University of Minnesota Alumni Association

Minnesota Alumni Spring 2025
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Columns

Taking Big Swings

Editor's Note
Columns

Letters

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Up Front

Up Front

Monarch Memo; Duo receive National Medals of Science; McNamara Center 25th Anniversary; Scientist receives national mentor award, and the U of M's Big impact.
Discoveries

Discoveries

Air pollution and blood clots; zebra mussel impact on walleye lakes; grasses vs. buckthorn
Columns

From the President

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100 Cities at Net Zero

Thomas Osdoba heads an ambitious EU program to guide 100 European cities to net-zero emissions.
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The Crops of Tomorrow

Michael Kantar studies wild plants to find new possibilities for agriculture.
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One Mind at a Time

Joseph Gaugler and his SPH team are determined to improve dementia care.
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A Heart for Innovation

Saravana Kumar hopes a new heart valve will prove a game changer.
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Better Pumping, Happier Moms

Two award-winning alumni formed a business to make life easier for breastfeeding mothers.
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Can Jet Fuel Clean Up Our Water?

The Forever Green Institute sees a greener future in sustainable aviation fuel.
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To The Core

Peter Neff and his team study Antarctic glaciers to gauge the threat from rising seas.
Alumni Stories

Preserving History

Alumni Aaron and Kelly Street remade the oldest building in Northfield, Minnesota, to give it a second life.
Alumni Stories

Book Smart

Scientist Hope Jahren, author of Lab Girl, crafts a new tale for younger readers about Mary Jane, the fictional love interest of Huckleberry Finn.
The Last Word

For the Love of a Gopher Super Fan

By Lisa Ashley