Professors John Bischof, College of Science and Engineering, and Erik Finger, Medical School, helped lead the process of recovering function in a human-sized pig kidney after a year of cryogenic storage.
Learn more about three alumni who sought to serve in the Oval Office.
The assistant professor in the College of Education and Human Service Professions teaches in the new Childhood Nature Studies major, building on her research in children's relationship with nature and the environment.
Colin DeYoung, professor in the College of Liberal Arts, found that specific ability areas in youth predicted later-life education, income and occupational status, challenging a 30-year consensus in intelligence research
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Feature Highlights
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Professors John Bischof, College of Science and Engineering, and Erik Finger, Medical School, helped lead the process of recovering function in a human-sized pig kidney after a year of cryogenic storage.
Researchers found that participants in a hands-on public health training program gained measurable increases in various skills, offering lessons for addressing persistent workforce shortages.
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Colin DeYoung, professor in the College of Liberal Arts, found that specific ability areas in youth predicted later-life education, income and occupational status, challenging a 30-year consensus in intelligence research
Awards and Recognition Spotlights
Smith will join the University of Minnesota on December 31, pending Board of Regents approval.
The rankings come from Research.com and recognize individual researchers based primarily on the publication and citation impact of their scientific work.
Which University of Minnesota campus plays a central role in a recent Minnesota PBS documentary?
Duluth
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Morris
Correct! Watch the documentary Medicine Ball.
Twin Cities
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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
