Kat Dodge News Today

Reporters share the stories they are pursuing this new year.

Medical students at the University of Minnesota pledged to "honor all indigenous ways of healing historically marginalized by Western medicine."

Incoming medical students at the University of Minnesota gave a pledge at their white coat ceremony on August 19 vowing to honor all Indigenous ways of healing.

Study reports girls and boys show similar rates of concern for ASD and identifies several biases contributing to the inflated sex ratio for autism diagnosis. The findings could help with the early identification of girls on the autism spectrum.

Experts weigh in on the pluses and minuses.

April 15, 2021 U of M Twin Cities student Gurtaran Johal. Please contact Kat Dodge at kdodge@umn.edu for multimedia assets. University of Minnesota Twin Cities junior Gurtaran Johal has been named a 2021 Truman Scholar. The Truman Scholarship, one of the most prestigious awards for undergraduates, recognizes outstanding leaders who plan to devote their careers to public service. Johal is one of 62 Scholars selected this year from 845 candidates nominated by 328 colleges and universit...

March 16, 2021 Model of Micronesian Wa. Canoes are one of the oldest and still most widely used global Indigenous technologies. Their functionality and cultural significance allow them to be vessels for transportation, a positive foundation for building relationships, and a teaching and learning space. Canoes are also a strong cultural symbol with ties to Traditional Ecological Knowledge and environmental stewardship.  “This exhibit is a representation of the ongoing relationship ...

February 3, 2021 Inside of the U of M Minnesota Mobile Resuscitation Consortium truck. University of Minnesota, The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust and health care system partners announce the launch of a truck outfitted with medical equipment and virtual reality technology to help experts attend to patients remotely for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Part of the Minnesota Mobile Resuscitation Consortium (MMRC), the truck brings the emergency room to cardi...