College-wide featured stories
Build up Black product managers
Posted December 21, 2020
CSE alumnus Kayiita Johnson (Electrical Engineering '13), a product manager at Google, started PM While Black to increase the number of Black product managers in the tech field.
Invest in people, innovate in everything
Posted December 21, 2020
The Opportunity+ program started by CSE alumnus Bret Weiss (Civil Engineering ’87) is focused on creating both a company and field that's diverse.
Mind the data gap: Using machine learning to further global ecology
Posted December 8, 2020
Computer science professor Arindam Banerjee is using machine learning to study biodiversity worldwide as part of the University’s new Biology Integration Institute.
Hardwired for science
Posted December 4, 2020
CSE researcher Onri Benally took his love of physics from the mountains of Arizona to the North—and found his niche studying quantum computing and nanotechnology.
Bolstering the post-wildfire recovery pipeline
Posted November 18, 2020
Civil engineering professor Lauren Linderman is working with West Coast researchers to help communities address water pipeline contamination in the aftermath of wildfires.
Energy, equity, and education
Posted November 16, 2020
Aduramo Lasode, a 2020-21 Leadership in Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Fellow, is using her mechanical engineering education to create change in energy policy and STEM diversity.
Modern electronics, next-generation speed
Posted November 9, 2020
Electrical engineering Ph.D. student Yali Zhang won CSE’s Three-Minute Thesis contest and will present at the University-wide competition on November 13.
Q&A with Sezzle Scholar Jonathan Olaleye
Posted October 30, 2020
The first-year CSE student has been coding for years, and he’s ready to turn that passion into reality.
How can air filtration reduce the risk of COVID-19 spreading in your home?
Posted October 23, 2020
Department of Mechanical Engineering professor Chris Hogan provides insight and strategies people can use to mitigate the spread of the disease in indoor spaces.
Governess Simpson’s code for success
Posted October 19, 2020
The 3M Diversity Scholar finds her career path—and her voice—through experiences at the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering.