University of Minnesota Foundation

Legacy

Fall 2016
Issues/Contents
Generosity and Discovery at the University of Minnesota
Legacy
Cover Story

Weaving a smarter future

Textiles meet technology in innovative University of Minnesota research
Feature

Fields of science

At the U of M, a focus on precision agriculture is changing the way we look at farming
Feature

How to save a life

The U leads a statewide effort to teach more people how to best respond to sudden cardiac arrest
Dispatch

Disappearing diversity

The region of the Amazon rainforest where Josh Kielsmeier-Cook, a U of M plant pathology Ph.D. student, does field research is one of the most biodiverse locations on Earth. One hectare, or almost 2.5 acres, in Yasuní contains more species of trees than are found in all of North America. Unfortunately, oil drilling threatens parts of this biosphere reserve. For Kielsmeier-Cook, that means time is running out to classify and better understand the ecology of a particular fungal genus that may be useful in pharmaceuticals and bioenergy production.

Departments

Gallery

Gallery

Fantastic fungi

For a plant pathology Ph.D. student, time is running out to classify a particular fungal genus in the Amazon rainforest

Gifts at Work

Gifts at Work

Tashjian Bee and Pollinator Discovery Center

Visit our interactive photo to learn more about the new center at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

Students

Students

What’s in your backpack?

"A hat," says Dayana López-Martínez, who proudly wears a baseball cap that helps raise money for scholarships
Students

Opportunity for all

U of M grad student combines social work and public policy to better understand our criminal justice system
Students

Great adventure

University of Minnesota Crookston student Delaney Kohorst has a firsthand understanding of the power of scholarships
Students

The world below

Flyover Country, a new app developed by a UMD grad, helps you discover points of interest when you're on a flight

Impact

Impact

Team Tucker

A Minnesota Wild player is raising funds to celebrate the life of his biggest fan.
Impact

Education first

A distinguished U of M grad establishes a scholarship to honor his parents' commitment to education
Impact

Heart of our mission

Professor Becca Gercken studies the early history of the U of M Morris as a Native American boarding school
Impact

A better bag

One of the winners of the 4-H Science of Agriculture Challenge talks about his team's invention
Impact

Material matters

A generous gift establishes a new Advanced Materials Center at the University of Minnesota Duluth
Impact

Your move, FDA

Reducing the amount of nicotine in cigarettes may curb addiction, say U of M researchers

Research

Research

The psychology of money

Are people who are exposed to money more likely to work hard and be generous?
Research

Health and voting

U of M researchers find an interesting connection between people's health and their tendency to vote
Research

Digital treasures

A new online search tool will make African American history more accessible
Research

Biomarker discovery

New Masonic Cancer Center research may offer a way to predict whether endometrial cancer will recur

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