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Gophers' Returning Leaders Take Charge in Welcoming 50 New Faces
Updated 11h ago

Gophers' Returning Leaders Take Charge in Welcoming 50 New Faces

With 19 transfer additions and a fresh crop of freshmen joining the roster, Minnesota's veteran players are taking the lead on building chemistry ahead of fall camp.

Taylor Heise Brings Her Dream Hockey Camp Home to Ridder Arena
Updated 13h ago

Taylor Heise Brings Her Dream Hockey Camp Home to Ridder Arena

Former Gophers star Taylor Heise filled the Ridder Arena lobby with kids in Minnesota Frost gear, running the camp she always pictured herself leading.

John Anderson, Winningest Coach in Big Ten History, Dies at 71
Updated 17h ago

John Anderson, Winningest Coach in Big Ten History, Dies at 71

John Anderson, who spent 43 seasons building Minnesota into a national baseball program and retired in 2024 as the winningest coach in Big Ten history, has died at age 71, his family announced.

Twin Cities Campus Baked Through Two Rounds of Extreme Heat Warnings This Month
Updated 22h ago

Twin Cities Campus Baked Through Two Rounds of Extreme Heat Warnings This Month

The National Weather Service fired off a barrage of Extreme Heat Warnings and Watches covering the Twin Cities campus area across two separate stretches in July — mid-month and again through this weekend.

Gophers Set 12-Tournament Slate for 2026-27 Women's Golf Season
Updated 1d ago

Gophers Set 12-Tournament Slate for 2026-27 Women's Golf Season

Minnesota released its full 2026-27 schedule, with the ANNIKA Invitational at Royal Golf Club marking the program's lone home event of the year.

Get to Know Chadrack Mpoyi, the Gophers' New Big Man From Congo
Updated 1d ago

Get to Know Chadrack Mpoyi, the Gophers' New Big Man From Congo

Minnesota's 2026 class brought in a 6-foot-10 center who only started playing basketball five years ago and models his game after Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon.

Bailey Hall to close for 2026-27 school year as St. Paul campus revitalization begins
Updated 1d ago

Bailey Hall to close for 2026-27 school year as St. Paul campus revitalization begins

The University of Minnesota is taking Bailey Hall and its dining center offline for the coming academic year, part of a broader push to remake the St. Paul campus.

Solar cars leave the U for a 1,500-mile run to Texas — without the host team
Updated 1d ago

Solar cars leave the U for a 1,500-mile run to Texas — without the host team

Nineteen student teams launched the American Solar Challenge from the University of Minnesota Saturday, racing sun-powered cars 1,500 miles to Amarillo, Texas. The U's own team isn't among them.

Sophie Hart Signs Pro Contract with Unibasket Logroño in Spain
Updated 3d ago

Sophie Hart Signs Pro Contract with Unibasket Logroño in Spain

The former Gophers center, who leaves Minnesota third all-time in field goal percentage, is heading overseas to start her professional career.

Ten Gophers Football Players Named to 2027 Shriners Children's 1000 Watch List
Updated 3d ago

Ten Gophers Football Players Named to 2027 Shriners Children's 1000 Watch List

Ten Minnesota football players landed on the 2027 Shriners Children's 1000 Watch List, an early scouting marker tied to the East-West Shrine Bowl.

Half of Minnesota Under Air Quality Alert as Wildfire Smoke Meets Heat Wave
Updated 3d ago

Half of Minnesota Under Air Quality Alert as Wildfire Smoke Meets Heat Wave

Smoke from Boundary Waters-area wildfires has pushed south into a heat wave, putting the Twin Cities and roughly half of Minnesota under air quality alerts.

Regents extend Cunningham's contract as UMN president to 2031, 10-1
Updated 3d ago

Regents extend Cunningham's contract as UMN president to 2031, 10-1

The Board of Regents voted Wednesday to keep Rebecca Cunningham at the helm of the University of Minnesota through 2031, tacking two years onto her original five-year deal and adding more than $2.1 million in performance and retention incentives.

