Spring
2020
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Unlock Your Purpose
Finding out what we’re meant to do with our lives can be a journey taken in stages, filled with periods of reflection and reassessment along the way.
Feature
Fight Toxic 'Beauty'
U of M alumni challenge the health and societal dangers of toxic skin-lightening creams.
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Raise Your Voice
Alumna Abbie Betinis and alumnus Ahmed Fernando Anzaldúa say collective singing promotes social and environmental justice.
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Care for the Dying
Alumni say assisting the dying is a meaningful way to make a living.
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Got a Minute? Learn Something
A number of U of M faculty and colleges offer podcasts to share cutting-edge research and insights on health, spirituality, and more.
Feature
Unleash Your Creativity
Alumni and faculty offer tips to help you live a more imaginative, fulfilled life.
Feature
Wordplay Redux
Last year alumna Steph Opitz started a world-class book festival in Minneapolis called Wordplay. The second annual event will take place in May.
Feature
Move Into the Stream
At 59, former Minnesota Alumni editor Cynthia Scott started her journey toward becoming a Zen Buddhist priest.
Alumni Stories
Stylish Kicks with a Message
Taoheed Bayo (B.S. ‘20), a U of M student from Nigeria, recently turned his hand to shoe design.
Alumni Stories
Alumni Couple’s Dogged Pursuits
Although some say cats have the upper paw when it comes to most-beloved internet time wasters, dogs definitely have their day, too.
Alumni Stories
Documentary Examines Black History at the U of M
On February 18, This Free North premiered at Northrop Auditorium.
Arts
Home Again
A U of M alumna turns an abandoned church in her hometown into a place for culture, community, and creativity.
Alumni Stories
Seeing Nature Everywhere
Alumna and author Julia Corbett believes acknowledging “everyday” nature can help us focus on issues like climate change.
Discoveries
Brave New Proteins
U of M researchers partner with industry in search of next-generation plant-based proteins.
Discoveries
Discoveries
"Maternity Risks for Rural Mothers," "New Advances in Plant Gene Editing," and "Slow Going: fat, metabolism, and aging"
Books
Novels, Poetry, Folktales, and Lots of Beer
It’s Minnesota Alumni’s quarterly books roundup.
Columns
From the President
An Investment in the U of M
The Last Word
Our Only Favorite Daughter
A father reflects on fleeing Vietnam, and how his beloved daughter followed in his footsteps at the U of M.
Spring
2020
Features
Feature
Unlock Your Purpose
Finding out what we’re meant to do with our lives can be a journey taken in stages, filled with periods of reflection and reassessment along the way.
Feature
Fight Toxic 'Beauty'
U of M alumni challenge the health and societal dangers of toxic skin-lightening creams.
Feature
Raise Your Voice
Alumna Abbie Betinis and alumnus Ahmed Fernando Anzaldúa say collective singing promotes social and environmental justice.
Feature
Care for the Dying
Alumni say assisting the dying is a meaningful way to make a living.
Feature
Got a Minute? Learn Something
A number of U of M faculty and colleges offer podcasts to share cutting-edge research and insights on health, spirituality, and more.
Feature
Unleash Your Creativity
Alumni and faculty offer tips to help you live a more imaginative, fulfilled life.
Feature
Wordplay Redux
Last year alumna Steph Opitz started a world-class book festival in Minneapolis called Wordplay. The second annual event will take place in May.
Feature
Move Into the Stream
At 59, former Minnesota Alumni editor Cynthia Scott started her journey toward becoming a Zen Buddhist priest.
Departments
Alumni Stories
Stylish Kicks with a Message
Alumni Couple’s Dogged Pursuits
Documentary Examines Black History at the U of M
Seeing Nature Everywhere
Arts
Home Again
Books
Novels, Poetry, Folktales, and Lots of Beer
Columns
From the President
Discoveries
Brave New Proteins
Discoveries
The Last Word
Our Only Favorite Daughter
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