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Setting graduate students up for success

Biology Teaching and Learning researchers receive nearly $1M to study the ways how graduate program structures impact student success.

Are roadsides safe for monarchs?

When it comes to road salts, monarchs have nothing to worry about.

Burnt out

Chris Wojan explores the potential of prescribed fires to reduce the spread of tick-borne disease.

Casting a wide net(work)

A revolutionary approach to ecological research helps Elizabeth Borer earn top University of Minnesota honor.

Nothing is forever

A new discovery offers hope for a path forward in degrading PFAS chemicals.

Petri Dish | Relocating to Mars: How will we transform extraterrestrial environments?

Explore the idea of relocating to other worlds and the implications of bringing life forms to these environments on November 13.

Petri Dish | Meds makeover: Is how we treat disease about to change for the better?

Join us on October 9 for a Petri Dish event that will explore how current research could lead us to the next generation of pharmaceuticals.

A species in bloom

New research reveals the role climate plays in the evolution of a California wildflower.

Come see us at the State Fair!

Check out the schedule and come visit CBS at the Great Minnesota Get-Together.

Bioeconomy or bust

A group of scientists finalize the framework to design the first engineered cell.