U of M study: Minnesota teen cannabis use dropped 60% since 2013, but gaps persist
Updated 3d ago

U of M study: Minnesota teen cannabis use dropped 60% since 2013, but gaps persist

A new University of Minnesota analysis of Minnesota Student Survey data found teen cannabis use has fallen sharply across the board since 2013 — but LGBTQ+, Native American and low-income teens still use at roughly three times the rate of their peers.

U researchers build a 'cellular zoo' to see how 100-plus species fight off viruses
Updated 3d ago

U researchers build a 'cellular zoo' to see how 100-plus species fight off viruses

A University of Minnesota Medical School team is collecting cells from zoo animals and wildlife to figure out why some species shrug off viruses that devastate others — with a $10 million federal grant to back it up.

UMN forest ecologist: Minnesota's boreal woods won't outlast a hotter, fierier future
Updated 3d ago

UMN forest ecologist: Minnesota's boreal woods won't outlast a hotter, fierier future

This month's Boundary Waters fires are, in the view of a University of Minnesota forest ecologist, a preview of how climate change will finish off the state's boreal forest.

UMN medical students take dermatology on the road to reach Native communities cut off from skin care
Updated 3d ago

UMN medical students take dermatology on the road to reach Native communities cut off from skin care

A mobile skin clinic started by University of Minnesota medical students is bringing free dermatologic exams and treatment to American Indian and Alaska Native communities, where the nearest specialist can be a 68-mile drive away.

UMN research digs into Minnesota's lesser-known ticks — and the rare diseases they carry
Updated 3d ago

UMN research digs into Minnesota's lesser-known ticks — and the rare diseases they carry

Beyond the deer tick and Lyme disease, state health officials and a University of Minnesota researcher are tracking rarer threats like Powassan virus and building the first real picture of Minnesota's tick biodiversity in decades.

UMN researchers enlist volunteers to track invasive jumping worms spreading across Minnesota
Updated 3d ago

UMN researchers enlist volunteers to track invasive jumping worms spreading across Minnesota

First spotted in Minneapolis in 2006, the soil-destroying earthworms have since turned up from the Twin Cities to Rochester to Duluth, and University of Minnesota researchers want the public's help mapping how far they've gone.

Meet Virginia: The Rural Birth Simulator UMN Research Helped Justify
Updated 4d ago

Meet Virginia: The Rural Birth Simulator UMN Research Helped Justify

A lifelike childbirth simulator at a Cloquet hospital is keeping rural obstetrics units staffed and open — built on the back of University of Minnesota research documenting how often rural labor and delivery units close.

Gophers Soccer Single-Game Tickets on Sale, 2026 Promo Nights Set
Updated 4d ago

Gophers Soccer Single-Game Tickets on Sale, 2026 Promo Nights Set

Minnesota soccer opened single-game ticket sales for the 2026 season and rolled out its promotional calendar, from Senior Day to a $8 "Rock the Robbie" special.

UMN Scientists: Minnesota Can Still Beat Back an Invasive Reed Before It's Too Late
Updated 4d ago

UMN Scientists: Minnesota Can Still Beat Back an Invasive Reed Before It's Too Late

Invasive phragmites has swallowed wetlands in 49 states, but University of Minnesota researchers say the state's coordinated statewide fight means it isn't a lost cause here yet.

At a Bloomington camp, students get a crash course in Dakota — language, land, and worldview
Updated 4d ago

At a Bloomington camp, students get a crash course in Dakota — language, land, and worldview

A three-day camp run by the city of Bloomington and the University of Minnesota's Dakota Language Program is teaching kids and adults that learning the language means learning to see the Minnesota River Valley differently.

Gophers Women's Hockey Loses Five to the PWHL Draft
Updated 4d ago

Gophers Women's Hockey Loses Five to the PWHL Draft

Abbey Murphy, Nelli Laitinen, Sydney Morrow, Jamie Nelson and Josefin Bouveng are all headed to the pros after the 2026 PWHL Draft, the Minnesota Daily's Gold Standard podcast recapped this week.

