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Computer science senior bridges the STEM gap
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Swati Rampalli, who receives the E. Reuben and Gladys Flora Grant Scholarship and the Maximilian N. Lando Scholarship, is introducing underrepresented kids to science and tech fields.
Displaced in Scotland, CSE student uses local landscape to raise awareness about climate change
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When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, earth and environmental sciences Ph.D. student Max van Wyk de Vries turned an unfortunate situation into a science outreach project on climate change.
College exceeds three-year enrollment growth plan
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This fall, CSE welcomed 1,453 new first-year students—the largest freshman class in history and a 26 percent increase from 2018—despite the pandemic.
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.
For CSE student, climate change solutions are bigger than electric cars
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Electrical engineering senior Amethyst O’Connell hopes to fight global warming while addressing both transportation and racial inequities.
CSE student combines physics with biology to tackle Chronic Wasting Disease
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Peter Christenson, an electrical engineering Ph.D. student and recipient of the U of M’s Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship, is developing a means to more efficiently and quickly detect the disease.
UMN Rocket Team wins 2021 Virtual Spaceport America Cup
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The CSE student group took first place in the international rocket design competition, beating out 74 other teams from 16 countries and six continents.
An epidemiology-inspired model for fake news mitigation on social media
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Inspired by models that track the spread of disease, recent computer science Ph.D. graduate Bhavtosh Rath developed an approach to identify fake news spreaders on social media.
Graduating scientists and engineers stay the path
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Seven CSE students ready to bring their experiences to the world positive change reflect on college experiences and life to come.
CSE student returning to ‘Jeopardy!’ for Tournament of Champions
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Nibir Sarma, a University of Minnesota junior in chemical engineering who won the game show’s 2020 collegiate championship, is facing off against 14 other winners from last year.