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Research

Researchers advance detection of gravitational waves to study collisions of neutron stars and black holes

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Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering co-led a new study by an international team that will improve the detection of gravitational waves.

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Research

Automated machine learning robot unlocks new potential for genetics research

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University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers have constructed a robot that uses machine learning to fully automate a complicated microinjection process used in genetic research.

Zander Award winner Priscilla Bunday.
Students

CSE student awarded 2024 Zander Alumni Award for Outstanding Student Leadership

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Undergraduate student Priscilla Bunday has been awarded the 2024 Donald R. Zander Alumni Award for Outstanding Student Leadership, and 12 other CSE students received the President's Student Leadership and Service Awards.

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Students

CSE senior Sanjana Reddy’s undergrad journey includes mentoring youth and working with alumni leaders

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Data science major sees multiple ways to help others at the University of Minnesota—and to prepare for her career in big data, machine learning, and AI.

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Energy-Environment, Research

U of M researchers lead NASA’s first solar flare observation campaign

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For the first time, a team of researchers from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities launched a sounding rocket to study solar flares in real time.

Group of faculty members who were named Distinguished McKnight University Professors.
Awards-Grants, People-Profiles

Five CSE faculty members named Distinguished McKnight University Professors

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Five College of Science and Engineering faculty members are among twelve recipients of the University of Minnesota’s 2024 Distinguished McKnight University Professorship.

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Energy-Environment

High resolution imagery gives new insight into emperor penguin population

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An international team, including a University of Minnesota researcher, has released a first-of-its-kind new study that gives insight into the population of emperor penguins in Antarctica.

Researchers using external stimulation during experiment
Research

New study reveals breakthrough in understanding brain stimulation therapies

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For the first time, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities showed that non-invasive brain stimulation can change a specific brain mechanism that is directly related to human behavior.

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Research

Study provides new insights into deadly acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

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Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities may have discovered a mechanical explanation for instability observed in the lungs in cases of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), particularly in the aftermath of respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19 or pneumonia.

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Awards-Grants, Medical-Health Technology

CSE Professor Hubert Lim named director of Bakken Medical Devices Center

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Biomedical Engineering Professor Hubert Lim has been selected as the next director of the University's Earl E. Bakken Medical Device Center (Bakken MDC).