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A map showing neighborhoods surrounding the University.

Out in the open

To help address concerns related to the new football stadium, the U created an advisory group and invited every adjacent neighborhood, business association, and government entity to be involved in regular meetings.

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A rural area in Tanzania.

Whole village

University researchers Craig Packer and Katey Pelican aim to turn the tide on poverty and environmental destruction through a village-based, evaluation-grounded effort known as the Whole Village Project.

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Li-Na Wei.

Dogma derailer

In science, researchers who discover exceptions to established ideas often find it takes moxie to swim against the current. Meet Li-Na Wei, pharmacology professor and upstream freestyler extraordinaire.

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UMD graduate music students.

New voyageurs

Graduate students in music have become Duluth's new generation of voyageurs. They're trading something more valuable than furs: information for elementary school students on living healthy lives.

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Solar Car - Jumbo

A solar win

The University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project team came away this past weekend with a decisive first-place finish in the 2009 Formula Sun Grand Prix.

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  • A map showing neighborhoods surrounding the University.  
  • A rural area in Tanzania.  
  • Li-Na Wei.  
  • UMD graduate music students.  
  • Solar Car - Thumb