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High school students have stellar experience at UMN Morris’ first astrophysics summer camp

For six days in June, high school students from New Mexico, North Carolina and Minnesota were part of the first ever astrophysics summer camp at the University of Minnesota Morris. The Kapemni ...
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Alumni Spotlight: Nate Wood '08

Nate Wood ’08 is the principal and head football coach at West Central Area Secondary School in Barrett and was appointed by the governor last fall to the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and ...
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Psychology major gains confidence, experience through counseling internship

Through her internship at an addiction treatment center in Minnesota, Rita Erickson ‘26 is gaining the confidence she’ll need to work as an addictions counselor after she graduates. By shadowing ...
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UMN Morris receives grant to develop tool to monitor AI data centers’ impacts on water quantity and quality

As part of a $200,000 Impact Goal grant from the Institute on the Environment (IonE), University of Minnesota Morris Assistant Professor of Computer Science Wenkai Guan will serve as the principal ...
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From undecided to dairy researcher: Moser found her passion in animal agriculture

Kirsten Sharpe Moser ’14, Bemidji, started classes at the University of Minnesota Morris undecided about a major and with no idea what job she might want after she graduated. And at no point during ...
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2026 UMMAA Distinguished Alumni awardees announced

The UMM Alumni Association Board has named Jon Dalager ’79 and Gabe Desrosiers ’05 as the 2026 UMMAA Distinguished Alumni Award recipients. The award honors UMM alumni who have made noteworthy ...
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New name and new director for the AgCountry Challenge

With a goal of preparing current and future generations of rural youth to seize the opportunities of a vibrant and sustainable future, AgCountry Farm Credit Services has joined with UMN Morris to ...
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UMN Morris named a 2026-2027 College of Distinction

National recognition honors institutions where students don't just attend college—they're transformed by it The organization, Colleges of Distinction, is once again honoring the University of ...
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2026 UMN Morris student leader awards announced

University of Minnesota Morris student leaders were honored at the annual Student Leadership Awards on Tuesday, April 29. These outstanding students demonstrate what’s best about the UMN Morris ...
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Art collection project gives students hands-on learning experience

A collection of contemporary Native American artwork that had been donated to the University of Minnesota Morris by Gershon “Gus” and Betty Gendler is comprised primarily of pottery and Hopi Katsina ...
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Internship leads to job and Baade finds more is Morris—in less than four years

When Jordan Baade ’26, Annandale, a biology major, came to UMN Morris, he planned to pursue pre-medicine, but after interning at Agvise Laboratories in Benson, a soil and plant analysis company, he ...