The professor in the Medical School and principal scientist at the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain shares why nature is so important for kids and how to ensure kids benefit from nature-based learning year-round.
Tim Gieseke, Extension educator, has been developing the MN Drainage Program to convene stakeholders and build their shared real-world knowledge, which could influence decision-making around adoption and management.
The associate professor in the Medical School shares the signs and causes of back-to-school anxiety, and how parents can provide support.
Ziyu Ren, graduate student, and Matt McGue, professor in the College of Liberal Arts, conducted a twin study and found maladaptive domains are negatively correlated with sleep, both phenotypically and genetically.
Need to Know
- Faculty: Fill out the Course Works Request Form to ensure your students have all their fall semester course materials.
- Twin Cities: Participate in the Maroon & Gold Launch on September 4 at 10:30 a.m. Pick up your free cowbell at Gateway Plaza to cheer on incoming students as they take a symbolic first step into the University community.
- Check out all the places you can visit the University on our State Fair website.
Feature Highlights
Read how Professor Emeritus David Hollister helped shape the School of Social Work's storied history.
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Ziyu Ren, graduate student, and Matt McGue, professor in the College of Liberal Arts, conducted a twin study and found maladaptive domains are negatively correlated with sleep, both phenotypically and genetically.
The School of Public Health internship program has helped thousands of Minnesota businesses reduce costs while conserving resources by hosting students for intensive, 13-week projects.
Awards and Recognition Spotlights
The College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences professor and Chief Science Officer of Jord BioScience released a first-of-its-kind soil biostimulant and received the AgTech Breakthrough Award a week after commercial launch.
Stevie Chancellor, Zhu-Tian Chen, Aryan Deshwal and Mattia Fazzini will use five-year grants to pursue innovative research and educate the next generation of scientists and engineers.
The University of Minnesota Crookston traces its roots back to the Northwest School of Agriculture, which was established in what year?
1889
Sorry, try again!
1902
Sorry, try again!
1906
Correct! Learn more about the University's 175-year history.
What do you love most about your job?
"I love being part of a team that has transformed the polar regions from some of the least mapped places on Earth to the most mapped, enabling more efficient and diverse science."
Cathleen Torres Parisian
Engagement Lead for Polar Geospatial Center, Twin Cities campus
