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CSE faculty involved in first-of-its-kind integration of global population and environment data
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Three computer science and engineering faculty in the College of Science and Engineering are part of a University-wide collaboration that will create new opportunities for understanding the relationship between population and the environment on a global scale.
Public lecture examines how collective motion in nature inspires robotic design
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In the upcoming University of Minnesota public lecture entitled “Flocks and Fleets: Collective Motion in Nature and Robotics,” Princeton University Professor Naomi Ehrich Leonard will discuss how these animal group behaviors inspire design for groups of mobile, sensor-equipped robots.
Algal Biomass Organization Summit to feature tour of University's St. Anthony Falls Lab
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The Algal Biomass Organization (ABO), the leading trade association for the algae industry, is partnering with the University of Minnesota to offer a unique workshop and tour for attendees of the 5th annual Algae Biomass Summit, October 24-27 at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis.
University of Minnesota to host first-ever Cyber Security Summit
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As the global economy increasingly operates in a digital world, the Technological Leadership Institute (TLI) in the University of Minnesota’s College of Science and Engineering is hosting the First Annual Cyber Security Summit.
CANCELLED: Astronaut James Lovell's public talk and scholarship presentation
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Due to unforeseen circumstances, Gemini and Apollo Astronaut James Lovell is no longer available to present the 2011-2012 Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) award winners with a ceremonial check during a public talk at the University of Minnesota.
Famed astronaut James Lovell to visit University of Minnesota for public talk and scholarship presentation
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Gemini and Apollo astronaut James Lovell will present two University of Minnesota undergraduate students with $10,000 scholarships from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation and give a public talk on Wednesday, Sept. 28.
Women in science expert Sally Gregory Kohlstedt to deliver Distinguished Women Scholars Lecture
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Nationally recognized history of science expert Sally Gregory Kohlstedt will deliver the University of Minnesota’s annual Ada Comstock Distinguished Women Scholars Lecture at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12 in the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs Cowles Auditorium.
Renowned astrophysicist explores the 'dark side of the Universe' in Sept. 20 lecture
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World-renowned astrophysicist and Stanford University Professor Roger Blandford will explore the evidence for dark matter and dark energy, as well as the experiments being developed to investigate their fundamental nature in his upcoming lecture, “The Dark Side of the Universe” at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 20.
Center for Sustainable Polymers gets major grant for research on environment-friendly plastics
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Research on creating more environment-friendly, cost-efficient plastics from natural and renewable materials got a boost as the University of Minnesota announced a $1.5 million grant over three years from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Centers for Chemical Innovation program to the University’s Center for Sustainable Polymers.
Institute on the Environment names four College of Science and Engineering faculty as resident fellows
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Four College of Science and Engineering faculty are among the 14 University of Minnesota faculty from 13 departments and eight colleges and schools who have been named 2011 resident fellows of the University’s Institute on the Environment.