College-wide featured stories
University partnership with Dow results in major discovery to improve oral medications
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A five-year partnership between the University of Minnesota and The Dow Chemical Company has resulted in a discovery that could allow life-saving oral medications to work faster and more efficiently.
Exploring Nice Ride job accessibility and station choice
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Although bike share systems are becoming more popular across the United States, little is known about how people make decisions when integrating these systems into their daily travel.
Defending against data breaches: Q&A with Brian Isle
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There’s a feeling of growing anxiety in the business world. Several months ago, scores of millions of people were affected when large-scale data breaches stole credit card information from retailers like Target and Neiman Marcus.
MIN-Corps: Accelerating university innovation and entrepreneurship
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The University of Minnesota has launched a new program aimed at helping science and engineering students and researchers identify the commercial potential of their discoveries and test those ideas in the marketplace.
Three U of M startups poised for growth in renewable energy, healthcare and water
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When it comes to launching startups, the University of Minnesota is on a roll. In fiscal year 2013, the U of M spun out 14 new companies, a record for the university, which has launched an increasing number of startups for the past five years.
Dow + U = lab safety
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Through a unique partnership with the Dow Chemical Co., graduate students and postdoctoral researchers from the U departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (CEMS) are leading a campaign to improve and sustain the safety culture in chemistry and chemical engineering laboratories.
Miracle magnetic materials: Jian-Ping Wang
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What do disease early detection, rare-earth-free magnets and massive information storage and processing all have in common? Magnetic materials could be instrumental in a new wave of solutions in these areas.
Making tracks toward innovation in the stormwater runoff treatment train
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Cleaning stormwater runoff—the stormwater treatment train—includes a number of phases starting with the removal of larger debris (including with the SAFL Baffle), down to smaller particles and pollutants that are picked up and carried along in the flow following a storm event.
Mending the Minnesota
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The Minnesota River’s usually placid surface belies its status as a river —and a watershed—in need of help.
Observing the human heart from all angles
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Part of a unique 15-year partnership with Medtronic, efforts at the U of M’s Visible Heart Lab have resulted in reanimations of more than 50 human hearts and thousands of animal hearts.