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Pluto-killing' astronomer to speak at the U of M April 12
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Astronomer Mike Brown made the discovery of a lifetime—a 10th planet, Eris, slightly bigger than Pluto that eventually led to the demotion of Pluto as a real planet. Brown will share his story about his discovery and how it ignited a firestorm of controversy in “How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming,” a public lecture at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 12, University of Minnesota Tate Laboratory of Physics, Room 150, 116 Church St. SE, Minneapolis.
Three CSE students named 2012 Barry M. Goldwater Scholars
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Three University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering undergraduates have been named 2012 Barry M. Goldwater Scholars.
University of Minnesota to host world's largest medical devices conference April 10-12
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Medical device leaders from across the country in both industry and academia will converge at the University of Minnesota’s 11th annual Design of Medical Devices Conference (DMD) April 10-12 at the University Hotel Minneapolis, 615 Washington Ave. S.E., Minneapolis.
Media Advisory: Robots take over U of M sports arenas March 30-31
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The Minnesota Regional FIRST Robotics Competitions is held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday and Saturday March 30-31 at the University of Minnesota’s Williams and Mariucci arenas.
CSE student Grant Remmen receives prestigious Hertz Fellowship Award
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The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation announced today that University of Minnesota Honors Program student Grant Remmen has been awarded a prestigious Hertz Fellowship to support his future graduate studies.
University to host student Regional Steel Bridge Competition March 24 at Mariucci Arena
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Engineering students from 11 universities spanning five states and Canada will face off in a steel bridge competition 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, March 24 at the University of Minnesota’s Mariucci Arena, 1901 4th St. S.E., Minneapolis.
Engineering researchers develop technology for startup that could cut the cost of gasoline and plastics production
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A new University of Minnesota startup company, Argilex Technologies, will develop and manufacture zeolite nanosheets that could cut the price of gasoline and plastics production, and make the overall process more energy efficient.
U of M mathematics professor receives prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship
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Anar Akhmedov, a University of Minnesota mathematics assistant professor in the College of Science and Engineering, has been selected to receive a prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship for 2012-14.
Sunlight-to-fuels process is topic of April 5 U of M lecture
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Find out how University of Minnesota researchers are turning the sun’s energy and carbon dioxide into liquid fuels that could someday replace petroleum fuels at the next College of Science and Engineering Public Lecture on Tuesday, April 5.
U of M astronomers part of team that has discovered solid buckyballs in space
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University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering astronomers Robert Gehrz and C. E. Woodward are part of an international team that have, for the first time, discovered buckyballs in a solid form in space.