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More taste, less waste
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College of Science and Engineering alum Mladen Gajic recently launched PlasticScore, an app that crowdsources reviews to give restaurants zero-waste sustainability ratings.
CSE professor involved in national recommendations on the future of Earth science
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University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering Professor Donna Whitney was part of a committee appointed by the National Academies that has published a new report outlining the future of Earth sciences over the next decade.
New recycling method could make polyurethane materials sustainable
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Researchers at the University of Minnesota are part of a national team that has found a better way to recycle a versatile plastic material, called polyurethanes, that could prevent the material from becoming waste.
Ecolab Foundation commits $5 million to University for sustainability research and education
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Ecolab Chairman and CEO Douglas M. Baker, Jr. and University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler today jointly announced a $5 million gift from the Ecolab Foundation to the University-wide Driven campaign in support of environmental sustainability research and education.
University of Minnesota to develop techniques for monitoring global change
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The University of Minnesota announced today that it has received a three-year, $1.43 million grant from the National Science Foundation to advance machine learning techniques to better monitor global agricultural and environmental change.
Researchers discover how caged molecules ‘rattle and sing’
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A team of energy researchers from the University of Minnesota and University of Massachusetts Amherst has discovered that molecular motion can be predicted with high accuracy when confining molecules in small nanocages. The discovery could improve production of fuels and chemicals.
Researchers release the most accurate map of Antarctica terrain
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A team of researchers led by the University of Minnesota and The Ohio State University have released the most accurate high-resolution terrain map of Antarctica ever created.
University of Minnesota-based center awarded $12 million to continue energy materials research
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The University of Minnesota announced that it has received a $12 million grant over four years from the U.S. Department of Energy to continue leading the discovery of a new class of materials used in energy research.
University of Minnesota study shows wetlands provide landscape-scale reduction in nitrate pollution
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A study by University of Minnesota researchers provides new insights to demonstrate that multiple wetlands or ‘wetland complexes’ within a watershed are extremely effective at reducing harmful nitrate in rivers and streams.
Researchers use wild rice to predict health of Minnesota lakes and streams
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By studying wild rice in lakes and streams, a team of researchers led by the University of Minnesota has discovered that sulfate in waterways is converted into toxic levels of sulfide and increases other harmful elements.