Winter
2021
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That Championship Season
In 1960, the Gophers football team pulled off an epic, worst-to-first turnabout and made it to the Rose Bowl. But it was Head Coach Murray Warmath’s social consciousness that helped them break racial barriers, shatter stereotypes, and change the future of football.
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Are We Closer To Fine?
If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that coping with change is now part of our daily life.
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Making Technology Accessible to All
When Christina Granquist lost her sight, the U of M helped her develop skills to become an accessibility leader.
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To the Moon and Beyond
Alumnus Jerry Posey is building astronaut armor he hopes will ultimately enable a mission to Mars.
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The Man Before Mandela
U of M alumni have created change in the world since the University was founded. Alfred B. Xuma, class of 1920, helped forge history in South Africa.
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Designing a Better World
The U of M School of Architecture’s new leader, Jennifer Yoos, wants to help rebuild her profession from the ground up.
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Expanding Our Minds
Once dismissed as part of hippie culture, the psychoactive drug psilocybin may offer exciting new avenues for treating intractable problems, says alumnus Roland Griffiths.
Alumni Stories
Still Making Change
U of M retirees continue to enhance the legacy of their former employer.
Alumni Stories
Flipping Policy
With his company Civic Eagle, Damola Ogundipe uses technology to democratize political information.
Alumni Stories
Fierce and Fabulous Mentor
As an electrical engineer in the defense industry, Laura Odell coaches others to strive for greatness.
Up Front
Up Front
Stories from around the U
Discoveries
The Rx Fix
RoundtableRx, a nonprofit startup led by students at the U of M’s College of Pharmacy, is easing the burden of medication costs for Minnesotans in need with a prescription-drug repository.
Discoveries
Discoveries
"Physicians' Pay Gap," "Immigrants and COVID-19," and "Measuring Global Temperatures"
Books
Mental Illness, Racial Conversations, and Wildlife Conservation
It’s Minnesota Alumni’s quarterly books roundup
Columns
From the President
A Difficult Situation
Columns
Editor's Note
Living Through Change
Columns
Letters
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The Last Word
Distance Learnings
It’s not easy to teach middle school, or to be in middle school, or to raise a middle schooler. This year, a very hard thing has gotten even harder for teachers, students, and families.
Winter
2021
Features
Feature
That Championship Season
In 1960, the Gophers football team pulled off an epic, worst-to-first turnabout and made it to the Rose Bowl. But it was Head Coach Murray Warmath’s social consciousness that helped them break racial barriers, shatter stereotypes, and change the future of football.
Feature
Are We Closer To Fine?
If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that coping with change is now part of our daily life.
Feature
Making Technology Accessible to All
When Christina Granquist lost her sight, the U of M helped her develop skills to become an accessibility leader.
Feature
To the Moon and Beyond
Alumnus Jerry Posey is building astronaut armor he hopes will ultimately enable a mission to Mars.
Feature
The Man Before Mandela
U of M alumni have created change in the world since the University was founded. Alfred B. Xuma, class of 1920, helped forge history in South Africa.
Feature
Designing a Better World
The U of M School of Architecture’s new leader, Jennifer Yoos, wants to help rebuild her profession from the ground up.
Feature
Expanding Our Minds
Once dismissed as part of hippie culture, the psychoactive drug psilocybin may offer exciting new avenues for treating intractable problems, says alumnus Roland Griffiths.
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Alumni Stories
Still Making Change
Flipping Policy
Fierce and Fabulous Mentor
Books
Mental Illness, Racial Conversations, and Wildlife Conservation
Columns
From the President
Editor's Note
Letters
Discoveries
The Rx Fix
Discoveries
The Last Word
Distance Learnings
Up Front
Up Front
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