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Inside This Issue:

  • March 7-8 - Board of Regents March meeting.
  • U of M–led research identifies predictor of outcomes, chemoresistance for ovarian cancer patients.
  • Awards and Recognition: Family Medicine at the U of M Medical School has been ranked #1 in the United States in the 2023 Blue Ridge Rankings; and more.

Inside This Issue:

  • Rebecca Cunningham named as University’s 18th president.
  • Fungi may be the key to biocontrol for emerald ash borer.
  • Awards and Recognition: Announcing the 2023-24 recipients of the John Tate Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising; and more.
     

Inside This Issue:

  • Supporting direct support professionals.
  • Smart signs could improve work-zone safety for flaggers.
  • Awards and Recognition: Announcing the recipients of the 2023-24 Distinguished Teaching Awards; and more.

Inside This Issue:

  • Board of Regents February meeting highlights.
  • Fairview Health Services and U of M sign letter of intent.
  • Feature: Caring for Mary Lou: Treatment for facial pain.
  • Awards and Recognition: Announcing the recipients of the 2024-26 McKnight Land-Grant Professorship Award; and more.

Inside This Issue:

  • Feb. 8-9 - Board of Regents meeting.
  • U of M plans next steps to strengthen academic health system for all Minnesotans.
  • Feature: A new narrative for building confident young athletes.
  • Awards and Recognition: The Great Lakes ReNEW consortium will receive up to $160 million over 10 years as part of an inaugural NSF Regional Innovation Engines award; and more.

Inside This Issue:

  • Features: Phenotyping faster; Novel tool helps pinpoint elusive hybrid barberry and map its spread.
  • Awards and Recognition: The Clinical and Translational Science Institute recently received more than $5.3 million to provide comprehensive career development support for early-career faculty at the U of M; and more.

Inside This Issue:

  • Features: Transforming food shelves into friendly places with healthy food; Caring for Norman: Treating hands with heart.
  • Awards and Recognition: Jian-Ping Wang has been awarded the 2024 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Magnetics Society Achievement Award; and more.

Inside This Issue:

  • Features: What if we could “cure” aging?; After dual cancer diagnosis, Michael has a successful kidney transplant; Innovations for oak wilt detection and containment.
  • Awards and Recognition: U of M becomes nation’s first to receive community engagement distinction for every campus; and more.

Inside This Issue:

Notice: Brief will not publish on Dec. 27, Jan. 3, and Jan. 10. 

  • Features: Seeking equity in aging; Caring for Piper and her life-threatening birthmarks.
  • Awards and Recognition: Roger Ruan has been named a National Academy of Inventors Fellow; and more.

Inside This Issue:

Notice: Brief will not publish on Dec. 27, Jan. 3, and Jan. 10. 

  • Board of Regents December meeting highlights.
  • Brief newsletter preferences survey.
  • Awards and Recognition: Jenna Marquard has been inducted into the American College of Medical Informatics; and more.