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Professor Deborah Swackhammer, inaugural director of the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment and an early and influential member of the Consortium, passed away April 23. Prof. Swackhammer is remembered as a visionary who built lasting connections across the University of… Read more

Join the University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics for “It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way: Long COVID and an Alternative Model of Health in the U.S.” The webinar will take place Friday, May 28 from 12:15 - 1:30pm Central time and will feature Dr. Zackary Berger of the Johns… Read more

In a paper recently published by the Journal of Economic History, Professor Philip Pardy and his co-author explore the slowing growth of agricultural productivity in the United States. The study explores technological advances that led to a surge in farm productivity in the late… Read more

The Climate Intervention Biology Working Group, which includes Prof. Jessica Hellmann, Director of the Institute on the Environment, recently published a research brief on the potential ecological effects of solar radiation modification (SRM). In theory, SRM technology could be… Read more

Prof. Douglas Yee, Director of the Masonic Cancer Center, recently spoke to the University of Minnesota’s Discovery magazine about progress in the fight against cancer since the National Cancer Act was signed in 1971. Dr. Yee describes research led by the Masonic Cancer Center… Read more

The Healthy Foods, Healthy Lives Institute is hosting a webinar series that highlights the gastronomic knowledge of Indigenous women chefs. Webinars feature recipes, cooking demonstrations and commentary from nationally recognized chefs. The Healthy… Read more

Michael Osterholm, Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) and Regents Professor at the University of Minnesota, was recently profiled by the Star Tribune. “Osterholm has long used his position to inform and influence. He alerted… Read more

The Healthy Foods, Healthy Lives Institute is currently seeking applications for two funding opportunities. The University Faculty Research Grant Program supports new interdisciplinary research with potential for growth. Research teams must include members from at least… Read more

Dr. Stephen Thomas spoke to Minnesota Public Radio’s Kerri Miller about how COVID’s disproportionate effect on Black Americans and other communities of color is rooted in a history of maltreatment and inequitable access to healthcare. Dr. Thomas is… Read more

Professor Francis Shen of the University of Minnesota Law School has been awarded the Early Career Scholars Medal by the American Law Institute (ALI). According to Judge Diane P. Wood, who serves as the chair of the selection committee, “Francis has been a pioneer in… Read more