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Awards-Grants, Digital Technology

University of Minnesota professors and alumnus win international award for groundbreaking recommender systems research

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Three University of Minnesota computer science and engineering professors and an alumnus will receive the 2016 Seoul Test of Time Award at the World Wide Web Conference for their groundbreaking research on recommender systems

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Digital Technology

Flames, explosions and dancing bring 5,000 kids to campus for Energy and U shows May 19-23

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Explosions, flames, rock music and screaming gummy bears—they’re all part of a unique and fun University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering outreach program that aims to interest elementary school students in science.

Digital Technology

Two CSE faculty named McKnight Land-Grant Professors

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Two College of Science and Engineering faculty members are among eight recipients of the 2014-16 McKnight Land-Grant Professorship, a program designed to advance the careers of the most promising junior faculty members who are at the beginning stages of their professional careers.

chemistry professor Izaak M. Kolthoff with beaker
Corporate Partners, Digital Technology

University of Minnesota receives prestigious National Historic Chemical Landmark designation

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The University of Minnesota announced today that the work of legendary chemistry professor Izaak M. Kolthoff (1894-1993) in establishing the field of analytical chemistry as a scientific discipline has received the prestigious honor of being named a 2014 American Chemical Society National Historic Chemical Landmark.

Digital Technology

Antibacterial agent used in common soaps found in increasing amounts in freshwater lakes

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A new University of Minnesota study determined that the common antibacterial agent, called triclosan, used in soaps and many other products is found in increasing amounts in several Minnesota freshwater lakes.

a novel microscale mechanical switch of light on a silicon chip
Digital Technology

University of Minnesota engineers invent new device that could increase Internet download speeds

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A team of scientists and engineers at the University of Minnesota has invented a unique microscale optical device that could greatly increase the speed of downloading information online and reduce the cost of Internet transmission.

Digital Technology

U of M professor delivers the science of Spider-Man

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If you find yourself on the edge of your movie theater seat while watching the new Sony film The Amazing Spider-Man, chances are you are fully engrossed in the movie’s fantastic world – a believable fake reality made possible by the expertise of Jim Kakalios, a physics professor at the University of Minnesota and one of the scientific consultants on the film.

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Digital Technology

Department of Homeland Security and University of Minnesota to Host Cybersecurity Awareness Sessions on April 19

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The University of Minnesota Technological Leadership Institute (TLI) has joined with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its national cybersecurity awareness campaign, Stop.Think.Connect.™, to host three respective sessions on cyber awareness, cyber careers, and digital critical infrastructure protection Thursday, April 19, 2012.

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Digital Technology

New study finds that cell phone hackers can track your physical location without your knowledge

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Cellular networks leak the locations of cell phone users, allowing a third party to easily track the location of the cell phone user without the user’s knowledge, according to new research by computer scientists in the University of Minnesota’s College of Science and Engineering.

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Corporate Partners, Digital Technology

University of Minnesota hosts Google Chairman Eric Schmidt Nov. 30

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Google Chairman Eric Schmidt will speak at the University of Minnesota Wednesday, Nov. 30, on “The Future of the High-tech Economy: How Technology is Changing Business, Education and Government.”