College-wide featured stories
Blindness does not stop theoretical computational chemist from achieving her goals
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Mona Minkara, a post-doctoral associate working with Chemistry Professor J. Ilja Siepmann, has made the impossible possible despite her blindness.
U-designed UAV flight system, used at NASA, getting major upgrade
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A team of aerospace engineering researchers at the University of Minnesota are creating the next generation of research aircraft flight control system used at NASA.
Fossil teeth point to early exodus from Africa
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University of Minnesota researcher R. Lawrence Edwards and colleagues dated modern human teeth that 80,000-120,000 years old. The findings may show that humans left Africa much earlier than previously thought.
Mower County 4-H'er Natalie Sayles receives Schroeder Scholarship
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Meet Natalie Sayles, a recent graduate of Austin High School, 4-H alum from Mower County and 2015 recipient of the Ada and Helmuth Schroeder Scholarship from the Minnesota 4-H Foundation.
CSE researchers developing longer-flying, solar-powered drones
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College of Science and Engineering researchers recently received a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop the world’s smallest solar-powered UAV that is capable of flying for multiple days on end.
Thank you, donors!
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From supporting students and faculty, to providing funds for new facilities and renovations, the support and generosity of CSE alumni, friends, and corporate partners has been transformative.
Zachary Tollefson finds chemistry “fun but challenging”
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A double major in chemistry and chemical engineering keeps Clifford I. and Nancy C. Anderson Scholarship recipient Zachary Tollefson busy, but he is enjoying every minute of it.
Donors support CSE and the U on Give to the Max Day
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University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering alumni and friends showed support for the college by raising more than $35,500 on Give to the Max Day, Minnesota’s annual online giving extravaganza, on Nov. 12.
Students race solar car across the Australian Outback
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The University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project team finished fifth in the Cruiser Class of the 2015 World Solar Challenge, a 3,000-kilometer (1,864-mile) race across the Australian Outback.
$92.5 million renovation of historic Tate to add state-of-the-art labs and classrooms
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A $92.5 million renovation of the historic Tate Lab kicked into high gear this fall. When completed in fall 2017, Tate will be equipped with state-of-the-art labs and classrooms.