UMN study: speeding barely saves time — but it does cost you
Updated 4d ago

UMN study: speeding barely saves time — but it does cost you

University of Minnesota researchers crunched 120 million real-world trips and found that driving over the speed limit shaves off less than a minute per trip while burning extra gas and money.

Wilkinson, Streit Take Big Ten Résumés to USATF Outdoor Championships
Updated 4d ago

Wilkinson, Streit Take Big Ten Résumés to USATF Outdoor Championships

Gophers steeplechaser Matt Wilkinson and hammer thrower Hadley Streit are competing at the USATF Outdoor Championships this week, each carrying one of the best marks in the country into New York.

Watch: Gophers Football Previews Start of Fall Camp
Updated 4d ago

Watch: Gophers Football Previews Start of Fall Camp

Minnesota football released a video previewing the opening of fall camp as the program gears up for the 2026 season.

Gophers Lock Up Niko Medved Through 2032 After Year One
Updated 4d ago

Gophers Lock Up Niko Medved Through 2032 After Year One

Minnesota's Board of Regents approved a contract extension for men's basketball coach Niko Medved, keeping him with his alma mater through the 2032 season after a rebuilding first year on the job.

Cullen Brothers, Sons of Stanley Cup Champion Matt Cullen, Set to Join Gophers Hockey This Fall
Updated 5d ago

Cullen Brothers, Sons of Stanley Cup Champion Matt Cullen, Set to Join Gophers Hockey This Fall

The sons of three-time Stanley Cup winner Matt Cullen are joining Minnesota's men's hockey program this fall, continuing a family hockey lineage that already runs through Gopher country.

UMN grads' Saturday Dumpling Co. lands a spot at the State Fair
Updated 5d ago

UMN grads' Saturday Dumpling Co. lands a spot at the State Fair

University of Minnesota alumni Linda Cao and Peter Bian are bringing their Minneapolis dumpling restaurant to the fairgrounds this year, one of just nine new food vendors debuting in 2026.

UMN Report: Minnesota Teen Birth and STI Rates Keep Falling, But Racial Gaps Persist
Updated 5d ago

UMN Report: Minnesota Teen Birth and STI Rates Keep Falling, But Racial Gaps Persist

The University of Minnesota's Center for Healthy Youth Development says fewer Minnesota teens are getting pregnant or contracting gonorrhea than a year ago — but the improvements aren't reaching Black and American Indian youth equally.

Drake Lindsey Set to Represent Gophers Football at Big Ten Media Days
Updated 6d ago

Drake Lindsey Set to Represent Gophers Football at Big Ten Media Days

The redshirt-freshman quarterback who broke out last season will speak for the program on college football's biggest offseason stage this summer.

Gophers Cross Country to Host 40th Roy Griak Invite at New Site in 2026
Updated 6d ago

Gophers Cross Country to Host 40th Roy Griak Invite at New Site in 2026

Minnesota's cross country programs released their full 2026 schedule, headlined by the 40th Roy Griak Invitational moving to a new home venue at Fort Snelling Golf Course.

UMN Researchers Are Helping Southeast Minnesota Cities Figure Out What Data Centers Actually Demand
Updated 6d ago

UMN Researchers Are Helping Southeast Minnesota Cities Figure Out What Data Centers Actually Demand

As Google, Ryan Companies and other developers eye southeastern Minnesota for hyperscale data centers, University of Minnesota researchers are building a toolkit to help small-city administrators ask the right questions before they sign anything.

John Anderson to Receive 2027 ABCA/Wilson Lefty Gomez Award
Updated 6d ago

John Anderson to Receive 2027 ABCA/Wilson Lefty Gomez Award

The winningest coach in Gophers baseball history will be honored next January at the ABCA Hall of Fame Banquet in Chicago.

