By: Cody Nelson

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By: Ethan Nelson

After more than eight months of searching, the University of Minnesota has picked Valery Forbes to be the new dean of the College of Biological Sciences on Thursday.

Forbes has previously been the director of the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Nebraska Lincoln, according to a press release. She'll begin her tenure as dean July 31, pending approval from the Board of Regents.

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By: Betsy Helfand

A federal office will investigate a complaint alleging that the University of Minnesota has discriminated against women on the basis of gender, according to a government document and a press release.

The complaint was filed with the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights to explore whether the school had violated Title IX, which protects against gender-based discrimination.

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By: Cody Nelson

The University of Minnesota Medical Center has agreed to care for patients diagnosed with Ebola, the Minnesota Hospital Association announced Friday.

The West Bank hospital is one of four health care facilities in Minnesota that will provide treatment for the deadly virus if a case is diagnosed in the state.

No cases of Ebola have been confirmed in Minnesota.

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By: Jessica Lee

A former volunteer assistant coach for the University of Minnesota women’s gymnastics team quietly resigned last fall amid a school-led investigation of his behaviors with team members, some of whom allege he repeatedly sexually harassed gymnasts.

Jim Stephenson spent more than two decades at the University and previously held the title of head coach.

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By: Betsy Helfand

Head women’s gymnastics coach Meg Stephenson has resigned, the University of Minnesota announced in a release Thursday afternoon.

The resignation comes after two University-conducted investigations into “student and employee complaints about the program,” according to the release.

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By: Marion Renault

President Barack Obama continued to denounce Republicans in the last speech of his two-day trip to Minnesota.

In his address to 3,500 people at the Lake Harriet Band Shell late Friday morning, the president claimed that the GOP blocked or voted down “every single serious idea to strengthen the middle class.”

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By: Taylor Nachtigal

President Barack Obama highlighted minimum wage, the economy, the gender pay gap and student loans during his town hall talk Thursday afternoon at Minnehaha Park, the first of two addresses he’ll give during his seventh trip to Minnesota.

The town hall meeting, Obama said, was part of his efforts to connect with Americans affected by Washington’s economic policies.

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By: Taylor Nachtigal

President Barack Obama highlighted minimum wage, the economy, the gender pay gap and student loans during his town hall talk Thursday afternoon at Minnehaha Park, the first of two addresses he’ll give during his seventh trip to Minnesota.

The town hall meeting, Obama said, was part of his efforts to connect with Americans affected by Washington’s economic policies.

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By: Jack Satzinger

The first time Gophers head coach Jerry Kill had a seizure, his wife Rebecca didn’t know what to do.

“It’s hard because you are having to see your loved one go through something like that, but you also have to be the one there to help them get through it,” she said in front of a packed crowd at Kieran’s Irish Pub on Thursday. “It’s not easy.”

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