The September cover story of the nation’s leading cancer journal, “Cancer Research,” features a new study from The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, that links capsaicin, a component of chili peppers, to skin cancer.

By Karen Colbenson and Jeff Kiger, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. Feb. 6--In a "trifecta of collaboration," it was announced this morning that the Hormel Institute and the University of Minnesota are buying a Rochester-made IBM super computer to "turbo-boost" the Austin lab's cancer research.

By Jeremy Olson, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Feb. 7--AUSTIN, Minn. -- The tall black box at Austin's Hormel Institute may pass for a fridge full of Spam, but it's part of a new supercomputer that researchers hope will accelerate cancer research.

By Tim Ruzek, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. May 5--Dr. Joseph Accurso sent an e-mail earlier this year to his fellow physicians at Austin Medical Center with a proposal to raise money for the Hormel Institute expansion.

By Tim Ruzek, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. Apr. 16--Two weeks away from the fundraiser's deadline, an Austin grocery store plans to offer free lunches Tuesday for those willing to donate to the Hormel Institute expansion. Hy-Vee Foods will provide lunches between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.