Anthony Smith Nominated for 2026 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
Updated 7d ago

Anthony Smith Nominated for 2026 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team

Gophers defensive lineman Anthony Smith, coming off a Big Ten-leading sack total last fall, is now up for one of college football's top honors for community service.

Amaya Battle Signs Pro Contract with Italian Club Logiman Broni
Updated 9d ago

Amaya Battle Signs Pro Contract with Italian Club Logiman Broni

The former Gophers guard is taking her game overseas, signing a professional contract with Logiman Broni in Italy after building her entire career at Minnesota.

Sat, Nov 14
Minnesota
Penn State
Updated 9d ago

Way-Too-Early Preview: Gophers Play at Penn State on November 14, 2026

Minnesota closes out its regular-season road slate with a trip to Penn State on November 14, 2026, kickoff time still TBA.

Sat, Nov 21
Northwestern
Minnesota
Updated 9d ago

Gophers Set to Host Northwestern on November 21, 2026

Minnesota's home slate stretches into late November with a matchup against Northwestern set for November 21, 2026.

Fri, Nov 276:30 PM CT
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Updated 9d ago

Gophers Close 2026 Regular Season at Wisconsin, Chasing Paul Bunyan's Axe

Minnesota's 2026 regular-season finale sends the Gophers to Camp Randall Stadium on November 27 to defend Paul Bunyan's Axe against Wisconsin.

UMN student co-founds initiative translating cancer info into 15 languages
Updated 10d ago

UMN student co-founds initiative translating cancer info into 15 languages

Sofiya Ismagilova, a rising fourth-year at the University of Minnesota, co-founded the Prometheus Cancer Literacy Initiative to make evidence-based cancer information understandable across cultures and languages.

U of M lands $10M federal grant to study how 100+ animal species fight off viruses
Updated 10d ago

U of M lands $10M federal grant to study how 100+ animal species fight off viruses

A five-year NIH grant will let U of M Medical School researchers use a "cellular zoo" of animal cells — from Como Zoo, the San Diego Zoo and Minnesota's DNR — to figure out how different species' immune systems fend off viruses like West Nile.

Gophers, Cincinnati Set Home-and-Home Series, Renewing Series Dormant Since 2006
Updated 11d ago

Gophers, Cincinnati Set Home-and-Home Series, Renewing Series Dormant Since 2006

Minnesota men's basketball has agreed to a home-and-home with Cincinnati, starting with a trip to the Bearcats on Nov. 9, 2026.

Sat, Oct 24
Iowa
Minnesota
Updated 11d ago

Gophers-Iowa Renewal Set for October 24, 2026

Minnesota hosts Iowa on October 24, 2026, in the latest chapter of the Floyd of Rosedale rivalry, per the university's newly released 2026 football schedule.

UMN research: seed natives right after buckthorn removal, or it's coming back
Updated 11d ago

UMN research: seed natives right after buckthorn removal, or it's coming back

A University of Minnesota study on invasive buckthorn finds that timing matters as much as effort — herbicide follow-ups and early native seeding together can push the shrub out for good.

Gophers Rack Up Academic Honors Across Wrestling, Gymnastics, Golf, Tennis and Basketball
Updated 11d ago

Gophers Rack Up Academic Honors Across Wrestling, Gymnastics, Golf, Tennis and Basketball

From the mat to the golf course, Minnesota athletes and programs collected a wave of academic recognition this month, capped by 126 Gophers being named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars.

Thu, Sep 37:00 PM CT
Eastern Illinois
Minnesota
Updated 12d ago

Gophers Open 2026 Season at Home vs. Eastern Illinois on Sept. 3

Minnesota kicks off the 2026 football season hosting Eastern Illinois on September 3 at 7 p.m., the first game in a stretch of four straight home dates to start the year.

Sat, Sep 122:30 PM CT
Mississippi State
Minnesota
Updated 12d ago

Gophers Set to Host Mississippi State in First Regular-Season SEC Test Since 1959

Minnesota opens Big Ten play... well, not quite — first it hosts Mississippi State on September 12, 2026, the Gophers' first regular-season game against an SEC opponent in more than 65 years.

