College-wide featured stories
CSP/4-H collaboration helps with K-8 curriculm development
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The Center for Sustainable Polymers (CSP) is collaborating with 4-H to develop physical science curriculum for young people in Minnesota, California, and New York.
SWE brings STEM to girls
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With approximately 45 active members, the University of Minnesota’s chapter of the Society of Women Engineers participates in a number of outreach activities to boost the number of young women in the science and engineering fields.
Sparking students' physics curiosity
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The University of Minnesota chapter of the Society of Physics Students participates in nearly 20 outreach activities each year to inspire young students’ interest in the STEM subjects.
Guided-Inquiry Multi-day Workshop
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Twenty chemistry faculty members representing 13 states and a variety of higher education institutions participated in the National Science Foundation-sponsored Chemistry Collaborations, Workshops & Community of Scholars (cCWCS) workshop.
STEM Education Center receives $8M National Science Foundation grant
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The STEM Education Center has received an $8 million, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation, to partner with 200 Twin Cities metro area teachers to increase science and math learning through engineering for 15,000 students in fourth through eighth grades.
Today’s scientists reach out to the next generation
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Science is fun, interesting, and important—and something that you, too, can do! Those are the central themes of the Department of Chemistry’s outreach programs, which reach thousands of young people and their parents and teachers each year.
NCED-sponsored student meets President Obama
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A Minnesota high school student, sponsored by the University of Minnesota’s National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics (NCED), an NSF Science and Technology Center in partnership with the College of Science and Engineering, had the opportunity to meet President Barack Obama at the White House Science Fair, held Oct. 18.
Helping students reach higher
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Keeping middle school kids enthralled with the idea of a career in math, science, or engineering is never an easy task, and it can be even more of a challenge in Native communities.
College Alumni Society wins top award
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The College of Science and Engineering Alumni Society (formerly known as the Institute of Technology Alumni Society) was recognized at the 2009-10 University of Minnesota Alumni Association’s celebratory event as the Outstanding Alumni Society, the University’s top award for alumni societies.
University facing deep cuts for next fiscal year
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The University of Minnesota is facing substantial budget cuts after a tough battle at the Minnesota Legislature and a likely unallotment from Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty.