News & Events Archives

Firsthand—experiences with aging

Ron Anderson addresses the question, What components of wisdom grow or decline in our later lives?

HELLO, my name is Judy Leahy Grimes

Meet Judy Leahy Grimes, who loved her years spent working at the Humphrey School and had a “grand time” running a catering business in St. Paul.

Book Notes: a positive portrayal of the immigrant experience

UMRA Salon to debut in May

Be on the lookout for an email announcing the debut of the new UMRA Salon.

2019-20 PDGR awards: from death to taxes

University retirees associated with the Law School, Medical School, Carlson School, College of Liberal Arts, and Libraries have been awarded 2019-20 grants from the PRDG program.

HELLO, my name is Virgil Larson

Meet UMRA member Virgil Larson, who grew up on a farm, loves the outdoors, and has a Ph.D. in low temperature physics.

URVC launches new website

The new website will serve as the front door to an online volunteer management system powered by Better Impact.

Volunteers needed at the Bell Museum and Festival of Nations

Both the new Bell Museum and the Festival of Nations, the longest-running multicultural festival in the Midwest, are accepting applications for volunteers.

Book notes: dark memoir is stranger than fiction

2019-2020 PDGR Abstracts

2019 Awards. In March 2019, a subcommittee of the UMRA Grants Committee reviewed 6 applications for the Professional Development Grants for Retirees and recommended that 5 be approved and 1 be asked to resubmit. In March Allen Levine, Vice President for Research announced the recipients of the 2019 Professional Development Grants for Retirees. The recipients represented CLA, CSOM, MED, Law Clinic and University Libraries.

UMRA Forum now on YouTube

An audio recording and slides of UMRA’s February forum are now available on UMRA’s website. 

HELLO, my name is Camilla Reiersgord

Meet UMRA member Camilla Reiersgord, who worked in Dr. Ancel Keyes’ lab in the 1950s and is a founding member of Minnesota Women Lawyers.

Love Science? Volunteer at The Bakken

The Bakken Museum in Minneapolis nurtures enthusiasm for science with a special emphasis on electricity and medicine.

Firsthand—experiences with aging

Claudia Parliament explains how returning to synchronized swimming after a 32-year hiatus has significantly altered her life.

Look for the new UMRA Salon

A new online bulletin board and discussion area for members of UMRA will soon debut on the UMRA website.