College-wide featured stories
Beth Stadler: Magnetic behavior
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Beth Stadler, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, uses her curiosity to innovate on a daily basis. Her group specializes in fabricating magnetic and optical materials for novel devices, with one focus being magnetic barcode nanowires.
Frank Kelso named 3M Chair in Experiential Learning
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Frank Kelso, faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, is bringing real-life experience to the classroom through the CSE First-Year Experience course.
Gladfelter receives Taylor Award of Distinguished Service
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Wayne Gladfelter receives award in recognition of his outstanding service to the University of Minnesota and voluntary public service. He is lauded for his commitment to providing excellent leadership, his willingness to accept challenging assignments, and his acumen as a creative problem-solver.
A new spin on computer technology
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Spintronic computers, featuring zero boot-up time, ultra-low energy use and high processing speeds, aren’t available to consumers yet. But the University of Minnesota’s Center for Spintronic Materials, Interfaces, and Novel Architectures (C-SPIN) has been guiding a national “dream team” of researchers since 2013 to accelerate progress toward spintronic computing.
Bacteria tapped for eco-friendly industrial cleanup
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A collection of scientists and business experts at the University of Minnesota are developing new methods of water remediation—the act of removing pollutants from the environment.
Foundation will expand researcher’s spatial data software
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The University of Minnesota continues to be a leader in spatial data research through research by Mohamed Mokbel, an associate professor of computer science and engineering with the U’s College of Science and Engineering, who has created a platform that can handle giant sets of spatial data more quickly and gracefully than anything that came before it.
Ellis Mannon: Engineer and gymnast
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Learning can be a two-way street in the chalk-caked gymnastics room on the third floor of Cooke Hall.