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Phenomenon behind cats' fur patterns may hold key to cancer recurrence
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University of Minnesota chemical engineering Ph.D. student Harish Venkatachalapathy’s research, which involves studying cellular noise and variability, could lead to better treatments for cancer.
U of M leading $1 million grant to build superfast ‘TURBO’ telescopes
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A team led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers and undergraduate students is constructing two sets of telescopes that will open a new window into the collisions of neutron stars and black holes.
Q&A with Knauss Fellowship finalist Celina Harris
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Chemistry grad student Celina Harris will spend 2023 at a federal office in Washington, D.C. focused on national policy for ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources.
Q&A with the UMN Lunabotics team
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Students from the CSE Outstanding Student Group Award-winning Lunabotics team discuss their process for building robots to compete in a lunar environment and how they’re gearing up for next season.
MN Cup semifinalists include more than 10 companies with CSE ties
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CSE alumni, faculty, and students are part of startups competing for gold in the Minnesota Cup. Their companies span industries, including clean energy, digital technology, and automotive.
Q&A with Goldwater Scholarship recipient Sarah Tanck
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CSE student Sarah Tanck was awarded a prestigious nationwide scholarship for her dedication to undergraduate research. She works in professor Mark Distefano’s lab on cancer therapeutics projects.
CSE student uses TikTok dance videos to solve problems in computer vision and machine learning
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What if we used TikTok as a tool to further scientific research? Computer science Ph.D. student Yasamin Jafarian is doing just that, using data from the app to create more realistic 3D digital avatars.
CSE graduating senior embraces numbers and learning from others
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Student clubs, mentors, and an internship give Abdullahi Abdullahi, a transfer student and mechanical engineering major, both technical and leadership skills.
CSE senior finds community, creativity in UMN math program
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Delanna Do, a self-proclaimed math nerd, taps mentors in her department and student mathematics groups to prepare for a future in applied mathematics.
CSE senior means business—in the engineering field
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Graduating senior Clay Hall reflects on his time as a leader in CSE and looks ahead to his career in industrial and systems engineering.