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Feature
And Then it Happened
For nearly 30 years, the U of M's Dr. Michael Osterholm has been warning anyone who would listen about the risks of a worldwide pandemic. And then it happened.
Feature
Diary from the Diamond Princess
A U of M alumni couple share their day-by-day notes after a cruise during the early days of COVID-19 left them in quarantine for nearly a month.
Feature
The Education of a Public Health Worker
U of M students studying public health in India returned home shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic exploded. What they found there underscores the importance of public health efforts, and how hard this pandemic will hit the poorest in the world.
Feature
The City of Sorrow
Reflections from a daughter of Wuhan, China.
Feature
A Broken Chain
At the end of March, shortages of ventilators, surgical masks, and other personal protective equipment (PPE)—not to mention panic-induced runs on items from toilet paper and hand sanitizer to eggs and flour—were giving Americans a crash course on supply chain management.
Feature
Life-Saving Links
As part of its swath of destruction, COVID-19 will also impact the delivery of humanitarian aid.
Alumni Stories
Beyond the Classroom
Will Collins made the switch from corporate work to teaching and leading students of color. He says the move has fed his soul.
Alumni Stories
A Stimulating Success
Lee Wallace helms Peace Coffee with a commitment to growth and its fairtrade mission—even during COVID-19.
Discoveries
The Pig's Pandemic
In the U.S., many outside the agricultural world have never heard of African Swine Fever. However, this deadly-to-pigs infection offers an example of how devastating—and hard to fight—viral diseases can be.
Up Front
Up Front
Stories from around the U
Discoveries
Discoveries
"Keep Bees Buzzing," "Thin and Strong," and "Reducing Police Violence"
Books
Surgical Firsts at the U of M, Gold Medals, and Memoirs
It’s Minnesota Alumni’s quarterly books roundup
Columns
Editor's Note
When the World Comes Undone
Columns
From the President
Meeting the Challenge
Columns
Letters
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The Last Word
The Grandmother I Never Knew
A legacy of the 1918 flu pandemic
Summer
2020
Features
Feature
And Then it Happened
For nearly 30 years, the U of M's Dr. Michael Osterholm has been warning anyone who would listen about the risks of a worldwide pandemic. And then it happened.
Feature
Diary from the Diamond Princess
A U of M alumni couple share their day-by-day notes after a cruise during the early days of COVID-19 left them in quarantine for nearly a month.
Feature
The Education of a Public Health Worker
U of M students studying public health in India returned home shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic exploded. What they found there underscores the importance of public health efforts, and how hard this pandemic will hit the poorest in the world.
Feature
The City of Sorrow
Reflections from a daughter of Wuhan, China.
Feature
A Broken Chain
At the end of March, shortages of ventilators, surgical masks, and other personal protective equipment (PPE)—not to mention panic-induced runs on items from toilet paper and hand sanitizer to eggs and flour—were giving Americans a crash course on supply chain management.
Feature
Life-Saving Links
As part of its swath of destruction, COVID-19 will also impact the delivery of humanitarian aid.
Departments
Alumni Stories
Beyond the Classroom
A Stimulating Success
Books
Surgical Firsts at the U of M, Gold Medals, and Memoirs
Columns
Editor's Note
From the President
Letters
Discoveries
The Pig's Pandemic
Discoveries
The Last Word
The Grandmother I Never Knew
Up Front
Up Front
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