News & Announcements

Research projects that occur within courses are designed to provide students an opportunity to practice various research methods such as interview, observation and survey techniques as well as data analysis. 

While preparing for or conducting research, investigators may encounter situations they believe to be urgent.

Service on the IRB is vital to supporting the research mission of the University and the protection of participants in that research. We are currently seeking volunteers with the following expertise to serve on the IRB:

• Neurology
• Cardiology

A letter the National Science Foundation (NSF) will initiate a new pilot requiring the use of a spreadsheet template for identifying Collaborators and Other Affiliations information.

The University of Minnesota Office of Budget and Finance has reached an agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) on the FY18 fringe benefit rates.

The U of M and Mayo Clinic were among the research institutions that spoken out against a proposal to cut the budget of the National Institutes of Health by nearly 20 percent. 

The U of M recently recognized 220 of its innovative researchers at the Inventor Recognition Event, hosted by the Office of the Vice President for Research and the Office for Technology Commercialization. 

As part of the Inventor Recognition Event, the University recognized a research team led by Marc Hillmyer for its efforts to make plastics more environmentally friendly. 

A team of University of Minnesota researchers were recognized at the U's Inventor Recognition event for efforts to make an evironmentally-friendly plastic bag.

The University of Minnesota seeks patent protection for a test it claims can determine the effectiveness of leukemia treatments for individual patients far earlier than is now possible.