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To kill cancer, you need to know how it works. Obviously, that’s easier said than done. New research from the University of Minnesota Medical School brings us one step closer to understanding blood cancer.

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Elizabeth Campbell: Social Consequences of High Performers

Carlson School of Management assistant professor Elizabeth Campbell explains her research on the impact high performers have on the workplace.

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Liberal arts majors get a career boost at the University of Minnesota

"Career Readiness Initiative" aims to help liberal arts students better articulate and market what they bring to an employer.

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#UMN School of Nursing leads collaborative efforts to address substance use disorders in nurses. Read more at http://z.umn.edu/1elv

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It’s not about making enough money—there’s never enough money. It’s about using your money well.

Professor Joyce Serido

Prof. Serido discusses how peers, parents, and communities are learning to support good financial decision-making in the transition to adulthood. Read more at: http://z.umn.edu/1elr

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An original musical composition by Minneapolis-based musician LOTT inspired by the environmental biomes in the College of Biological Sciences Conservatory. 

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Associate professor and mezzo soprano Adriana Zabala has become widely known for her work creating new roles in opera.

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#UMNdriven student wins startup funding to create an e-commerce retail store for transgender people.

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Data from satellites orbiting the Earth are helping us understand the complexities of our atmosphere. Professor Dylan Millet will be the lead investigator on a new NASA-funded project.

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University Of Minnesota Veterinarian Center Spays 300-Pound Tiger

It was a historic day at the University of Minnesota Veterinary Medical Center as doctors performed surgery on a 300-pound tiger.

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After a split-liver transplant saved a woman's life, a UMN surgeon wants others to adopt the technique

Dr. Srinath Chinnakotla explains his work conducting a split-liver transplant and discusses how it may allow for more patients to receive the needed organ.

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University of Minnesota Duluth alumna Cristina Coc is helping develop a sustainable Mayan economy from an indigenous way of life, inspiring communities worldwide. Read more at http://z.umn.edu/1duo 

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News on the genetics of addiction can crowd out information about its social and environmental context. Associate Professor Molly Dingel seeks to present addiction in its full, complicated web of causation. Read more at http://z.umn.edu/1duh

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American Indian youth have the highest rate of suicide in Minnesota and the nation. It’s a serious symptom of a wider problem: Native youth don’t feel connected to their school or the larger community. Read more at http://z.umn.edu/1dug

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University of Minnesota Duluth assoc. prof. Adam Pine has been researching the "food deserts" in the Duluth, MN, communities of Lincoln Park and Morgan Park. Food deserts are typically low-income neighborhoods that have relatively poor access to healthy and affordable food. Learn how he works to make their food supply healthier and more secure: https://goo.gl/ckCvjw

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A game changer

Doctoral student Nic VanMeerten explores using video games for the greater good.

Nic VanMeerten is out to investigate how people learn in video games and how this information can be used for the greater good.