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U of M researchers create world's first synthetic cell
MPR News host Clay Masters spoke with synthetic biologist at the U of M College of Biological Sciences, Kate Adamala about the Spudcell.
Vatican declares Society of Saint Pius X has formally broken with Catholic Church
MPR News host Clay Masters spoke with Susan Mulheron, the Chancellor for Canonical Affairs at the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, about the impact of this schism.
‘Still feeling it’: How the ICE surge took its toll on one Minnesota school district
The flood of federal immigration agents into the Twin Cities faded slowly over the spring. But in suburban Columbia Heights, educators, students and community members say the trauma lingers.
How will the Supreme Court's recent rulings affect Minnesota?
MPR News host Brandt Williams spoke with Peter Larsen, assistant professor of law at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, about the Supreme Court's recent rulings on mail-in ballots and transgender players in sports
Women college coaches face double standards, new U of M study says
University of Minnesota researchers found a decline in the percentage of women head coaches in college after 13 years of progress. Nicole LaVoi, director of the U’s Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, spoke with MPR News.