News from May 2025

See all upcoming Libraries events — including our featured events, workshops, and exhibits — on the UMN Twin Cities Events Calendar.

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Capturing creation at the inaugural Creators Showcase

From podcasts about music therapy and the whitewashing of cultural foods, to a redesign of the Minnesota Vikings and digital paintings of fantasy landscapes, to short films about childhood memory, students of all backgrounds and disciplines shared their work at the inaugural Creators Showcase.

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The MVP Challenge returns to the Toaster once again for Founders Day

Founders Day comes back to the Toaster Innovation Hub once again on Wednesday, May 14, bringing with it a showcase of innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship from University of Minnesota (UMN) students.

The Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship partners with the Libraries to support the event. The annual event is the final event of the semester held at the Toaster to promote and celebrate student entrepreneurship.

Early implementation date for the new National Institutes of Health Public Access Policy

New guidelines for research and publishing following the updated Public Access Policy, announced by The National Institutes of Health (NIH) on April 30, 2025. Like the current policy, it applies to peer-reviewed journal articles from all research funded in whole or in part by NIH.