News
Researchers advance detection of gravitational waves to study collisions of neutron stars and black holes
Posted
Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering co-led a new study by an international team that will improve the detection of gravitational waves.
Automated machine learning robot unlocks new potential for genetics research
Posted
University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers have constructed a robot that uses machine learning to fully automate a complicated microinjection process used in genetic research.
U of M researchers lead NASA’s first solar flare observation campaign
Posted
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.
New study reveals breakthrough in understanding brain stimulation therapies
Posted
For the first time, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities showed that non-invasive brain stimulation can change a specific brain mechanism that is directly related to human behavior.
Study provides new insights into deadly acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
Posted
Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities may have discovered a mechanical explanation for instability observed in the lungs in cases of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), particularly in the aftermath of respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19 or pneumonia.
New study is first step in predicting carbon emissions in agriculture
Posted
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.
Six CSE faculty named University of Minnesota McKnight Land Grant Professors
Posted
Assistant professors Michelle Calabrese, Ryan Caverly, Michelle Chu, Michael Coughlin, Courtney Roberts, and Judy Yang are among the 2024 recipients of the University of Minnesota McKnight Land Grant Professorships program.
University of Minnesota consortium receives inaugural NSF Regional Innovation Engines award
Posted
Great Lakes ReNEW, which is led by Chicago-based water innovation hub Current and includes teams of researchers from the University of Minnesota, will receive up to $160 million to develop and grow a water-focused innovation engine in the Great Lakes region.
Closing the loop
Posted
A unique feature of Professors Paige Novak and Bill Arnold course, “A Circularity Revolution: Working to Close the Loop on Global Issues,” is their co-instructor: local artist Gudrun Lock.
University-born startup’s Clean Earth Magnet named a TIME magazine best invention of 2023
Posted
A more sustainable magnet developed by Niron Magnetics, a startup company born out of University of Minnesota Twin Cities Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Jian-Ping Wang’s research, was recently named as one of TIME magazine’s best inventions of 2023.