University of Minnesota Alumni Association

Minnesota Alumni Spring 2021
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Centennial on Ice

The Gopher's mens' hockey team celebrates 100 years. Here's a look back at some highlights.
Feature

Going Green

Even amidst a pandemic, climate change remains a looming threat. U of M researchers and alumni are hard at work creating a “greener Minnesota” for coming years.
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Leading By Example

At the U of M, combatting climate change is serious business and a top priority.
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Greener Farms of the Future

U of M researchers are partnering with farmers to find new ways to cultivate the soil and raise animals—and help mitigate climate change.
Alumni Stories

A Worldwide Emergency

Alumna Sanda Ojiambo helps fight climate change as executive director of the Global Compact at the United Nations.
Alumni Stories

Ceaseless Fascination

Alumna treads an unconventional career path from chemical engineer to patent attorney.
Alumni Stories

Serious Money for Women's Rights

As executive director of Women Moving Millions, Sarah Haacke Byrd bridges the gap between funders and organizers in the ongoing fight for women’s rights.
About Campus

History on the Grounds

Architects Cass Gilbert and Clarence Johnston competed to outline the future of the flagship U of M–Twin Cities campus—a contest that was both contentious and complex.
Up Front

Up Front

Stories from around the U
Discoveries

On the Frontlines of Covid-19

The U of M’s Med Lab Sciences Program is educating a highly diverse group who test to determine if we’ve contracted the novel coronavirus.
Discoveries

Discoveries

"CBD and Pregnancy," "Dinosaur Growth Spurts," and "Grazers and Pollution"
Books

Epic Journey: A Childhood Memoir and Other Minnesota Stories

It's Minnesota Alumni's quarterly books roundup
Columns

Editor's Note

The Crisis du Jour
Columns

From the President

MPact 2025 and a Greener University
Columns

Letters

What do you think? Send letters and comments to umnalumnimag@umn.edu
The Last Word

Dusty Return

My younger brother, Danny, and I always loved the rock formations on a cattle ranch in the Lance Creek region of eastern Wyoming.