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Darin Phlork
Students

CSE senior values leadership, connection, and male allyship in the industry

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Computer science major and current SESB president Darin Phlork discusses his experiences in CSE, his advocacy work with SWE, and his plans after graduation.

Olasubomi Omoyeni
Students

CSE senior takes on leadership roles and cultivates positive impact in student groups

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Biomedical engineering major and NSBE president Olasubomi Omoyeni reflects on her experiences in CSE, her personal and professional growth—and looks ahead to finishing the dual degree BME program next spring.

Zander Award winner Priscilla Bunday.
Students

CSE student awarded 2024 Zander Alumni Award for Outstanding Student Leadership

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Undergraduate student Priscilla Bunday has been awarded the 2024 Donald R. Zander Alumni Award for Outstanding Student Leadership, and 12 other CSE students received the President's Student Leadership and Service Awards.

A photo of Sanjana Reddy sitting on some steps inside a building.
Students

CSE senior Sanjana Reddy’s undergrad journey includes mentoring youth and working with alumni leaders

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Data science major sees multiple ways to help others at the University of Minnesota—and to prepare for her career in big data, machine learning, and AI.

BizPitch winner with big check
Students

CSE student wins University of Minnesota BizPitch Competition

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Brian Balquist, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering undergraduate, won the 2023 University of Minnesota BizPitch Competition.

Paul Strykowski with students and local residents in Tanzania.
Students

Students learn from villagers in Tanzania

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More than 100 students have enrolled in “Design for Life: Water in Tanzania” and partnered with 24 villages in the Iringa region since it began. The CSE Global Studies seminar marks 10 years this winter break.

Deep-brain stimulation visual aid
Students

BME student winner of college-wide 3-Minute Thesis competition

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Biomedical engineering student Rebecca Butler is targeting tremors through deep-brain stimulation in hopes to provide long-term solutions.

Researchers studying wild rice
Students

CSE Ph.D. student awarded 2023 Outstanding Community Service Award

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CSE Graduate Research Fellow Maddy Nyblade was awarded the University of Minnesota Outstanding Community Service Award. Nyblade is collaborating with Minnesota indigenous tribes to study the climate and land use impacts on Manoomin, better known as wild rice.

Group of first-year students on steps of Northrop
Students

UMN College of Science and Engineering welcomes largest undergraduate class in history

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Recently released enrollment numbers show that the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering (CSE) welcomed the largest incoming first-year class in history in fall 2023, as it heads for undergraduate growth of 20 percent by 2028 to meet increasing workforce needs.

Architectural drawing of new chemistry lab
Awards-Grants, Infrastructure/Transportation, Students

Construction begins on new $144.7 million Chemistry Teaching Laboratories

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The University of Minnesota began construction on a new $144.7 million state-funded Chemistry Undergraduate Teaching Laboratories.