For more than a decade, researchers at the University of Minnesota have built connections and collaborated with peers across the Atlantic through the
For the second year, bison have returned to Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve as part of a long-term project to observe the impact of these mammals on the oak savanna ecosystem. You can read more about the bison research happening at the field station on Cedar Creek's Website.
The Balfour Lab is recruiting incoming sophomores to volunteer in its research lab. The lab is looking for individuals that are passionate about public health, virology, vaccine development, infectious disease and clinical research. Experience in clinical or research labs is preferred.
The Student National Medical Association (SNMA) Mentorship Program is now accepting applications for the 2019-2020 school year! As an organization, one of SNMA's goals is to support students as they pursue their medical education. The mentorship program pairs current medical students with pre-medical students to offer support and advice throughout the medical school application process.
It sounds like something out of a tree horror movie: After spreading silently below the ground from an infected neighbor, a fungus creeps its way up through a tree’s trunk, choking off its lifeblood and eventually killing it.
Mention the Black Death and visions of overcrowded 14th-century European cities teaming with rats come to mind. Despite the association of plague with crowded cities the disease didn’t originate there. Plague is caused by a bacterium regularly found in flea and rodent populations across Central Asia’s rural areas, where it first appeared.
The Hunter Lab (Department of Microbiology and Immunology) is looking for sophomore, junior, or senior undergraduate students interested in gaining direct patient experience. Student responsibilities will include:
The Plant and Microbial Biology Graduate Program congratulates the newest alumni who recently completed their graduate degrees in the department over the last academic year, including: