University of Minnesota School of Public Health’s fall 2025 issue of Advances focuses on researchers who are redoubling their efforts to advocate for a healthier future in a time of growing mistrust and shrinking funding.

Other stories include:
• Wild Warnings – the detection and prevention of diseases that spread between animals and humans.
• Protecting Young Minds – how Type 1 diabetes impacts children’s brain development.
• Expert Insights – the human side of AI in healthcare.

Cover story photography by Eliesa Johnson. Additional illustration by Beatriz Ortiz, Serge Bloch and Kiel Mutschelknaus.