MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. – University of Minnesota infectious disease expert Doctor Michael Osterholm does not support President Trump’s plan to withdraw the U-S from the World Health Organization. Osterholm says, “From a global public health perspective and specifically our health here in the United States, this is a public health disaster.”

The University of Minnesota is asking for $235 million from state taxpayers for the 2025-26 school year as part of its $5 billion budget.

The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers women's hockey team has a busy weekend ahead with their first Field Trip Day, a sold out home game at Ridder, followed by an outdoor game at Valleyfair Amusement Park.

Rep. Marion Rarick (R - Maple Lake) told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS she has asked for “top-to-bottom” revenue and spending data for the entire University of Minnesota system.

The University of Minnesota dance team competes in the Universal Dance Association College Nationals in Orlando. (University of Minnesota/University of Minnesota)

The University of Minnesota cheer squad also took home a national championship, the team’s first in its history. Cheerleading squads actually originated at the University of Minnesota in 1898. And the team still uses that original chant: “Ski-U-Mah!”

The University of Minnesota's spirit squad won two national titles over the weekend, proving for a second consecutive year that the team is a force to be reckoned with. In a first for the program, the U of M won the title in the small coed game day cheer category.

There are a new crop of 20-somethings with an impressive new title. They are the Forbes' 30 Under 30, including the likes of Caitlyn Clark. One of those other impressive young people happens to work at the University of Minnesota.

Professor Maria Gini is among 25 to receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring

MLK Day is a federal holiday, so banks including U.S Bank, Wells Fargo and Huntington Bank will be closed. However, many ATMs will still be open. Regular pickups will take place in both Minneapolis and St. Paul on Monday.

We don’t get a lot of men who have teaching credentials,” she said. A generation of boys is growing up with few male role models in the classroom. Boys today are more likely than girls to have discipline problems in school and fall behind in reading.

This week the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota released a report titled “Chronic Wasting Disease Spillover Preparedness and Response: Charting an Uncertain Future,