News

illustration of the three neutrino mass states and the three flavors that make them up (electron, muon and tau)
Research

NOvA shines new light on how neutrinos behave

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Scientists from the NOvA collaboration, including University of Minnesota researchers, have announced an exciting new result that could improve our understanding of the behavior of neutrinos.

Child at State Fair interacting with test tube from CSE

2016 CSE at the Minnesota State Fair

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A variety of College of Science and Engineering exhibits will showcase the relevance of science, engineering, and mathematics to people’s everyday lives at this year’s Minnesota State Fair.

Citizen science project uses satellite images to get first-ever, comprehensive count of Weddell seals
Energy-Environment

Count seals in Antarctica from the comfort of your couch

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Citizen science project uses satellite images to get first-ever, comprehensive count of Weddell seals. Counting seals will help scientists better protect and conserve the pristine Ross Sea and wildlife in the area.

A radio contour overlay showing the newly discovered Cluster RGZ-CL J0823.2+0333
Research

U of M astronomers help citizen scientists discover rare galaxy cluster

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Two volunteer participants in an international crowdsourcing research project have discovered a rare galaxy cluster 1.2 billion light years away with help from astronomers at the University of Minnesota.

head shot of Georgios Giannakis
Awards-Grants

Engineering Professor Georgios Giannakis awarded prestigious McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Georgios Giannakis has been awarded a prestigious McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair by University President Eric Kaler.

The papers of Thomas T. Eckert
Research

University of Minnesota part of national crowdsourcing project to transcribe and decode U.S. Civil War telegrams

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The University of Minnesota is part of a national effort led by The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens to gain new insights into the U.S. Civil War with an innovative crowdsourcing project to transcribe and decipher a collection of nearly 16,000 Civil War telegrams

Artist’s rendition of the two colliding binary black hole systems detected by LIGO
Research

Gravitational waves detected from second pair of colliding black holes

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University of Minnesota researchers comment on the second robust signal from two black holes in their final orbits and then their coalescence into a single black hole.

head shot of Dean Samuel Mukasa
Awards-Grants

Dr. Samuel B. Mukasa selected as new dean of the College of Science and Engineering

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The University of Minnesota announced that Samuel B. Mukasa has been selected dean of the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering.

Anthony Tabet
Students

CSE student receives prestigious 2016 Astronaut Scholarship

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College of Science and Engineering chemical engineering student Anthony Tabet is one of two students at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities who will receive scholarships for the 2016-17 academic year from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation.

Power lines with sunset in the background
Energy-Environment, Research

Four University–private sector partnerships win grants to advance renewable electricity in Minnesota

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The Institute on the Environment’s Renewable Electricity for Minnesota’s Future grant program awarded $717,360 each in funding this month to four collaborative research initiatives.