University of Minnesota Alumni Association

Minnesota Alumni Spring 2019
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Feature

Welcome to the Future

Robots can't do everything. From interpreting data to cleaning up water systems to providing medical care for the elderly—the University of Minnesota is preparing students for the careers of the future.
Arts

All the World's a Stage

Through hyperlocal plays, Obama Fellow Ashley Hanson helps small-town residents think differently about their futures.
First Person

What a Liberal Arts Education Did for Me

As a first-generation American with no interest in becoming a lawyer, my English degree showed me how to live as an artist.
Feature

Here Come the Robots

A peek inside the U's new Gemini-Huntley Robotics Research Laboratory
Travel

A Living Monument

Rather than being tucked away, Croatia’s ancient Diocletian’s Palace is part of city life.
Alumni Stories

In Session

The chairs of the Higher Education Finance and Policy Committees in the Minnesota House and Senate talk about the University of Minnesota and share some favorite spots.
History

Unpopular Science: Acid Rain

U researcher Eville Gorham linked acid rain to the burning of fossil fuels in the 1950s, but the U.S. wouldn’t regulate emissions until three decades later.
Alumni Stories

Root Causes

An innovative task force on the North Shore provides dental care to struggling families.
Alumni Stories

Reading Hurt

Laura Castor teaches how fiction can help us process life’s most debilitating events.
About Campus

Remembering the Morrill Hall Takeover

Professor Emeritus John Wright participated in a pivotal moment in the U's history.
About Campus

Ask a Professor: How to Slim Those Portly Pets

Six quick questions for veterinary nutritionist Julie Churchill
About Campus

Introducing Number 17: Joan Gabel

On July 1, the University of Minnesota’s first female president will take the helm.
Discoveries

The Cream of Wheat

Since 1888, University of Minnesota researchers have been breeding wheat plants to make them stronger and more productive. Can they make this crop more popular in Minnesota?
Discoveries

The Mushroom Man

Mycologist Bryn Dentinger helps make sense of the mysterious world of fungi.
Books

Photographer Wing Young Huie Explores Race and Identity

It's Minnesota Alumni's quarterly books roundup.
Columns

Editor's Note

Why "firsts" matter
The Last Word

I Ask Inmates What Happened

An author and criminal defense investigator describes her work.