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University of Minnesota consortium receives inaugural NSF Regional Innovation Engines award
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Great Lakes ReNEW, which is led by Chicago-based water innovation hub Current and includes teams of researchers from the University of Minnesota, will receive up to $160 million to develop and grow a water-focused innovation engine in the Great Lakes region.
CSE professor honored with IEEE Magnetics Society Achievement Award
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University of Minnesota Twin Cities electrical and computer engineering Professor Jian-Ping Wang has been honored with the 2024 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Magnetics Society Achievement Award.
Professor Emerita Roberta Humphreys receives prestigious 2024 Herschel Medal in observational astrophysics
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Professor Roberta Humphreys has been awarded the 2024 Herschel Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society for outstanding merit in observational physics. Humphreys is one of only 29 Herschel Medal recipients worldwide since 1974.
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.
Closing the loop
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A unique feature of Professors Paige Novak and Bill Arnold course, “A Circularity Revolution: Working to Close the Loop on Global Issues,” is their co-instructor: local artist Gudrun Lock.
A tribute to overlooked trailblazers
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Lind Hall Diversity Wall showcases the people who have shaped the field of computer science.
U of M outreach program brings physics fun to the public Saturday, Jan. 13
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The University of Minnesota Physics Force show is back for 2024, bigger and better than ever before. This show will have the whole family entertained with science stunts that you can only believe if you see them with your own eyes.
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.
Professor Roger Ruan named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
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Professor Roger Ruan has been named a National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow for his research in renewable energy and environment technologies.
University-born startup’s Clean Earth Magnet named a TIME magazine best invention of 2023
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A more sustainable magnet developed by Niron Magnetics, a startup company born out of University of Minnesota Twin Cities Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Jian-Ping Wang’s research, was recently named as one of TIME magazine’s best inventions of 2023.