Faculty Resources

As a member of the University faculty, you are a trusted source of information about your specialty. We're here to help you share your work beyond professional journals and colleagues.

Connecting Journalists With Faculty Expertise

Expert Alerts are distributed to local, state and national media in response to timely or trending topics in the news. Expert Alerts amplify University of Minnesota expertise and are used by journalists as sources for their stories. Faculty or communications leads interested in participating in an Expert Alert should contact University Public Relations at 612-624-5551 or unews@umn.edu.

Talking...with UMN is a resource for media outlets for which University of Minnesota faculty answer five questions on current and other topics of general interest. The primary audiences for this vehicle are in greater Minnesota and other regional areas served by media outlets with limited staff, as the format is suitable to be directly republished. Faculty or communications leads interested in participating in a Talking...with UMN should contact University Public Relations at 612-624-5551 or unews@umn.edu.

Amplifying Faculty Published Research

Research Briefs are concise, 350-500 word summaries of research that has been published in a journal and linked online. The core information for a Research Brief is written by faculty with the goal of making the research understandable to a lay audience. Research Briefs are distributed to targeted local, state, national, and international media, posted to the News & Events website and shared on social media. An online form is available to easily guide faculty through summarizing published research for this media- and audience-friendly format.

Media Training

University Public Relations offers media training to assist leaders, faculty, staff, and others to better understand the media landscape, the basics of interacting with media and preparing for interviews. Units interested in media training should contact University Public Relations at 612-624-5551 or unews@umn.edu.

Resources for Responding to Online Harassment

There has been a notable increase in recent years in personal, online harassment that targets scholars and researchers. “Trolling” can be professionally disruptive and personally challenging.

The University is committed to defending academic freedom and is here to support you. Learn more about the resources for responding to online harassment available.

Contact Us

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