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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.
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.
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.
Come see the College of Science and Engineering at the 2011 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.
St. Anthony Falls Lab expands to become collegewide research center
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With new initiatives, expansion into additional research areas, and strengthened relationships across disciplines, the University of Minnesota St. Anthony Falls Laboratory (SAFL) is now a research facility of the College of Science and Engineering.
Researchers discover that giant space blob glows from within
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University of Minnesota physics and astronomy professor Claudia Scarlata in the College of Science and Engineering is part of an international collaboration that has shed light on the power source of a rare vast cloud of glowing gas in the early Universe.
Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics replaces Department of Astronomy
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The University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering has established the Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics within the School of Physics and Astronomy, replacing the former Department of Astronomy.
University of Minnesota researchers reveal Wikipedia gender biases
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Computer science researchers in the University of Minnesota’s College of Science and Engineering are leading a team that has confirmed a substantial gender gap among editors of Wikipedia and a corresponding gender-oriented disparity in the content.
University names top St. Jude Medical inventor as Medical Devices Center Innovation Fellows Program director
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Saurav Paul, one of the top inventors at St. Jude Medical with more than 100 U.S. and international patent publications, has been named as the new director of the University of Minnesota’s Medical Devices Center Innovation Fellows Program.