University of Minnesota to lead $9.7 million NIH grant to improve hearing restoration
Posted March 19, 2019
The University of Minnesota announced that it will lead a $9.7 million grant o from the National Institutes for Health (NIH) BRAIN Initiative to develop a new implantable device and surgical procedure with the goal of restoring more natural hearing to people who are deaf or severely hard-of-hearing.
Ultrasound stimulation of spleen could lead to new treatments for inflammatory arthritis
Posted March 13, 2019
Researchers involved in a study using mice showed that they could actually ‘turn down’ the inflammatory response in arthritis with daily noninvasive ultrasound stimulation of the spleen.
New graphene-based device is first step toward ultrasensitive biosensors
Posted March 7, 2019
Researchers have developed a unique new device that provides the first step toward ultrasensitive biosensors to detect diseases at the molecular level with near perfect efficiency.
University of Minnesota approves new major in environmental geosciences
Posted February 12, 2019
The University of Minnesota Department of Earth Sciences announced that it will offer a new major in environmental geosciences beginning fall 2019 that will meet a growing workforce need for more geoscientists who study the human impact on our environment.
University researchers 3D bio-print a model that could improve anticancer drugs and treatments
Posted February 11, 2019
University of Minnesota researchers have developed a way to study cancer cells which could lead to new and improved treatment.
Citizen science projects have a surprising new partner—the computer
Posted February 5, 2019
New computer machine learning techniques can be now be used in crowdsourcing projects to deal with massively increasing amounts of data—making computers a surprising new partner in citizen science projects.
University announces new partnership with African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Posted February 5, 2019
The University of Minnesota and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) announced a new partnership for exchanging knowledge and accelerating educational opportunities for talented African mathematicians.
U of M start-up CoreBiome acquired by OraSure Technologies, Inc
Posted January 4, 2019
The University of Minnesota announced that its 2017 start-up company CoreBiome Inc., based on discoveries by CSE Associate Professor Dan Knights, was acquired by OraSure Technologies, Inc.
Professor Frank Bates named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Posted December 10, 2018
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Regents Professor Frank Bates has been named National Academy of Inventors Fellow, the highest distinction accorded to academic inventors.
U of M Students present largest robot show in Twin Cities
Posted December 10, 2018
More than 200 robots built by engineering students are on display at the 2018 University of Minnesota Robot Show. The event is free and open to the public.