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Researchers Manipulate Astrocytes to Better Understand Fear in the Amygdala
Paulo Kofuji, PhD, and Alfonso Araque, PhD, both in the Department of Neuroscience, recently received a five-year, $2.2 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to study how...
Faculty, Research
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Dr. Rachel Ulfers, ’05, Makes Gift to Support Diversity in Physical Therapy
A 2005 graduate from the Doctor of Physical Therapy program in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Dr. Ulfers and her partner recently made a gift to the program’s diversity efforts and...
Alumni, Spotlight
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Be a Voter (NOW) (Please)
As President Gabel and Provost Croson have already said in their recent messages, with COVID-19 and other factors impacting our world, it is good to plan in advance how you will cast your vote. Even...
Office of the Dean
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To Support Minnesota Families During COVID-19, U of M Team Identifying Best Practices
Katie Loth, PhD, MPH, RD, in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, is leading a study to identify ways that public health practitioners and policymakers can support vulnerable...
Community Engagement, Faculty, Research
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A New Philanthropic Partner for M Health Fairview
The University of Minnesota Foundation (UMF) offers the M Health Fairview partnership efficiencies of scale and a broader, deeper operational infrastructure to support major gift fundraising.
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New Findings of Atherosclerosis Identified in U of M Medical School Study
Jesse Williams, PhD, in the Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, published his team’s study in “Nature Immunology,” which defines the role of a tissue resident macrophage population in...
Faculty, Research
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‘Mental Health is Health’: Insights from a Medical School Researcher on World Mental Health Day
Mustafa al’Absi, PhD, in the Department of Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health, talks about ways to recognize and reduce stress during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
Duluth, Faculty, Research
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New $500K Grant Supports Hormone Receptor Research in Metastatic Breast Cancer
A significant grant from METAvivor worth $500,000 over three years will allow Carol Lange, PhD, a professor in the Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, to analyze the biological mechanisms behind...
Faculty, Research
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U of M Medical School selected as Capacity Building Center for NCI Serology Sciences Network
The University of Minnesota Medical School’s Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology has been selected as a Capacity Building Center for a new national network dedicated to serological, or...
Legacy, Research
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‘Oshkii Ayaawag’: Empowering Native American Youth During COVID-19
Anna Wirta Kosobuski, EdD, in the Department of Biomedical Sciences on the Duluth campus, received a CO:VID grant to identify elements for effective, culturally-grounded therapy models for Native...
Diversity & Inclusion, Duluth, Faculty, Research
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$2.4M will Support Novel Opioid Research at the University of Minnesota Medical School
Researchers are developing antibody-based medical countermeasures against overdose of fentanyl, fentanyl-like drugs.
Faculty, Research
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Health Disparities Study Tests Mobile App’s Effectiveness in Treating Alcohol Use Disorder
Christopher Warlick, MD, PhD, in the Department of Urology, leads a team in partnership with SupDoc, a virtual healthcare app, to develop a tailored module that may be helpful in reducing racial...
Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Research
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Protecting Each Other
Our healthcare providers stay safe so that they can take care of others. And that is exactly what we need to do outside of the healthcare setting―take these precautions to protect each other.
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New Research to Help Military Members, Families During Post-Deployment Transition
The Community Assessment of Military Transitions study, led by Sarah Beeler, PhD, in the Department of Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health, is examining service member and military family...
Community Engagement, Duluth, Faculty, Research
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CWIMS Earns One of Four National Awards from the Association of American Medical Colleges
The Medical School’s Center for Women in Medicine and Science received the “Emerging Leadership Award for an Organization” from the AAMC’s Group on Women in Medicine and Science. Fellow recipients...
Diversity & Inclusion, Faculty, Legacy
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Transplant Expert Becomes Transplant Minnesotan
Andrew Adams, MD, PhD, has joined the Department of Surgery as a professor and as chief of the Division of Transplantation at both M Health Fairview University of Minnesota hospitals. He brings $11.7...
Faculty, Research
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Study Analyzes if Telemedicine is Efficacious in Treating Opioid Use Disorder
Federal and state agencies have temporarily allowed unprecedented flexibility for the use of telemedicine, including audio-only visits, for encounters where opioid use disorder (OUD) medications are...
Faculty, Research
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OBGYN Professor Trains Medical School Learners to Identify PCOS
PCOS, or polycystic ovary syndrome, remains largely undiagnosed. Sarah Hutto, MD, in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health, dedicates her instruction time with medical students...
Education, Faculty
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Researchers Study Cortisol Levels, Decision-Making in COVID-19 Healthcare Workers
Alexander Herman, MD, PhD, in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and David Darrow, MD, MPH, in the Department of Neurosurgery, are studying hair samples from frontline healthcare...
Faculty, Research