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Changing up the internship game for students

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The University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts (CLA) is teaming up with the GREATER MSP Partnership on an audacious goal: to make the Twin Cities a national hotspot for college internships.

What does it take to become a performing artist?

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Go behind the curtain with five University of Minnesota performing arts students in the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance and School of Music.

A dedicated pathway to peace

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Hortense Minishi has always dreamed of making the world a better place. In 2021, she received a Fulbright and Hubert Humphrey scholarship to study human rights at the University of Minnesota.

In Minnesota, fewer white people are vaccinated for COVID-19 than most racial groups — but still less likely to die of COVID-19

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New research from the University of Minnesota shows that Black, Hispanic and Asian populations are significantly more likely to die of COVID-19, regardless of their vaccination status at the population level. 

Researching and Advocating Against Labor Trafficking in the US

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The Master of Human Rights Degree Program interviews a student who interned at the The Advocates for Human Rights to learn more about her experiences.

Human Rights Start at Home

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A team of Master of Human Rights students has submitted their research on the harassment and surveillance of anti-police brutality activists in the Twin Cities to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Mental health care for all

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Vanessa Anyanso is learning to be a clinician while counseling a wide variety of clients.

With $7.1 million, University of Minnesota and partners to launch a long-term program to study urban nature in the Twin Cities

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The University of Minnesota along with several collaborators have received $7.1 million over six years from the NSF to launch the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area Urban Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) program.

Student Activity Grant Brings Mobile Market to Campus

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Emma Mentz, a junior in the College of Liberal Arts, first became interested in food insecurity when she saw how many of her classmates were getting free or reduced lunch. She became even more involved when a food shelter in her hometown of Faribault, Minnesota, closed during the pandemic. 

U of M Sustainable Development Goals Initiative Announce 2021 SDG Research Grant Awards

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GPS Alliance is pleased to announce the award, as part of its systemwide initiative focused on the SDGs, of approximately $120,000 to seven research projects that align with the UNs’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the U’s strategic priorities and needs identified by communities.