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CSE junior advocates for underrepresented in STEM
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Grace Hansen co-founded the Green Girls STEM Foundation to foster diversity in science and engineering and encourage youth to explore robotics.
Ilsa Shobe: Future doctor, Olympic hopeful, CSE student
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Biomedical engineering student Ilsa Shobe—completing her degree remotely from Salt Lake City, Utah, as she trains for the 2026 Winter Olympics—is using physics to help the U.S. speedskating team skate more efficiently.
Yutong Pang’s secret to finding sustainable solutions
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After discovering the key to the technology behind sustainability startup Låkril Technologies, chemical engineering graduate student Yutong Pang is ready to bring more chemistry applications to market.
Leveraging a corporate match to support Black students
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3M scientists Jayshree Seth and Raghu Padiyath established the Sankofa Scholarship last year following racial unrest in Minneapolis. CSE freshman Fowsia Dahir received the first award this fall.
Q&A with CSE alumna and grad student Cara Herbers
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Former Gopher hockey player Cara Herbers is using her mechanical engineering degree to develop a way to objectively diagnose postural instability in patients with Parkinson’s disease—so that the motor symptom can be better understood and treated.
CSE grad student Jabari Jones advocates for equitable geoscience
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Jones, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, works racial and environmental justice into his research and outreach activities at the University of Minnesota.
DEI coordinator emphasizes inclusion and education in new role
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Gabbi Horsford, the new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) coordinator for the Department of Biomedical Engineering, discusses the impact she hopes to have on the BME community.
CSE professor named finalist for prestigious young scientist award
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Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Professor Paul Dauenhauer has been named a 2021 finalist for the prestigious Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists, the world’s largest unrestricted prize honoring early-career scientists and engineers.
Meghan Cahill finds herself and her people in CSE
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The chemistry senior is graduating this spring with experience in advocacy, diversity and inclusivity work, leadership, and research under her belt.
Marie Wulff is prepared to fly high in the aerospace industry
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The CSE senior and national Brook Owens fellow will put her electrical engineering skills to work at aerospace company Planet Labs—and, one day, the U.S. senate.