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The Fall Virtual Undergraduate Research Symposium is a research fair that gives undergraduate researchers across all University of Minnesota campuses the opportunity to…

Dr. Rich Lee quoted in the Washington Post article: I know my parents love me, but they don’t love my people.

Congratulations to Ashley Walters for being selected as a recipient of the 2021 APA Dissertation Research Award.

Research from Associate Sociology Professor Elizabeth Wrigley-Field finds that Minnesotan immigrants are more likely to be killed by COVID-19 and are also more likely to die…

Read about letters sent home by a 19th century physician at sea gave a student

Applications due Feb. 4

The Department of Psychology is saddened by the passing of Chad Maroslek, PhD, in November 2021 and celebrates his legacy as a Minnesota Psychologist. Chad was a professor in…

Varun Murugesan is a recent graduate of our Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology (2016). Read on to learn more about what he did after graduating.

Announcement of the winners of the Alumni of Notable Achievement Award as well as the Emerging Alumni Award.

Chicano and Latino Studies Professor Karen Mary Davalos is involved in “Rhizomes of Mexican-American art since 1848,” an exciting virtual portal that houses nearly 20,000…

GES undergraduate James Schueneman learned the importance of being an active citizen through his internship experience with Omaha Public Schools. Internships are a valuable…

An internship with the Ramsey County Public Works allowed GES undergraduate Diana Flores Castillo to use her classroom knowledge of GIS software for real projects. Her…

University student and OIA content creator intern, Anushka, talks about her adjustment to Minnesota, and her goals for the future.

Content creator Parker Jelen reflects on how he ended up attending the University of Minnesota and why being a content creator for the Office of Institutional Advancement will…

Dr. Samantha Anders shares on applicable strategies for addressing mental health crises and ordinary situations.

Congrats to Dr. Nicola Grissom for receiving funding of $29,224 from the National Institute of Health (NIH) - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for her…

Congrats to Dr. Kelly Whiteford for receiving funding of $581,250 from the National Institute of Health (NIH) for National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication…

In October, GWSS, AMES, and IAS collaborated with the AGITATE! journal to launch the North American tour of the film Maadathy: An Unfairy Tale.

Congrats to Dr. Scott Vrieze on receiving funding from Pennsylvania State University for his study, “Methods to maximize the utility of common fund functional genomic data in…

PhD candidate SeungGyeong (Jade) Ji has won the NWSA/UIP First Book Prize.