser__copy"> <div class="news-teaser__type"> Feature </div> <h3 class="news-teaser__title"> <a href="/news-events/front-lines-classroom" rel="bookmark"> <span>From the front lines to the 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Lawrence Edwards and David Tilman with the nation’s highest scientific award.</span></p> </div> </div> </article> <article about="/news-events/insecticide-contamination-minnesotas-ground-and-surface-water" class="node node--news news-teaser environmental-health science-and-technology" data-news-article__topic="science-and-technology" data-news-article__type="Research Brief" data-news-article__feature-level="" > <a class="news-teaser__main-image" href="/news-events/insecticide-contamination-minnesotas-ground-and-surface-water"> <article> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/mobile/public/Unews%20Image%20Templates%203_2-111.png?itok=GJcJaXf2 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 500px)" type="image/png" width="500" height="333"/> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/small_mobile_250px_/public/Unews%20Image%20Templates%203_2-111.png?itok=olRDCt1n 1x" type="image/png" width="250" height="167"/> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" loading="eager" width="333" height="222" src="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_to_333px/public/Unews%20Image%20Templates%203_2-111.png?itok=dpHuD-83" alt="Iron bridge crossing over rocky stream" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </article> </a> <div class="news-teaser__copy"> <div class="news-teaser__type"> Research Brief </div> <h3 class="news-teaser__title"> <a href="/news-events/insecticide-contamination-minnesotas-ground-and-surface-water" rel="bookmark"> <span>Insecticide contamination in Minnesota’s ground and surface water</span> </a> </h3> <div class="news-teaser__lede"> <p>New research from the University of Minnesota examined levels of neonicotinoid insecticides  — commonly called neonics — in surface and groundwater across Minnesota. </p> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph--button count--1"> <a class="homesite-btn" href="/news-events/topic/science-technology" > More Science and Technology Stories </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph page-section section social-sciences" id="social-sciences" > <div class="section__gold-bar-container"> <div class="section__gold-bar"></div> </div> <div class="section__content social-sciences _heading--"> <h2 class="section__heading _heading--"> Social Sciences </h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--views-reference paragraph--view-mode--default layout__equal-spacing"> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-847c5275fe3a6f1173d01bb12bb063445946146334b5edbc78d9a3af30b9940b view--news-latest"> <article about="/news-events/talking-healthy-relationships-u-m" class="node node--news news-teaser family-and-social-relationships social-sciences" data-news-article__topic="social-sciences" data-news-article__type="Talking with U of M" data-news-article__feature-level="" > <a class="news-teaser__main-image" href="/news-events/talking-healthy-relationships-u-m"> <article> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/mobile/public/Unews%20Image%20Templates%203_2%20%287%29%20copy%207_0.jpg?itok=-N35IVoe 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" width="500" height="333"/> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/small_mobile_250px_/public/Unews%20Image%20Templates%203_2%20%287%29%20copy%207_0.jpg?itok=tHihHe3l 1x" type="image/jpeg" width="250" height="167"/> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" loading="eager" width="333" height="222" src="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_to_333px/public/Unews%20Image%20Templates%203_2%20%287%29%20copy%207_0.jpg?itok=OZU6M2N1" alt="A headshot image of Emily Jordan Jensen" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </article> </a> <div class="news-teaser__copy"> <div class="news-teaser__type"> Talking with U of M </div> <h3 class="news-teaser__title"> <a href="/news-events/talking-healthy-relationships-u-m" rel="bookmark"> <span>Talking healthy relationships with U of M</span> </a> </h3> <div class="news-teaser__lede"> <p>With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, couples are taking a little extra time to appreciate each other. 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Tai Mendenhall, a family therapist and professor in the College of Education and Human Development, shares how to manage stress over the holidays.</span></p> </div> </div> </article> <article about="/news-events/police-interactions-can-increase-epigenetic-age-youth-color" class="node node--news news-teaser population-health social-sciences" data-news-article__topic="social-sciences" data-news-article__type="Research Brief" data-news-article__feature-level="" > <a class="news-teaser__main-image" href="/news-events/police-interactions-can-increase-epigenetic-age-youth-color"> <article> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/mobile/public/Unews%20Image%20Templates%203_2-110.png?itok=yHRzgs7h 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 500px)" type="image/png" width="500" height="333"/> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/small_mobile_250px_/public/Unews%20Image%20Templates%203_2-110.png?itok=TfE5Q6h8 1x" type="image/png" width="250" height="167"/> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" loading="eager" width="333" height="222" src="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_to_333px/public/Unews%20Image%20Templates%203_2-110.png?itok=2VdvvNze" alt="Young Black boy sitting at a school desk looking at an iPad" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </article> </a> <div class="news-teaser__copy"> <div class="news-teaser__type"> Research Brief </div> <h3 class="news-teaser__title"> <a href="/news-events/police-interactions-can-increase-epigenetic-age-youth-color" rel="bookmark"> <span>Police interactions can increase epigenetic age in youth of color</span> </a> </h3> <div class="news-teaser__lede"> <p>New research from the University of Minnesota shows that stress caused by negative interactions with police can increase epigenetic age, which is a biological indicator that can differ from chronological age.</p> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph--button count--1"> <a class="homesite-btn" href="/news-events/topic/social-sciences" > See All Stories </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph page-section section sports-and-recreation" id="sports-and-recreation" > <div class="section__gold-bar-container"> <div class="section__gold-bar"></div> </div> <div class="section__content sports-and-recreation _heading--"> <h2 class="section__heading _heading--"> Sports and Recreation </h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--views-reference paragraph--view-mode--default layout__equal-spacing"> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-6ea67c2a25b834c89021ea3b6a96e765fed89877928dfdcb82ec9d072260364d view--news-latest"> <article about="/news-events/happy-anniversary-fierce-goldy" class="node node--news news-teaser animals sports-and-recreation" data-news-article__topic="sports-and-recreation" data-news-article__type="Feature" data-news-article__feature-level="Feature level 2" > <a class="news-teaser__main-image" href="/news-events/happy-anniversary-fierce-goldy"> <article> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/mobile/public/GoldyArchive-news.jpg?itok=BH9Uxu7- 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" width="500" height="333"/> <source srcset="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/small_mobile_250px_/public/GoldyArchive-news.jpg?itok=3CgGSgV3 1x" type="image/jpeg" width="250" height="167"/> <img loading="lazy" itemprop="image" loading="eager" width="333" height="222" src="/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_to_333px/public/GoldyArchive-news.jpg?itok=c3m3F1jp" alt="An image of Goldy Gopher from 1985" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </article> </a> <div class="news-teaser__copy"> <div class="news-teaser__type"> Feature </div> <h3 class="news-teaser__title"> <a href="/news-events/happy-anniversary-fierce-goldy" rel="bookmark"> <span>Happy Anniversary, Fierce Goldy!</span> </a> </h3> <div class="news-teaser__lede"> <p dir="ltr"><span>Most of us have come to know Goldy Gopher, the beloved mascot of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, as a perpetually smiling character who never shies away from a photograph. 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