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Dan Knights
People-Profiles

CSE faculty among most cited researchers

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The work of five University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering faculty are frequently referenced by their peers, suggesting substantial contributions to advancing knowledge in their fields.

Chem students in Panama
Students

Students tackle water quality in Panama

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Science and engineering students spend a week in Panama studying water quality and interacting with local communities.

Person holding plasticized heart

University of Minnesota hosts world's largest medical devices conference April 16-18

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More than 1,300 medical device leaders from across the country in both industry and academia will converge at the University of Minnesota’s 18th annual Design of Medical Devices Conference (DMD) April 16-18.

2019 Innovator Awards Ceremony
Awards-Grants

Two CSE entrepreneurial faculty receive Innovation Awards

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Two College of Science and Engineering faculty were recognized as 2019 Innovation Award winners by the University of Minnesota for their groundbreaking research and entrepreneurial spirit at the 2019 Inventor Recognition Event.

Bailey Benson in a construction hat.
Students

Mickey Mouse and the Olympics

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CSE alumna and field engineer Bailey Benson was part of a remodel at Downtown Disney District and is now helping build an athlete village for the 2028 Olympic Games.

3D-printed transparent skull device
Medical-Health Technology

3D-printed transparent skull provides a window to the brain

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Researchers have developed a unique 3D-printed transparent skull implant for mice that provides an opportunity to watch activity of the entire brain surface in real time. The device allows fundamental brain research for human brain conditions such as concussions, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.

Hemoglobin fibers forming
Medical-Health Technology

Most precise measurements of sickle cell disease building blocks could lead to new treatments

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In a breakthrough study of sickle cell disease, University of Minnesota researchers have revealed that the building blocks of the disease are much less efficient at organizing than previously thought. The findings open the door to new treatments.

A car passing a pedestrian-crossing sign.
Research

Crosswalk safety for pedestrians

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Researchers gather data on driver behavior to reduce pedestrian traffic fatalities in the Twin Cities.

Illustration of inner ear with implant
Medical-Health Technology

University of Minnesota to lead $9.7 million NIH grant to improve hearing restoration

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The University of Minnesota announced that it will lead a $9.7 million grant from the National Institutes for Health (NIH) BRAIN Initiative to develop a new implantable device and surgical procedure with the goal of restoring more natural hearing to people who are deaf or severely hard-of-hearing.

Graph showing less inflammation for mice receiving ultrasound treatments
Medical-Health Technology

Ultrasound stimulation of spleen could lead to new treatments for inflammatory arthritis

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Researchers involved in a study using mice showed that they could actually ‘turn down’ the inflammatory response in arthritis with daily noninvasive ultrasound stimulation of the spleen.