University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Students study abroad to explore the world and expand perspectives

College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences students traveled to Central America and the Bahamas.
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Elevating student learning with hands-on learning spaces

Across the 10 libraries that make up the University of Minnesota Twin Cities Libraries system are spaces designed to elevate hands-on student learning by facilitating creativity and collaboration: ...
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CIDRAP launches Vaccine Integrity Project

The University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) is launching an initiative dedicated to safeguarding vaccine use in the U.S. The Vaccine Integrity Project and ...
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FDA authorizes first-of-its-kind, low-cost ventilator developed by University of Minnesota

U of M researchers developed and designed the Coventor as an alternative for clinical settings with a significant surge in patients or with few to no ventilators.Media note: Please find multimedia ...
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University of Minnesota researchers study waves created by recreational boats

Researchers from the University of Minnesota St. Anthony Falls Laboratory carefully measured the maximum height, total energy, and maximum power of the waves from wakes produced by four recreational ...
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Researchers 3D print a working heart pump with real human cells

This image used on the cover of the American Heart Association’s Circulation Research journal is a 3D rendering of the printed heart pump developed at the University of Minnesota. The discovery could ...
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U of M’s Tech Comm sets record startups, launches new initiative to grow impact

Recent UMN startup Objective Biotechnology constructed a robot (left, credit: Andrew Alegria, University of Minnesota) that that uses machine learning to automate a complicated microinjection process ...
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Researchers perform first successful transplant of functional cryopreserved rat kidney

U of M mechanical engineering postdoctoral researcher Zonghu Han is a co-first author of a new study showing how rat kidneys can be cryogenically stored for up to 100 days, successfully rewarmed using ...
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New research could help millions who suffer from ‘ringing in the ears’

The tinnitus treatment device used in the study, now branded as Lenire®, was developed by Neuromod Devices and consists of wireless (Bluetooth®) headphones that deliver sequences of audio tones ...
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A genetic test predicts THC versus CBD in Cannabis plants

Farmers always face uncertainty. Extreme weather, pest outbreaks and early frosts can dampen harvests or ruin them entirely. Industrial hemp growers deal with another uncertainty — whether their ...
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Researchers 3D print lifelike heart valve models

Patient-specific organ models, which include integrated 3D-printed soft sensor arrays, are fabricated using specialized inks and a customized 3D printing process. Such models can be used in ...