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U of M startup analyzes player behavior to enhance online gaming experience
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University of Minnesota computer science researchers in the University’s College of Science and Engineering finalized an agreement to launch Ninja Metrics, a software startup that can analyze data to identify key traits among massive multiplayer online gaming communities.
U.S. Department of Energy Undersecretary for Science to speak at event organized by the University of Minnesota
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U.S. Department of Energy Undersecretary for Science Steven Koonin will be the keynote banquet speaker at the 11th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics on Wednesday, July 27 at the Hilton in Minneapolis.
Governor, Legislature approve new Physics and Nanotechnology Building at the U
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Gov. Mark Dayton and the State Legislature approved $51.3 million for an Experimental Physics and Nanotechnology Building at the University of Minnesota.
University of Minnesota to host public meeting on St. Anthony Falls Laboratory renovation project Aug. 2
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NSF and the University, seeking further public participation in the design of the renovation, invite interested persons to attend a public meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, in the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory Auditorium, 2 Third Ave. S.E., Minneapolis.
University of Minnesota engineering researchers discover new source for generating 'green' electricity
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University of Minnesota engineering researchers in the College of Science and Engineering have recently discovered a new alloy material that converts heat directly into electricity.
University of Minnesota startup to commercialize medical device for pulmonary hypertension
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The University of Minnesota has licensed technology to Aria CV, Inc., to develop and commercialize a medical device for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension.
Geology and Geophysics is now Earth Sciences
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To more accurately reflect the department’s current and future activities, the Department of Geology and Geophysics has changed its name to the Department of Earth Sciences.
Researchers take a key step in the fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria
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A University of Minnesota-led team of researchers has discovered how a genetic "switch" controls the spread of antibiotic resistance in certain pathogenic bacteria.
CSE professors among those receiving U's research investment funding
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Several CSE professors are among those receiving research funds derived from the University’s share of technology commercialization royalties.
Computer science Ph.D. students are finalists in international programming contest
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Three University of Minnesota computer science and engineering Ph.D. students in the College of Science and Engineering are part of a team that is among only five international student teams selected as finalists for a computer programming contest sponsored by the National Science Foundation and Microsoft.