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CSE student uses TikTok dance videos to solve problems in computer vision and machine learning
Posted May 18, 2022
What if we used TikTok as a tool to further scientific research? Computer science Ph.D. student Yasamin Jafarian is doing just that, using data from the app to create more realistic 3D digital avatars.
University of Minnesota technology allows amputees to control a robotic arm with their mind
Posted May 17, 2022
A team of biomedical engineering researchers and industry collaborators have developed a way to tap into a patient’s brain signals through a neural chip implanted in the arm, effectively reading the patient’s mind and opening the door for less invasive alternatives to brain surgeries.
CSE graduating senior embraces numbers and learning from others
Posted May 11, 2022
Student clubs, mentors, and an internship give Abdullahi Abdullahi, a transfer student and mechanical engineering major, both technical and leadership skills.
CSE senior finds community, creativity in UMN math program
Posted May 9, 2022
Delanna Do, a self-proclaimed math nerd, taps mentors in her department and student mathematics groups to prepare for a future in applied mathematics.
Energy researchers invent chameleon metal that acts like many others
Posted May 8, 2022
A team of energy researchers led by the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have invented a groundbreaking device that electronically converts one metal into behaving like another to use as a catalyst for speeding chemical reactions.
CSE professor Larry Que elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Posted May 4, 2022
Larry Que is a Regents and Distinguished University Teaching Professor in the University of Minnesota Twin Cities Department of Chemistry who has made a tremendous impact in the field of bioinorganic chemistry.
Study finds that landslides can have a major impact on glacier melt and movement
Posted May 2, 2022
Using satellite imagery to study the effects of a 2019 landslide on the Amalia Glacier in Patagonia, a University of Minnesota-led research team found the landslide helped stabilize the glacier and caused it to grow by about 1,000 meters over the last three years.
CSE senior means business—in the engineering field
Posted May 2, 2022
Graduating senior Clay Hall reflects on his time as a leader in CSE and looks ahead to his career in industrial and systems engineering.
Researchers develop smartphone-powered microchip for at-home medical diagnostic testing
Posted April 28, 2022
A University of Minnesota Twin Cities research team has developed a new microfluidic chip for diagnosing diseases that uses a minimal number of components and can be powered wirelessly by a smartphone. The innovation opens the door for faster and more affordable at-home medical testing.
New study could help reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions
Posted April 27, 2022
A team of researchers has significantly improved the performance of numerical predictions for agricultural nitrous oxide emissions that could significantly reduce greenhouse gases from agriculture.