College-wide featured stories
New innovation labs turn students' ideas into reality
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The College of Science and Engineering is opening three new student shop spaces on campus during fall 2016—two new spaces and one major upgrade.
University of Minnesota students race first two-seater Cruiser Class solar car in American Solar Challenge
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The University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project team made history this past summer as the first team to race a two-seater car in the American Solar Challenge cross-country solar car race.
Students at Work
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CSE students gain valuable and meaningful work experience in real-world environments through co-operative program.
Madeline Flandrick: Medical manufacturing
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Madeline Flandrick, a student in industrial and systems engineering, learned about the medical device industry with her co-op experience at Heraeus, a German-based company whose U.S. medical components product site is located in White Bear Lake, Minn.
Anatole Wiering: Machine upgrade
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Electrical engineering student Anatole Wiering learned the manufacturing side of things at Kohler Co., in Wisconsin during his co-op experience.
Brian Amundson: Engine power
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Brian Amundson, a May 2016 mechanical engineering graduate, worked in a co-op position at MTS Systems Corporation, and designed a part for a road simulator that tests cars and trucks for durability.
Ben Gelhaus: Solving problems in Tanzania and beyond
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Chemical engineering senior Benjamin Gelhaus experienced Tanzania during a College of Science and Engineering Global Technical Seminar.
John O'Leary: Developing technology to reshape the world
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John O’Leary, a 2016 computer science graduate, says he’d like to create technology and social programs that empower future generations to reshape their world
Adura Lasode: From Nigeria to Minnesota engineer
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After growing up in Nigeria with limited resources, Adura Lasode overcame obstacles to come to Minnesota and obtain a mechanical engineering degree. She will serve as the 2016 CSE Commencement Ceremony student speaker.
Holly McKissick: What's in your backpack?
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Holly McKissick, a senior majoring in biomedical engineering and president of the U’s chapter of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), is paying it forward by igniting the spark for science and engineering in the next generation.