May 21, 2026
Ellen Demerath, a Distinguished McKnight University professor at the School of Public Health, has received the University of Minnesota’s 2026 President’s Award for Outstanding Service.
The award honors faculty and staff who have gone above and beyond their regular duties to provide exceptional service to the University community. Demerath was one of 12 members of the University community selected to receive the award this year. Read full article
April 3, 2026
CMPR faculty member Dr. Kyoko Yoshida named University of Minnesota Land Grant Professor. This award is given to early-career faculty who have the potential to make big impacts in their fields. Dr. Yoshida is Advancing research on pregnancy and soft tissue biomechanics
March 26, 2026
Dr. Min Du was invited to give a seminar at the IBP seminar series. "AMPK as a Central Mediator of Matenral Obesity-Induced Fetal Brown Fat and Muscle Programing"
Min Du, PhD
Regents Professor and Endowed Chair in Nutrigeonmics and Growth Biology
Dept of Animal Sciences
Washington State University
March 16, 2026
MN Lions Diabetes Foundation Grant - Congratulations to Drs. Alejandro and Wernimont who received $25K funding for their grant submission titled: Pregnancy-Inspired Pathways for β-Cell Regeneration: Harnessing Placental Signals to Cure Diabetes. The project is led by Postdoc Fellow, V Pszczolkowski in collaboration with Dr. Sarah Wernimont.