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New study shows that corn-soybean crop rotation benefits are extremely sensitive to climate
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A study by researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities offers new insights into how alternating corn and soybean crops can help increase crop yield in a changing climate.
First-of-its-kind study uses remote sensing to monitor plastic debris in rivers and lakes
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A first-of-its-kind study from researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities shows how remote sensing can help monitor and remove plastic debris from freshwater environments like the Mississippi River.
New study investigates insecticide contamination in Minnesota’s water
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A new study by researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in collaboration with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) found that specific insecticides, called neonicotinoids, were found at high concentrations in some ground and surface water sources that could affect drinking water.
AI-powered underwater robots revolutionize marine conservation
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A team of faculty and student researchers in the Minnesota Interactive Robotics and Vision Laboratory are using autonomous underwater vehicles to accurately identify and track invasive species.
U of M researchers lead NASA’s first solar flare observation campaign
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For the first time, a team of researchers from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities launched a sounding rocket to study solar flares in real time.
High resolution imagery gives new insight into emperor penguin population
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An international team, including a University of Minnesota researcher, has released a first-of-its-kind new study that gives insight into the population of emperor penguins in Antarctica.
New study is first step in predicting carbon emissions in agriculture
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For the first time, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities (UMN) and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) have demonstrated that it is possible to provide accurate, high-resolution predictions of carbon cycles in agroecosystems, which could help mitigate the impacts of climate change.
University of Minnesota selected as NSF Convergence Accelerator Phase 1 awardee for chemical water sensing
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The University of Minnesota team is developing Aquasense, a low-cost, compact, easy-to-use, rapid water quality sensor platform enabled by artificial intelligence (AI).
Expert Alert: Iceland earthquakes may be warning of impending volcanic eruption
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CSE Professor Justin Revenaugh can comment on the current situation. A state of emergency was declared this week for Iceland, as the area prepares for a possible volcanic eruption. So far, thousands of earthquakes have been recorded in the area, which has led to evacuations in Grindavik. Experts at the Icelandic Meteorological Office say that there is a “significant likelihood” of an eruption in the coming days.
Two U of M-affiliated projects named as finalists in NSF Regional Innovation Engine Competition
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University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering researchers are part of two proposed sustainability projects chosen as finalists for the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Regional Innovation Engines competition.