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25 Years of Visible Heart® Laboratories Research & Training at the UMN

June 22, 2022

Principal Investigator, Paul Iaizzo, PhD, was awarded a Bronzed Human Heart Model by Medtronic in late June during the 25th-anniversary celebration of the Visible Heart® Laboratories within the Department of Surgery at the University of Minnesota Medical School.

Stratasys donates 3D printers to University of Minnesota’s Visible Heart Lab

Stratasys donates 3D printers to UMN’s Visible Heart Lab

February 15, 2022

Located at the University of Minnesota Medical School, the Visible Heart® Laboratories helps medical students, medical device creators, and many others utilize the benefits of 3D printing technology and anatomic models.

Wildlife's Winter Survival Guide

Wildlife's Winter Survival Guide

December 29, 2021

Imagine temperatures below zero for sustained periods, snow several feet deep - all causing a lack of food and housing. It is a reality for many animals.

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March 8, 2020

Red Lake County's Hemly and Bears

Participating in Minnesota bear study an opportunity of a lifetime

An avid outdoorsman from Plummer in Red Lake County, Hemly has spent the past decade assisting bear researchers from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources with a study to learn more about bears in the northwest part of the state.

March 5, 2020

Dannyelle Donahue, VHL human hearts capture her heart

Human hearts capture her heart

When she was just 14, Dannyelle Donahue decided to pursue a career as a medical device inventor.

February 11, 2020

Dr. Paul Iaizzo with international researchers in VHL

Visible Heart Laboratories Reaches International Territories with Education

The Visible Heart® Laboratories at the University of Minnesota Medical School, is bridging the international gap; every year, over half a million people utilize their website.

December 15, 2019

Bear hibernating in lair

Into the Bear's Lair

Researchers study the hibernation habits of Minnesota's black bears to benefit their kind—and maybe ours.