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'It's about a bad system': Fraud and fabrication in scientific research

'It's about a bad system': Fraud and fabrication in scientific research

Allegations of scientific fraud have been lodged against the University of Minnesota research team behind a key Alzheimer's study. Those allegations center around a claim that one of the researchers, Sylvain Lesné, falsified images used in the study. To dig deeper into why scientific fraud and misconduct occur, MPR News host Tom Crann spoke with Ray De Vries, Professor Emeritus at the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine at the University of Michigan.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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Art Hounds: Art conversations across generations

Art Hounds: Art conversations across generations

There’s still time to catch Art to Change the World’s “Age of Age” exhibit, which asks artists a generation apart to create work together. A concert performance of Janet Preus’s original musical “Water from Snow” draws big Minneapolis names to Puposky, Minn. In Duluth, Ojibwe storytime invites kids of all ages twice a week through August.
by Emily Bright

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Once-ignored Indigenous knowledge of nature now shaping science

Once-ignored Indigenous knowledge of nature now shaping science

Traditional ecological knowledge has long been dismissed by Western culture as stories or legends, rather than real science. But there's new interest in tapping into the wisdom about plants, trees, wildlife and climate that Native American people have collected over time.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III and Kirsti Marohn

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Amid record low unemployment, Minnesota officials highlight underutilized labor pools

Amid record low unemployment, Minnesota officials highlight underutilized labor pools

In June, Minnesota had the lowest state unemployment rate ever recorded in the U.S., and that means workers are harder than ever to find. Harder — but not impossible. State officials are encouraging employers to dig a little deeper into the labor market.
by Tim Nelson

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A male birth control pill? U of M study is entering new phase

A male birth control pill? U of M study is entering new phase

A recent New York Times opinion piece said for researchers working on a male birth control pill, their work has never been more crucial in a post-Roe America. And recent surveys show that an increasing number of men are interested in pharmaceutical contraceptives.
by Tom Crann, Megan Burks and Sam Stroozas

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Tour TV legend Don Shelby's ultra-green Excelsior home

Tour TV legend Don Shelby's ultra-green Excelsior home

From 80-foot wells, to a secret passageway leading to a state-of-the-art geothermal system, to a stone statue signifying the people most at risk from climate change, former WCCO news anchor and climate advocate Don Shelby has built a home meant to inspire others to act.
by Paul Huttner

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Lutunji's Palate is built with purpose, fortified with love

Lutunji's Palate is built with purpose, fortified with love

Lutunji Abram finally has her own kitchen after years of selling her famous cobblers at local markets. She took us inside her new cafe to share her secrets for the perfect cobbler and how she hopes to help others find their purpose.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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