In 1940, the University commissioned George Grooms, an artist for a small Iowa manufacturing company, to create the institution’s gopher mascot, according to a 1995 Minnesota Daily article. On his way ...

That’s because when George Grooms originally drafted the design in the 1940s that would become the University’s mascot, he lived in Iowa ... Steve Kuhl, in the Minnesota Alumni Association magazine in ...

Two University of Minnesota professors elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2025 ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The University of Minnesota Spirit Squad is made up of the cheer and dance teams plus Goldy Gopher, the mascot. Heading into the competition last weekend, the squad had combined ...

The University of Minnesota spirit squad continued its storied tradition ... Goldy Gopher finished fourth nationally in the mascot division, while Cincinnati (Bearcat), Tennessee (Smokey), and Auburn ...