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Three curling stones and the bulls eye on the ice sheet.

Curling for a gold medal: “It’s not rocket science. It’s harder.”

Curling enthusiast Ryan Elliott, an aerospace engineering professor, shares why the sport has been called "chess on ice."

A student faces the camera and speaks in front of some notes on a whiteboard.

Ph.D. candidate finding sustainable way to make hydrogen

The goal of the research is to find a material that will make hydrogen production healthier and more energy-efficient for the planet.

A man pushing a machine on ice, with another person walking in the background.

Alumna among mechanical engineers improving luge sled speed

Team USA luge sleds at the 2026 Winter Games in Italy incorporate technology identified by a team that includes CSE alumna Marge Hartfel

 

Stock image of blood cells.

New explanation for differing symptoms in sickle cell patients

A new breakthrough could explain why patients experience different levels of pain and response to treatment.

Person standing in Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory with 3-d printed fossils.

Unleashing floods: Researchers learn more about how fossils form

The research provides new clues for understanding animal extinction and environmental changes. 

side-by-side portrait of Papanikolopoulos and Priya

Two CSE faculty to be inducted into the National Academy of Inventors

Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos and Shashank Priya will be inducted into the National Academy of Inventors.

CSE in the News

‘Stiff’ Cells Provide New Explanation for Differing Symptoms in Sickle Cell Patients
Feb. 10: News Medical

Machine Learning Speeds up Molecular Process Mapping for Drug Discovery and Materials Science
Feb. 9: Quantum Zeitgeist 

Linden Hills native Iris Pflum in 2026 Olympics
Feb. 6: Southwest Voices

Is Cryopreservation Frozen in Time?
Jan. 27: Technology Networks

How safe are spit hoods - and do they actually work?
Jan. 25: The Seattle Times

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