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February 13, 2012
Electric cars have been heralded as environmentally friendly, but new findings from an international research team suggest that electric cars in China have an overall impact on pollution that could be more harmful to health than gasoline vehicles.
February 3, 2012
Harvard University Professor David Weitz will present some examples of physics and science of cooking and will include demonstrations.
February 2, 2012
Two College of Science and Engineering faculty members are among six recipients University-wide of the 2012-14 McKnight Land-Grant Professorship, a program designed to advance the careers of the University's most promising junior faculty.
February 1, 2012
University of Minnesota mechanical engineering researchers have developed a new Internet-based video game called Distraction Dodger that is designed to help teens and young adults understand the importance of concentrating on driving.
January 31, 2012
Twelve international teams of student entrepreneurs, including three teams from the University of Minnesota with several civil engineering students, will present business plans for initiatives that address global societal challenges in India at the Acara Challenge Finals.
January 31, 2012
The Physics Force will present its largest show of the year, called the “Physics Circus,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
January 26, 2012
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman and Sen. Al Franken will tour the University of Minnesota Wind Energy Research Station at UMore Park at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 27.
January 23, 2012
The University of Minnesota today unveiled the winners of its “Driven to Discover” student video contest and three College of Science and Engineering students were among the winners.
January 13, 2012
University of Minnesota chemistry alumna Jeannette Brown will present a brief lecture and sign her book “African American Women Chemists” at a special book signing event 4-5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 18, University Bookstore, Coffman Memorial Union, 300 Washington Ave. S.E., Minneapolis.
January 12, 2012
Some 16.5 million drivers are involved in traffic accidents in the United States each year, and more than 12 percent of them are under the age of 20—despite the fact that teenage drivers constitute less than 5 percent of the total driving population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
