For University of Minnesota Extension educator Ellen Wolter, the divide between rural and urban communities is more imagined ...

Hugo is, in the words of his owner Wendy Legge, a “gentle giant” — a 65-pound mixed-breed dog who defers even to the family’s two cats, Hudson and Rosie. He has spent 13 years with the Legge family in ...

Chronic tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of 18 cancer types, heart and pulmonary disease, and premature death in the U.S. In observance of National Lung Cancer Awareness month this ...

The modern version of one of the oldest broadcast stations in the country provides a unique training ground—and social environment—for University of Minnesota students. At the southern end of the Arts ...

The sporangia of Phytophthora, as viewed through a microscope, are pictured on the left. The brown spots on the leaves of the plant on the right are likely indicative of Phytophthora infection.

Large surface waves produced by powerboats are a mainstay for recreational watersports. A new study from the University of Minnesota shows that beneath the surface, factors such as propeller thrust ...

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 ...

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) elected two University of Minnesota scientists among its 2024 class of Fellows. Carrie Haskell-Luevano, a professor in the College of ...

While the FDA has approved over 20 different categories of contraceptives, only two are available for men to prevent pregnancy in their partners — condoms and vasectomies. 25% of women who use ...

Researchers from the University of Minnesota’s College of Veterinary Medicine received a $1.5 million cooperative agreement grant from the Department of Agriculture to work on collaborative projects ...

Andy Erickson, a scholar with the Center for Transportation Studies and research manager at the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, and Sara Heger, a researcher and instructor in the Water Resources Center ...