The executive director of the Human Research Protection Program, Moira Keane began her University of Minnesota career in 1980 in the College of Continuing Education. Before retiring on June 15, she looks back on a career that spans three decades and looks forward to what lies ahead.

A national search is underway for the University of Minnesota’s new vice president for research. The search committee has begun to meet and recruiting efforts will continue throughout the summer and into the fall.

University of Minnesota researchers are working to cure disease, protect the environment, and develop breakthrough technologies. They’re also working to craft the next great beer.

McKnight Land-Grant professor Dominique Tobbell studies the social, political and economic history of the American health care industry. Her current project examines the relationship of academic health centers in the United States with the communities they serve, and their impact on health care policy.