Sat, Sep 1911:00 AM CT
Akron
Minnesota
Updated 12d ago

Way-Too-Early Preview: Gophers Set to Face Akron on September 19, 2026

Minnesota and Akron will meet September 19, 2026 at 11 a.m., the third game of the Gophers' non-conference slate before Big Ten play heats up.

Sat, Sep 26
Minnesota
Washington
Updated 12d ago

Way-Too-Early Preview: Gophers Set to Face Washington on September 26

Minnesota's 2026 schedule includes a September 26 matchup with Washington, the fourth game of the season for the Gophers.

Sat, Oct 3
Michigan
Minnesota
Updated 12d ago

Way-Too-Early Preview: Gophers Set to Face Michigan on October 3

Minnesota's 2026 slate includes a home-not-yet-confirmed date with Michigan, part of a five-game stretch to open the season before Big Ten play thickens.

Sat, Oct 10
Minnesota
Purdue
Updated 12d ago

Gophers, Purdue Set for October 10 Meeting in 2026

Minnesota's 2026 football schedule includes a October 10 date with Purdue, the middle game of a three-week stretch against Washington and Michigan.

Sat, Oct 31
Minnesota
Indiana
Updated 12d ago

Way-Too-Early Preview: Gophers Set for Halloween Showdown with Indiana

Minnesota's 2026 Big Ten slate includes a date with Indiana on October 31, with kickoff time still to be announced.

Sat, Nov 7
UCLA
Minnesota
Updated 12d ago

Way-Too-Early Preview: Gophers Set November 7 Date with UCLA

Minnesota's 2026 football schedule includes a November 7 matchup with UCLA, tucked into the back stretch of Big Ten play.

UMN computer science student, detained by ICE for 3 months, hopes to return this fall
Updated 12d ago

UMN computer science student, detained by ICE for 3 months, hopes to return this fall

Edwin Josue Toalombo spent more than three months in an El Paso detention center after ICE detained him and his father in January. Now he's trying to get back to his University of Minnesota classes by fall.

The Landscape Arboretum Gets Its Moment on KSTP's Minnesota Live
Updated 12d ago

The Landscape Arboretum Gets Its Moment on KSTP's Minnesota Live

KSTP's Minnesota Live broadcast live from the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska, putting one of the university's most scenic outposts in front of a statewide TV audience.

Get to Know Gophers Newcomers Malick Kordel and Nolen Anderson
Updated 12d ago

Get to Know Gophers Newcomers Malick Kordel and Nolen Anderson

A 7-foot-2 German transfer center and a hometown four-star freshman are the newest names to learn on Dawn Staley... er, on Ben Johnson's roster heading into 2026-27.

Gophers See Eight Players Drafted on Day Two of 2026 MLB Draft
Updated 12d ago

Gophers See Eight Players Drafted on Day Two of 2026 MLB Draft

Cole Selvig, Isaac Morton and six other Minnesota players heard their names called as the 2026 MLB Draft wrapped up, extending the program's 39-year draft streak.

Gophers Set On-Sale Dates for 2026 Single-Game Football Tickets
Updated 12d ago

Gophers Set On-Sale Dates for 2026 Single-Game Football Tickets

Season-ticket holders get first crack on July 9, with single-game tickets opening to the general public July 16 for a home slate that includes Michigan, Iowa and UCLA.

Tickets Go on Sale July 15 for Gophers-Kansas State at MarketBeat Invitational
Updated 12d ago

Tickets Go on Sale July 15 for Gophers-Kansas State at MarketBeat Invitational

Minnesota's women's basketball team will face Kansas State at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls on Nov. 14, with public tickets hitting Ticketmaster on Wednesday.

