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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.
CSE welcomes 25 new faculty in 2023-24
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A new group of educators and researchers are bringing their expertise—from reinforced concrete to cutting-edge AI technologies—to the Twin Cities campus this 2023-24 academic year.
University of Minnesota receives $16M to uncover 'wiring diagram' of the brain
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University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering Professor Taner Akkin is part of a research team that has received a $16 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support the groundbreaking project of unraveling the mysteries of the brain's ‘wiring diagram.’
University of Minnesota receives $53.9 million to advance health research
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Two University of Minnesota engineering professors are part of the leadership team that will administer a $53.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to find better, faster ways to bring scientific advances to real-world use.
CSE Dean Andrew Alleyne appointed to Department of the Navy Science and Technology Board
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University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering Dean Andrew Alleyne has been appointed as an inaugural member to the United States Department of the Navy Science and Technology Board (DoN S&T Board).
CSE students learn about the business world through venture capital
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University of Minnesota students Aditya Prabhu, Sophia Youngdahl, and Nicholas Horst share how their CSE perspectives benefit the Atland Ventures student group, and vice versa.
Two U of M-affiliated projects named as finalists in NSF Regional Innovation Engine Competition
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University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering researchers are part of two proposed sustainability projects chosen as finalists for the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Regional Innovation Engines competition.
Research brief: UMN-led team achieves near-perfect light absorption in atomic-scale material
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A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team has, for the first time, engineered an atomically thin material that can absorb nearly 100 percent of light at room temperature, a discovery that could improve a wide range of applications from optical communications to stealth technology.
Connecting smart vehicles with traffic signals could reduce fuel use
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Civil engineering assistant professor Michael Levin is part of a University of Minnesota team levering MnDOT data to study the impact of connected vehicles (CVs) on fuel consumption.
University of Minnesota math professor receives prestigious 2023 Blavatnik Award for physical sciences and engineering
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University of Minnesota Twin Cities Professor Svitlana Mayboroda has been named the 2023 Blavatnik National Awards Laureate in Physical Sciences & Engineering, an award that honors the nation’s most innovative young scientists and engineers.