Systemwide

Tech Comm Sets New Record Number of Startups in 2023

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The University of Minnesota launched a record-breaking 23 startup companies in fiscal year (FY) 2023.

MPR News: Minnesota may make college tuition-free for American Indian undergrads

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American Indian students in Minnesota may soon be able to attend a public college or university for free. 

Birds, bugs and climate change

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Early on a cool, smoky June morning researchers Alexis Grinde and Annie Bracey load up with gear and strike out across a grassland south of Moorhead, Minn.

University of Minnesota study looks to make traffic signals smarter, shorten time stopped at intersections

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It can be frustrating when the light turns green and every car in front of you makes it through before it turns red -- except for you.

2023 Systemwide Sustainability Student Impact Awards Recipients

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The Student Impact Awards honor and recognize individuals and groups for their contributions to sustainability in their communities over the past year. 

UMN Adds "Employee Transit Pass." Joins the "Universal Transit Pass" created in 2022 for students

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All Twin Cities benefits-eligible faculty and staff now have unlimited access to all transit systems in the Twin Cities metro area.

U of M Named a Best Employer for Women

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Forbes recently named the University of Minnesota a Best Employer for Women 2023

The history of Twin Cities Pride

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Aiden Bettine, curator of the University Libraries’ Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies, is available to provide expert commentary on the history of Twin Cities Pride.

MN Daily: UMN community celebrates Juneteenth

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The University of Minnesota hosted a Juneteenth celebration in North Minneapolis Saturday to bring the community together at a block party to commemorate the anniversary of enslaved Black Americans emancipation in 1865.

MN Daily: UMN making progress towards furthering sustainability education on-campus, community

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The University of Minnesota, along with Macalester College and other local groups, hosted a first-of-its-kind environmental collaboration expo between community members and students.