Events

Displaying rocks and fossils from around the state as well as our geologic maps.

Providing information and resources about the School of Dentistry and dental clinics, including "ask a dentist."

GIVEAWAY: Goldy-Gopher floss, toothbrushes. 

Join College of Liberal Arts (CLA) to discover how a liberal arts education is shaping the future of the fields you care about most. Meet our campus experts and dive into the surprising intersections of culture, humanity, and technology. From how we tackle AI and the digital world, to the human side of health & medicine, to the fascinating science behind pop culture—CLA is everywhere. Stop by, ask questions, and see how we're connecting the dots! 

Watch the U of M Band Alumni Society play outside the Crossroad's building!

Watch the U of M Band Alumni Society play outside the Crossroad's building!

Booth will provide information on RecWell Programs and Services offered to the Community: Youth Programs Summer Camps, Gopher Swim School Swim Lessons and Water Safety, Group Fitness/Massage, and Gear Rentals from the Center for Outdoor Adventure

Imagine Earth's Garden, an activity on lessons from Minnesota native species on climate change. Roll the dice trivia and a take home zine on climate action in your neighborhood! 

Giveaway: Zine, colored pencil, glow in the dark & color changing pencils

Table highlighting all units of the OED office. 

The Noor Project will present on their initiative. 

Minnesota Maroonettes will perform a variety of songs!

For the exhibit we're going to have information on what AI is, environmental and ethical considerations, and ask fair goers what their AI question is. 

This exhibit is an interactive experimentation station for attendees to explore magnetic forces. Attendees will be guided through a set of open-ended activities to create and use both electromagnets and permanent magnets to make paper clips jump, shoot a marble, and spin a motor. We will bring to the station simple supplies (wires, batteries, alligator clips, bolts, permanent magnets, marbles, etc.) and instructional signage that our graduate student staff will use with the attendees. This booth has been developed with NSF funding in partnership with UW-Extension and 4-H and used to engage K-12 youth at over 30 events in the last 5 years.

Live teledermatology demonstrations connecting to several dermatologists in the Twin Cities. 

7Days A Cappella aims to showcase the musical talents of the art/entertainment community at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Our showcase will include our biggest pop hits, such as our "Pop Girl Medley" and "Bye" by Ariana Grande. Our performance will creative a positive energy that is sure to get everyone up on their feet and dancing through the streets of the State Fair—and we encourage audience members to sing along!

7Days A Cappella aims to showcase the musical talents of the art/entertainment community at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Our showcase will include our biggest pop hits, such as our "Pop Girl Medley" and "Bye" by Ariana Grande. Our performance will creative a positive energy that is sure to get everyone up on their feet and dancing through the streets of the State Fair—and we encourage audience members to sing along!

7Days A Cappella aims to showcase the musical talents of the art/entertainment community at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Our showcase will include our biggest pop hits, such as our "Pop Girl Medley" and "Bye" by Ariana Grande. Our performance will creative a positive energy that is sure to get everyone up on their feet and dancing through the streets of the State Fair—and we encourage audience members to sing along!

Minnesota Maroonettes will perform a variety of songs!

An all-day exhibition of one of the most decorated Solar Vehicle project groups in the country!

"We have always aspired to keep innovation and learning at the forefront of what we do. The team has remained true to its original foundation as a student administered, designed, and built project that teaches members about engineering and management in a product development environment. In 2013, we were the first American team to compete in the Cruiser Class at the World Solar Challenge. The Cruiser Class is about more than just speed; competitors are also scored based off of how practical their car is. We were also the first team to race a multi-occupant vehicle at the American Solar Challenge." 

VTrance is going to be performing an original choreography to the song “Đi Đu Đưa Đi” by Bích Phương.

GWEP will give out information about dementia, caregiving and healthy aging. OLLI will give out information about this membership organization, and the many enrichment and educational offerings.
Giveaway: Exercise resistance bands and ADA approved toothbrushes 

Explore how scientists at the Center for Genome Engineering have harnessed the power of CRISPR to sculpt the very essence of life - DNA! Imagine the possibilities as they use this biological tool to craft modified cells that are more capable of fighting cancer cells. Learn more about how this amazing process works and the success already happening in clinical trials.

In collaboration with the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program. 

Engage with the public around the question "what is public health." 

Lions Gift of Sight recovers, medically evaluates and distributes donor eye tissue to transform lives through corneal transplants and research. In partnership with the University of Minnesota's Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences, we have restored sight for more than 65 years and are supported by the Minnesota Lions Vision Foundation. We will share information and resources about how to register as an organ, eye and tissue donor with giveaway items. 

Giveaway: Individually wrapped hot/cold eye packs, Lions Gift of Sight sunglasses, logo pens, individually wrapped fabric lens cloths (for cleaning glasses).

Imagine Earth's Garden, an activity on lessons from Minnesota native species on climate change. Roll the dice trivia and a take home zine on climate action in your neighborhood! 

Giveaway: Zine, colored pencil, glow in the dark & color changing pencils

Promoting tour opportunities in fall and winter to Glensheen. 

Join College of Liberal Arts (CLA) to discover how a liberal arts education is shaping the future of the fields you care about most. Meet our campus experts and dive into the surprising intersections of culture, humanity, and technology. From how we tackle AI and the digital world, to the human side of health & medicine, to the fascinating science behind pop culture—CLA is everywhere. Stop by, ask questions, and see how we're connecting the dots! 

