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Transportation Policy Changes Introduced in the 2025 Legislation in Minnesota - Roadway Funding Updates
(Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota, 2025-11) Fonseca-Sarmiento, Camila; Denten, Kaitlyn; Edmunds, Anna; Zhao, Jerry Zhirong
The 2025 Minnesota Legislature passed a comprehensive omnibus bill, which, among others, approved changes to roadway funding for the upcoming years and established a working group to facilitate the use of electricity as vehicle fuel. This report encompasses major legislative changes regarding transportation funding such as modifications to electric vehicle (EV) registration fees, the addition of a hybrid vehicle registration fee, a tax per kilowatt hour (kWh) of electric vehicle charging, the addition of a new working group, setting the motor fuel tax rate for 2026, an update to the exemptions in the retail delivery fee, and the creation of the local government road funding gap assistance account.
An Investigation of Dasatinib and Quercetin as Enhancers of Myofiber Regeneration in DMD
(2026-01-13) Agyapong, Venessa; agyap006@umn.edu; Agyapong, Venessa; University of Minnesota Department of Neurology
Ineffective myofiber repair mechanisms in Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) result in progressive muscle tissue degeneration. DMD aligns with 8 of the 12 hallmarks of aging, with the presence of senescent cells and stem cell exhaustion severely impairing regenerative capacity. As muscle cells are progressively lost and replaced by fat deposits and fibrosis, secondary mechanisms of the disease give rise to phenotypes associated with premature aging that worsen over time. This study aims to improve regenerative capacity in DMD mouse myofibers by administering the senolytics Dasatinib and Quercetin (D+Q). D+Q was administered to mice at 4 weeks of age for a period of 21 weeks through oral gavage. Mice were sacrificed at 25 weeks of age, and the Flexor Digitorum Brevis (FDB) muscle myofibers will be isolated and cultured to observe the satellite cell migration and proliferation patterns for 48 hrs. Cell counts and migration distance calculations were performed at 24 hrs and 48 hrs compared to healthy controls. Fibers were fixed at 48 hrs for immunostaining of satellite cell markers, ATPB, and H2AX. Fibers from D+Q treated mdx mice did not have significant differences in the number of cells that migrated away from the fibers compared to their respective untreated mdx mice. This study is ongoing, and the fibers are being further evaluated for differences in satellite cell content using immunofluorescence markers.
My Ongian and Jungian Reflections on Laura Field's Claim about the Misogyny of the MAGA New Right
(This version was not previously published., 2026) Farrell, Thomas
In the wide-ranging and deeply personal 4,028-word review essay "My Ongian and Jungian Reflections on Laura Field's Claim about the Misogyny of the MAGA New Right," I mention (1) my former teacher the American Jesuit scholar Walter J. Ong by name 21 times, (2) the American political scientist Laura field by name 10 times, (3) Donald Trump by name 12 times, and (4) young Lynda Carter by name 12 times as I set forth my Ongian and my Jungian reflections on Dr. Laura Field's claim about the misogyny of the MAGA New Right.
Supporting Data for Accessing broader vinyl ether scope for sequential cationic-anionic block copolymers, University of Minnesota, 2026
(2026-01-12) Hosford, Brandon; Li, Jinxiao; O'Connor, Nora; Lamb, Jessica; jrlamb@umn.edu; Lamb, Jessica; Lamb Research Group
Experimental data from manuscript and supplementary information for the publication: Hosford, B. M.; Li, J. O'Connor, N. D.; Lamb, J. R.* "Accessing broader vinyl ether scope for sequential cationic-anionic block copolymers" Polym. Chem. 2026, Advance Article.
AirTAP Briefings (January 2026, vol. 26, no. 1)
(Airport Technical Assistance Program (AirTAP) (Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota), 2026-01) Airport Technical Assistance Program (AirTAP)
Articles include: M&O requirements: Essential updates for airport staff; More snow days ahead? What weather patterns predict for Minnesota; An airport’s story: Waseca Municipal Airport; MnDOT Aeronautics’ Mike Hartell navigating to retirement; A New Year’s message from MnDOT Aeronautics; Aviation associations offer student scholarships; Two Harbors opens new AD building