Can we predict where in the world will be water-stressed? Using a more fine-tuned model, researchers find there is no global water crisis, just local ones.
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The University of Minnesota is a research-intensive institution based in the US city of Minneapolis-St Paul. It is a member institution of the American Association of Universities.
The university is broadly organized into 19 colleges and schools, and it has sister campuses in Crookston, Duluth, Morris, and Rochester. The University’s enrollment has reached 64,964 but a 16-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio.
Contributing to the University’s academic prestige are 20 Nobel Laureates, 86 Guggenheim Fellows, and 2 MacArthur “Geniuses” currently on campus.
The world’s largest collections of Sherlock Holmes literature, artifacts, and memorabilia are housed in the University’s Andersen Library.
Minnesota’s athletic teams are known collectively as the Minnesota Golden Gophers and compete in the NCAA’s Division I as members of the Big Ten Conference.
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Standards for prenatal care for incarcerated women vary from state to state, and when care is available, the quality might not be adequate.
At the Paris climate talks, the world has signed up to the first truly global treaty to tackle global warming. Our experts react.
Projects to help people adapt to climate change are essential. But no one really knows how much to spend, or even how to tell which projects are working.
Our panel discusses the benefits of gathering for an annual holiday meal. Traditions and rituals give us a sense of identity and closeness with those we love – and come with mental and physical health benefits too.
Les migrations ne sont pas le propre de l’homme. Sur notre planète, les espèces circulent, notamment en raison des aléas du climat. Préparons-nous à accueillir les migrants du futur, bêtes et hommes.
Viewing human migration through the lens of natural history makes one thing clear: society needs to prepare for more migrations of people and the species we depend on.
Hulk Hogan is suing Gawker for $100 million in a case that not only could bankrupt the media empire known for its gossip but could erode the First Amendment as well.
Rather than impose regulations to limit carbon emissions, policies should focus on innovation and systems change through social sciences.
Following a public vote, the 2014 Longitude Prize to develop an idea that will help solve one of the greatest issues of our time will go to a project working on antibiotic resistance. The focus of the…
Once the most numerous bird species in North America, passenger pigeons went from numbering in the billions to being extinct in less than a century. Their decline has been mostly blamed on intensive hunting…
Harvesting existing cropland more frequently could substantially increase global food production without clearing more land…
Since the time of Malthus, humanity has worried whether there would be enough food to feed the growing population. Such fears were always overcome and doomsayers all proven wrong: there was always more…
Facts about Flu - We’ve considered all kinds of matters related to influenza this week. Now to the heart of the matter. People who think influenza vaccines are highly effective may have been surprised…
Facts about Flu - What if you needed just one flu shot to protect you from pandemic as well as the yearly seasonal flu viruses in circulation? Imagine you could only identify people by their jackets. Once…
Every semester, I enter my classroom with almost zero knowledge of my students’ interests. So as a rhetoric and writing teacher, I ask them to employ that which is most beneficial to them in their lives…
Men with prostate cancer which has not spread have been found to live just as long as those who have had prostate-removal…
Mobile phones can be tracked by third-parties without a user’s knowledge, according to new research from the University of…
A routine test could triple the rate of detection of cognitive impairment and dementia, according to researchers who argue that screening should be mandatory for older people. The controversial proposal…
Minnesotans have breathed a sigh of relief after the state’s Republican-led legislature signed off on a budget deal negotiated with Democratic Governor Mark Dayton, ending a three-week state government…
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Professor of American Studies, University of Minnesota
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Minnesota
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Associate Professor American Studies and Asian American Studies, University of Minnesota
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Assistant Professor of urban planning, University of Minnesota
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Professor of learning technologies, University of Minnesota
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Professor of Media Ethics and Law, University of Minnesota
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Professor of Law, University of Minnesota
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Professor of Anthropology, University of Minnesota
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Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Director, Global Pediatrics Program global health, University of Minnesota
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Professor of Law and Business, University of Minnesota
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Graduate Researcher in Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota
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Assistant professor, political science , University of Minnesota
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Horace T. Morse Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Law, University of Minnesota
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Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Minnesota
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PhD Candidate in Speech Pathology, University of Minnesota
