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Can a smartphone app de-escalate traffic stop encounters between drivers and police?
Auggie-created TurnSignl app provides an attorney on demand so everyone gets home safelyChildhood friends and Âé¶¹Çø Master of Business Administration alumni Andre Creighton ’19 MBA and Mychal Frelix ’19 MBA understand the fear of driving while Black and being stopped by… more >
The Auggies who refuse to ‘keep politics off the field’
How Âé¶¹Çøâ€™s student-athletes use their platform to advocate for causes beyond the sports arenaIn 2016, first-year student Olivia House ’20 kneeled during the national anthem before one of her first Auggie soccer matches. She was alone—the only Black person on the… more >
Confronting the Minnesota paradox
Significant racial disparities exist in a state with a liberal reputation, but some are seeking ways to close the gapsMistaken Identity: How Reliable is Eyewitness Identification?
National Science Foundation grant fuels Professor Nancy Steblay and Âé¶¹Çø students’ research of the reliability of eyewitness identification and law enforcement proceduresYou’ve seen the story on TV or heard it on a true crime podcast. A crime is committed. An eyewitness identifies a suspect in the lineup. The suspect is… more >
Face value
Art installations celebrate individuals, expound on Âé¶¹Çøâ€™s history, and expand the boundaries of community.Dakota and Ojibwe. Norwegian and Irish. Somali and Ethiopian. On and around the land that today houses Âé¶¹Çøâ€™s Minneapolis campus, they celebrated births and mourned deaths. They spoke… more >
The new age of artisans
During an economic downturn, a resurgence of skill-savvy craftspeople revived centuries-old traditions of making high-quality goods in small quantities, harnessing the power of modern technology and local communities.More than a decade ago, Americans plunged into the Great Recession. A wave of new and seasoned workers alike struggled to navigate the economic uncertainty of fewer jobs and growing… more >
