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Rachel Anderson in front of a She is ME poster
Students

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.

Cancer cells changing their movements on a matrix
Medical-Health Technology

Researchers stop ‘sneaky’ cancer cells in their tracks

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A new study by University of Minnesota biomedical engineers shows how they stopped cancer cells from moving and spreading, even when the cells changed their movements.

Three researchers working in the new wind tunnel lab.
Research

Land O’Lakes gift supports student learning and industry studies

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CSE faculty will partner with students and industry experts on a new wind tunnel in the Mechanical Engineering Building.

Four men loading supplies into a helicopter.
People-Profiles

Rain, rain, go away...

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We look back a year to Hurricanes Harvey and Maria with three College of Science and Engineering alumni.

Jian-Ping Wang in his office
Research

New research center based in Minnesota to explore spintronics materials for advanced computing

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The University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering announced today that it will lead and house a new $10.3 million Center for Spintronic Materials in Advanced Information Technologies (SMART) focused on novel materials for advanced computing systems over next four years.

A group photo near a swimming pool.
Students

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.

Female students in lab during ECEPS summer camp
K12 Outreach

CSE by the numbers: Outreach programs

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Each year, more than 50,000 students—from kindergarten to high school—are drawn to summer camps, enrichment programs, and outreach initiatives at the College of Science and Engineering.

A female student sitting outside.
Students

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.

A man standing in front of a blue machine.
People-Profiles

Puerto Rico flashback

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CSE alumnus Ruben Otero De Leon reflects on Hurricane Maria and how his island nation can weather future power failures

A man standing in an oil refinery.
People-Profiles

Addressing a different sense of urgency

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University of Minnesota alumnus Jay Axness (Mechanical Engineering ’08) helped get gasoline flowing again after Hurricane Harvey struck.