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Research

University names top St. Jude Medical inventor as Medical Devices Center Innovation Fellows Program director

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Saurav Paul, one of the top inventors at St. Jude Medical with more than 100 U.S. and international patent publications, has been named as the new director of the University of Minnesota’s Medical Devices Center Innovation Fellows Program.

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Energy-Environment, Research

Geology and Geophysics is now Earth Sciences

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To more accurately reflect the department’s current and future activities, the Department of Geology and Geophysics has changed its name to the Department of Earth Sciences.

Medical-Health Technology, Research

CSE professors among those receiving U's research investment funding

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Several CSE professors are among those receiving research funds derived from the University’s share of technology commercialization royalties. 

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Awards-Grants, Research

Student teams selected to pursue clean water, safe food projects in India

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Four teams of students from around the world, including two teams with University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering students, have been selected winners of the 2011 Acara Challenge.

Solar house
Research

Award-winning solar house built by students now available for tours on campus

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Tour a house designed to get all of the power it needs for heating, cooling and electricity from the sun. The award-winning ICON Solar House, built by University of Minnesota students, has been reconstructed on campus and is available for tours as part of the Bell Museum’s Sustainable Shelter exhibit. Tours are available through May 2011.

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Energy-Environment, Research

University researchers studying the use of robots and computer vision to diagnose mental disorders in children

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New grants from the National Science Foundation will aid in early detection of neurodevelopment disorders by studying physical abnormalities

Electrical and computer engineering professor Emad Ebbing and research assistants Andrew Casper and John Ballard pose with sonogram machine
Digital Technology, Research

CSE research leads to startup company that aims to treat artery condition with noninvasive method

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The University of Minnesota has finalized a license agreement with International Cardio Corporation (ICC), a Minnesota startup company, for a technology that could treat atherosclerosis in a noninvasive manner that is faster, more precise and safer for the patient. The technology was developed by a team of researchers led by Emad Ebbini, an electrical and computer engineering professor in the College of Science and Engineering.

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Research

Medical devices fellows to visit Japan

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The University of Minnesota Medical Devices Center Innovation Fellows will begin a week-long mission on May 6 to learn more about the Japanese medical device industry to help medical start-up companies in Minnesota.

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Digital Technology, Research

Expert Alert: The Internet is vulnerable to complete takedown, U of M computer scientists warn

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As the world witnessed last week in Egypt, it is possible to shut down Internet access for a select group of people. But what about the entire Internet? And could it be vulnerable to a system-wide crash?

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Corporate Partners, Energy-Environment, Research

Chemistry professor develops sensor technology licensed to Minnesota startup company

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United Science, a Minnesota startup company, has licensed sensor technology developed by University of Minnesota chemistry associate professor Phillippe Buhlmann that could prevent toxic byproducts of mining and other industries from ending up in the environment and improve productivity at the same time.