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Awards-Grants

Chemistry Professor Christy Haynes awarded prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship

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University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering Chemistry Professor Christy L. Haynes has been awarded a prestigious 2018 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship.

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Awards-Grants

CSE alumni, faculty elected to National Academy of Engineering

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Two University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering alumni and two faculty have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

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Awards-Grants

CSE chemistry student wins Churchill Scholarship to study at Cambridge

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Merrick Pierson Smela, a senior majoring in chemistry and biochemistry, has been named a Churchill Scholar by the Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States. The scholarship, worth roughly $60,000, will allow Smela to spend the 2018-19 academic year at Churchill College of the University of Cambridge.

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Awards-Grants

University of Minnesota professor emerita elected to National Academy of Engineering

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University of Minnesota Professor Emerita Efi Foufoula-Georgiou has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

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Awards-Grants, Corporate Partners

3M invests $26 million in the next generation of science and business talent

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3M and the University of Minnesota announced a major investment by 3M to benefit the next generation of scientists, engineers, and business leaders. The College of Science and Engineering will receive $3.6 million between 2017-2023 for scholarships, K-12 outreach and student programs support,

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Awards-Grants

Two CSE faculty named AAAS Fellows

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Two University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering faculty have been named 2017 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows.

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Awards-Grants

Former CSE dean receives MHTA Lifetime Achievement Award

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CSE alumnus and former dean Steven Crouch received the 2017 Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA) Tekne Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Awards-Grants

CSE researchers receive University support for work on clean water and equitable communities

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CSE researchers have received University funding for their work related to clean water and equitable communities.

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Awards-Grants

Biomedical engineering Ph.D. student Lizzy Crist named 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year

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Lizzy Crist, a current University of Minnesota biomedical engineering Ph.D. student and former women’s soccer standout at Washington University in St. Louis, has been named the 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year.

Awards-Grants, Digital Technology, Research

University of Minnesota secures $2.5 million grant to improve quality of life in cities

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The University of Minnesota has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) $2.5 million grant for a new project to advance access, wellbeing, health, and sustainability in cities.