Three Players with Gophers Ties Skate at Oilers Development Camp
Updated 12d ago

Three Players with Gophers Ties Skate at Oilers Development Camp

Former Minnesota captain Abbey Murphy, current Gopher Chloe Primerano and Minnesota-Duluth's Caitlin Kraemer joined the Edmonton Oilers' prospect pool this week in a first for the franchise.

Sander, Hartmetz Get the Call to USA Hockey U19 Training Camp
Updated 12d ago

Sander, Hartmetz Get the Call to USA Hockey U19 Training Camp

Incoming Gophers freshmen Katya Sander and Sloane Hartmetz have been invited to the 2026 USA Hockey Girls National U19 Training Camp, running July 13–16 in Oxford, Ohio.

Carly Gilk Named to USA U21 National Team, Jordan Taylor Tabbed as Alternate
Updated 12d ago

Carly Gilk Named to USA U21 National Team, Jordan Taylor Tabbed as Alternate

Gophers opposite Carly Gilk earned a roster spot on the U.S. Women's U21 National Team, while teammate Jordan Taylor was named an alternate ahead of the Pan American Cup in Columbus, Ohio.

Wrestling's Andrew Sparks, Hockey's Nelli Laitinen Named Minnesota's Big Ten Sportsmanship Honorees
Updated 12d ago

Wrestling's Andrew Sparks, Hockey's Nelli Laitinen Named Minnesota's Big Ten Sportsmanship Honorees

The Big Ten tabbed Gophers wrestler Andrew Sparks and women's hockey defender Nelli Laitinen as Minnesota's Outstanding Sportsmanship Award honorees, capping standout senior seasons for both.

Why some Minnesota kids never learn to swim — and one program trying to fix that
Updated 12d ago

Why some Minnesota kids never learn to swim — and one program trying to fix that

A Minnesota Daily podcast talks to UMN lifeguards and a St. Paul aquatics director about the equity gap in swim lessons — and a free, targeted program working to close it.

UMN Researchers Build SpudCell, First Synthetic Cell That Feeds and Grows
Updated 12d ago

UMN Researchers Build SpudCell, First Synthetic Cell That Feeds and Grows

University of Minnesota researchers say they've built the world's first synthetic cell capable of feeding, growing and completing a full life cycle — made entirely from non-living chemical components.

UMN band Aphid drops debut EP 'Sucker'
Updated 12d ago

UMN band Aphid drops debut EP 'Sucker'

Four University of Minnesota students who make up the band Aphid released their first EP, "Sucker," on July 10.

Text your lake's water quality: UMN and St. Thomas researchers want your opinion
Updated 12d ago

Text your lake's water quality: UMN and St. Thomas researchers want your opinion

A University of Minnesota researcher and a University of St. Thomas biologist are asking Twin Cities lake-goers to text in ratings of the water they're swimming in — then checking those ratings against actual phosphorus and E. coli readings.

Stabbing Reported Near Identity Dinkytown Apartments Sunday Morning
Updated 12d ago

Stabbing Reported Near Identity Dinkytown Apartments Sunday Morning

A SAFE-U alert went out just after 10 a.m. Sunday after University of Minnesota Police reported a stabbing at 405 15th Ave. SE, steps from Identity Dinkytown Apartments.

The 150-Year-Old Wall Holding Up St. Anthony Falls Isn't Failing — Yet, UMN Researchers Find
Updated 12d ago

The 150-Year-Old Wall Holding Up St. Anthony Falls Isn't Failing — Yet, UMN Researchers Find

After a two-year, state-funded investigation, University of Minnesota researchers say the buried concrete wall keeping St. Anthony Falls from collapsing shows little sign of imminent failure — but almost nobody has been watching it.

Hubbard School Launches National Search for New Director After Cohen, Siffer Depart
Updated 12d ago

Hubbard School Launches National Search for New Director After Cohen, Siffer Depart

Elisia Cohen has left the top job at UMN's journalism school for a university-wide post, and undergraduate student services coordinator Sierra Siffer is moving on too — sending Hubbard on a national hunt for new leadership.