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President Obama to appoint U of M engineering professor to Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
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The White House announced that President Barack Obama will appoint Efi Foufoula-Georgiou, a civil engineering professor in the University of Minnesota’s College of Science and Engineering, as a new member of the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
University-led consortium doubles number of underrepresented minority STEM graduates
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The University of Minnesota Twin Cities, 13 collaborating higher education institutions, and three community partners of the North Star STEM Alliance have been awarded an additional five years of funding totaling $2.5 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program.
U of M launches record number of startup companies in fiscal 2012
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From promoting better driving skills to treating deadly brain tumors, discoveries by University of Minnesota researchers were used to launch a record 12 startup companies in fiscal 2012.
CSE professor part of team using biotechnology development to clean up 'fracking' water
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Mechanical engineering professor Alptekin Aksan is part of a team of University of Minnesota scientists and engineers who have received a federal grant for biotechnology development to clean up hydraulic fracturing (fracking) water.
U of M engineering students to launch baseball into stratosphere from Target Field at Sept. 16 Twins game
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At the Minnesota Twins game on Sunday, Sept. 16, an official baseball will do more than clear the fence at Target Field. It will be launched 80,000 feet into the stratosphere!
University of Minnesota sponsors Cyber Security Summit Oct. 9-10
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National cyber security experts and technology business leaders will gather Oct. 9 and 10 at the Minneapolis Convention Center for the second annual Cyber Security Summit.
University of Minnesota chemist named one of Popular Science's 'Brilliant 10'
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University of Minnesota chemist Christy Haynes has been named one of Popular Science magazine’s “Brilliant 10,” an honor that recognizes an elite group of young scientists whose research is expected to dramatically impact their fields.
Crews complete first block of North America’s most advanced neutrino experiment
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Today, technicians in Minnesota will begin to position the massive first block of a detector that will be part of the largest, most advanced neutrino experiment in North America.
University of Minnesota engineering researchers discover new non-invasive method for diagnosing epilepsy
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A team of University of Minnesota biomedical engineers and researchers from Mayo Clinic published a groundbreaking study today that gives additional insight into possible causes and treatments for epilepsy patients.
University of Minnesota-led experiment to fly on NASA mission to Earth's radiation belts
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A University of Minnesota-led experiment is set for launch Friday, Aug. 24 aboard NASA’s Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) mission, a probe of the forces that govern radiation in the Van Allen Radiation Belts.