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Umeå

American  
[y-muh-oh] / ˈü məˌoʊ /

noun

  1. a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.


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Researchers at Umeå University and collaborating institutions have developed an experimental cancer drug that may be able to slow tumor growth and prevent aggressive prostate cancer from spreading.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

Finland is also exploring a new bridge across the Baltic sea, connecting the city of Vaasa with Umeå in northern Sweden.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2025

At Umeå university, Madeleine Eriksson, a geographer researching the impact of so-called "green industries" says Northvolt presented a "save the world mentality" that impressed investors, media and local politicians.

From BBC Jan. 2, 2025

This is shown in a new study by researchers from Umeå University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Science in Uppsala.

From Science Daily Nov. 20, 2024

The little town of Umeå for which I was bound was still far away.

From The Land of the Long Night by Paul B. (Paul Belloni) Du Chaillu

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