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Battle of the bots
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The University of Minnesota Robotics team is set to compete in the Land O’Lakes college competition where robots are the basketball-shooting stars.
Marching to the beat of discovery
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Not only did Kevan Ahlquist, Noah Germolus, and Jacob Wright earn engineering degrees, they were among the Marching Band members who created the 2018-19 Driven to Discover soundtrack.
University of Minnesota approves new major in environmental geosciences
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The University of Minnesota Department of Earth Sciences announced that it will offer a new major in environmental geosciences beginning fall 2019 that will meet a growing workforce need for more geoscientists who study the human impact on our environment.
A different kind of career prep
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CSE student clubs gather for a three-course meal and lesson in etiquette before meeting future employers. The event was organized by the National Society of Black Engineers, University of Minnesota chapter.
The science of inclusivity
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Chemistry major James Cox is on a mission to help lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer students feel welcome in STEM fields.
Trading places
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During a semester-long exchange in Hungary, biomedical engineering junior Sam Newell "learned to feel comfortable with their culture and with my own."
CSE Light Show in memes
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Getting 250,000 dancing LED lights ready for thousands of people is hard work. But there's always time for a little fun!
Q&A with She is ME founder
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After recognizing that there was a lack of support and community for women in mechanical engineering, Rachel Anderson took the initiative to create one.
Tinkering in different buoyancies
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CSE graduate student Michael Fulton boils down his research—and Minnebot, the underwater robot—in the University of Minnesota's Interactive Robotics and Vision Lab.
Letting nature do its work
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BBE student Maria Camila Merino Franco managed several “floating wetland” islands that control harmful algae blooms in Minnesota.