College-wide featured stories
A mission aboard the vomit comet
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A unique NASA program sends nine aerospace engineering students on the ride of a lifetime
Kudos for Kumar
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K.S.P. Kumar to retire after a distinguished University career spanning four decades and nine leadership posts, including his current job as IT’s associate dean for academic affairs.
U focuses on goals for campaign's final year
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Campaign Minnesota has surpassed its $1.3 billion goal a year ahead of schedule, University leaders announced in May, but the University still must raise $150 million to meet key campaign goals.
CTS research provides "eyes in the storm"
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Researchers from the University’s Intelligent Vehicles Lab in the Center for Transportation Studies are trying to make driving a snowplow, a state patrol car, or even a bus a little easier during Minnesota snowstorms.
Fellowship initiative fosters creative environment
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Robert Gore says he spent some of the best years of his life at the University. Six years after receiving his Ph.D. in chemical engineering, Gore invented the material now commonly known as Gore-Tex.
Gray to lead School of Mathematics
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Professor Larry Gray is accustomed to seeing the big picture–a skill that will serve him well in his new post as chair of the School of Mathematics.
Infrared astronomy pioneer opened a window to the skies
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High atop Hawaii’s Mauna Kea, the Frederick C. Gillett Gemini Telescope probes the heavens, exposing fiery tempests in deceptively tranquil skies.
Nanospheres: A gem of discovery
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Silicon nanospheres are among the hardest known materials, ranking between the conventional hardness of sapphire and diamond, according to a recent study led by chemical engineering and materials science professor William Gerberich.
New telescope project wins U approval
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After months of vigorous public debate, University regents voted 7-2 to approve the purchase of viewing time on the most powerful telescope on Earth, now under construction on Mount Graham, near Safford, Arizona.
U physicist designs telescope for ARCHEOPS project
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Last winter a telescope designed by a University physicist gave
an international team of scientists a spectacular glimpse of the
infant universe.