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Research, Treatment and Community Engagement at the Core of New UMN Brain Institute

The University of Minnesota’s Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain (MIDB) officially opened Monday, making it one of the first centers in the nation to bring together clinical services, research and community programs under one roof.

Read the story published by The Minnesota Daily on Nov. 8, 2021

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