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CSE student Tanmay Agarwal
People-Profiles, Students

CSE student finds niche in research and podcasting

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In this Q&A, senior computer science major Tanmay Agarwal discusses artificial intelligence, undergraduate research, and his new affinity for podcasting.

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People-Profiles

Q&A with Allison Hubel, the first woman director of TLI

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Mechanical engineering professor Allison Hubel discusses her plans for the Technological Leadership Institute and what it means to be its first woman leader.

Allison Hubel portrait
Awards-Grants, People-Profiles

UMN Technological Leadership Institute names Professor Allison Hubel new director

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The University of Minnesota Technological Leadership Institute (TLI) is proud to announce the appointment of Professor Allison Hubel as TLI’s new director.

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People-Profiles

Build up Black product managers

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CSE alumnus Kayiita Johnson (Electrical Engineering '13), a product manager at Google, started PM While Black to increase the number of Black product managers in the tech field.

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People-Profiles

Mathematical and emotional support

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During the stress-filled times of the COVID-19 pandemic, teacher Azira Rivera (Mathematics ’17) has shifted her expectations—and her praise flows more freely.

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People-Profiles

People with purpose

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How a teacher, a product manager, and a business owner face challenges and address disparities in their work lives.

A man standing next to a bay of windows.
People-Profiles

Invest in people, innovate in everything

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The Opportunity+ program started by CSE alumnus Bret Weiss (Civil Engineering ’87) is focused on creating both a company and field that's diverse.

George Barany portrait
People-Profiles, Research

Professor George Barany to be inducted into the National Academy of Inventors

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Chemistry Professor George Barany has been named a National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow for his inventions that have furthered detection of genetic diseases.

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People-Profiles, Research

Professor Keshab Parhi to be inducted into the National Academy of Inventors

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Keshab K. Parhi has been named a National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow for his innovations that form the backbone of the Internet.

CSE researcher Onri Benally
People-Profiles, Research, Students

Hardwired for science

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CSE researcher Onri Benally took his love of physics from the mountains of Arizona to the North—and found his niche studying quantum computing and nanotechnology.