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Two CSE faculty selected to participate in National Academy of Engineering’s Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium

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Two University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering faculty are among 65 of the nation’s most innovative, engineering educators selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering’s third Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium.

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Awards-Grants, Corporate Partners

CSE faculty involved in first-of-its-kind integration of global population and environment data

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Three computer science and engineering faculty in the College of Science and Engineering are part of a University-wide collaboration that will create new opportunities for understanding the relationship between population and the environment on a global scale.

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CANCELLED: Astronaut James Lovell's public talk and scholarship presentation

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Due to unforeseen circumstances, Gemini and Apollo Astronaut James Lovell is no longer available to present the 2011-2012 Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) award winners with a ceremonial check during a public talk at the University of Minnesota.

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Famed astronaut James Lovell to visit University of Minnesota for public talk and scholarship presentation

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Gemini and Apollo astronaut James Lovell will present two University of Minnesota undergraduate students with $10,000 scholarships from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation and give a public talk on Wednesday, Sept. 28.

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Awards-Grants, Research

Student teams selected to pursue clean water, safe food projects in India

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Four teams of students from around the world, including two teams with University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering students, have been selected winners of the 2011 Acara Challenge.

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Energy and U' shows ignite students' interest in science

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A unique and fun outreach program aims to interest elementary and middle school students in science. About 3,000 students from metro area schools are expected to attend the “Energy and U” shows at the University of Minnesota May 16-20.

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Three CSE students named 2011 Barry M. Goldwater Scholars 

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Three University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering undergraduates have been named 2011 Barry M. Goldwater Scholars. This prestigious honor is awarded annually to outstanding sophomores and juniors in mathematics, science and engineering who intend to pursue research-oriented careers in mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering.

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U of M engineering seniors present their innovations at Senior Design Show

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Undergraduate engineering student’s innovations will be presented at this spring’s University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering Spring Senior Design Show.

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U of M geology professor receives prestigious national award for climate change research

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The U.S. National Academy of Sciences has selected University of Minnesota professor R. Lawrence Edwards to receive the prestigious Arthur L. Day Prize and Lectureship honoring his scientific contributions to the study of the physics of the Earth.

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International conference honors prize-winning Minneapolis-born mathematician

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Minneapolis-born mathematician and 2010 Abel Prize winner John Torrence Tate, Jr., will return to his hometown in January to be honored at the First Abel Conference hosted by University of Minnesota Institute for Mathematics and its Applications.