Our exhibit offers a unique opportunity for fairgoers to delve into the future of cryopreservation and its potential to transform various aspects of society. For more information about ATP-Bio and its initiatives, please visit www.atp-bio.org

"Transportation Jeopardy" - a quiz activity modeled on Jeopardy where three contestants score points based on being the first to provide correct answers to transportation-based questions. The winner receives a prize.

"Transportation Jeopardy" - a quiz activity modeled on Jeopardy where three contestants score points based on being the first to provide correct answers to transportation-based questions. The winner receives a prize.

"Transportation Jeopardy" - a quiz activity modeled on Jeopardy where three contestants score points based on being the first to provide correct answers to transportation-based questions. The winner receives a prize.

We provide a variety of activities demonstrating physiological topics including ECG measurements, descriptions of the heart in health and disease, and insight into biomedical research. 

The University of Minnesota Retirees Association (UMRA) will offer an opportunity for fair-goers to connect with UMRA members to share retirement stories and experiences. UMRA members are University retirees who believe in living life fully and leaning into their retirement journeys. Through the UMRA State Fair booth experience, we seek to engage retirees and older Minnesotans to share their own retirement stories. We will offer activities that encourage conversation with booth hosts, discussion centered on the retirement journey, opportunities that exist for older Minnesotans at the University of Minnesota and through UMRA and its connections. Activities will encourage connecting.

Promoting tour opportunities in fall and winter to Glensheen. 

Fruits and Nuts: presented by Gary Wyatt

We plan to engage with the crowd to help spread awareness about the threats to our environment’s health. Our goal is mainly to provide perspective and information about the dangers of AI use and also offer some eco friendly ideas that people can do in their own homes to support and healthy planet.

Join College of Liberal Arts (CLA) to discover how a liberal arts education is shaping the future of the fields you care about most. Meet our campus experts and dive into the surprising intersections of culture, humanity, and technology. From how we tackle AI and the digital world, to the human side of health & medicine, to the fascinating science behind pop culture—CLA is everywhere. Stop by, ask questions, and see how we're connecting the dots! 

We would plan to feature different types of conditions that neuromodulation is used for. So we would have a group for Epilepsy, Parkinson's/Movement Disorders, Mental Health, stroke, Etc. This is in the early stages of planning and I won't have a solid plan until I know the date we will be scheduled before I reach out to folks.

Giveaway: MnDRIVE BC swag such as brain stress balls and book marks.

Department of Radiation Oncology will be exhibiting on their department and research. 

The University of Minnesota’s Institute on Community Integration (ICI) works to build communities where people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) can fully participate in school, work, and community life. Through research, training, partnerships, and public education, ICI helps improve policies and practices that promote inclusion, self-determination, employment, education, and community living across the lifespan. Its work matters because it helps create more equitable communities where people with disabilities are valued, included, and able to contribute their talents and strengths.

Giveaway: Magazines (Impact), postcards, policy briefs. 

Math based activities in exchange for prizes! We will have Eulerian tracing graphs which patrons can complete in exchange for rubber ducks, pins, and temporary tattoos. Puzzles are intended for children in grades 4 through 6 but are appropriate for anyone to play. 

The exhibit will be a display of what our department is, how it is used in the real world, program displays, alumni and current students there to answer questions.

Guided by chemistry PhD students, fairgoers will perform chemical reactions to learn about acids/bases, polymers, and phase changes.

Vocal U is a gender-inclusive a cappella group based on the UMN campus. Therefore, we would hope to provide entertainment through performing a set of a cappella songs on the UMN stage. 

We will be making slime and demonstrating how it exhibits polymer properties. We will also discuss different kinds of polymers, such as those used in 3D printing or in Silly Putty, and how the polymer structure leads to different materials properties.

During our stage time, we will perform a set of a cappella songs from our group's repertoire. We sing primarily pop music featuring fun solos and a vocal percussionist (beatboxer).

We will be making slime and demonstrating how it exhibits polymer properties. We will also discuss different kinds of polymers, such as those used in 3D printing or in Silly Putty, and how the polymer structure leads to different materials properties.

Vocal U is a gender-inclusive a cappella group based on the UMN campus. Therefore, we would hope to provide entertainment through performing a set of a cappella songs on the UMN stage. 

During our stage time, we will perform a set of a cappella songs from our group's repertoire. We sing primarily pop music featuring fun solos and a vocal percussionist (beatboxer).

Vocal U is a gender-inclusive a cappella group based on the UMN campus. Therefore, we would hope to provide entertainment through performing a set of a cappella songs on the UMN stage. 

Booth exhibiting astronomy demonstrations, which in previous years have been letting fair goers hold and examine meteorites, a spectroscopy demonstration with different elements that are seen in ionized gas tubes, and a gravitational lensing demonstration. 

Treatment plans and final results for children and adults during orthodontic treatment.

Explore how scientists at the Center for Genome Engineering have harnessed the power of CRISPR to sculpt the very essence of life - DNA! Imagine the possibilities as they use this biological tool to craft modified cells that are more capable of fighting cancer cells. Learn more about how this amazing process works and the success already happening in clinical trials.

Treatment plans and final results for children and adults during orthodontic treatment

Treatment plans and final results for children and adults during orthodontic treatment