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University of Minnesota solar car to race at Indianapolis Speedway May 5-7

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University of Minnesota students from the College of Science and Engineering Solar Vehicle Project team will get a thrill of a lifetime when they race their solar-powered car at the famous “Brickyard” track at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 5-7 in the Formula Sun Grand Prix.

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Energy-Environment

Three College of Science and Engineering faculty named Distinguished McKnight Professors

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Three College of Science and Engineering faculty members are among four Universitywide recipients of the 2011 Distinguished McKnight Professorship, a program designed to recognize and reward the University’s most outstanding mid-career faculty. 

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K12 Outreach

Media Advisory: Robots take over U of M sports arenas April 1-2

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The University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering hosts the Minnesota Regional FIRST Robotics Competitions on Friday and Saturday, April 1-2 at the University’s Williams and Mariucci arenas.

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Chemical engineers play vital role in research to make renewable "petroleum"

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Chemical engineering professors Aditya Bhan and Lanny Schmidt are part of a research team that is one step closer to making renewable petroleum fuels using bacteria, sunlight and dioxide, a goal funded by a $2.2 million United States Department of Energy grant.

K12 Outreach, Medical-Health Technology

Media Advisory: U.S. Sen. Al Franken to visit Medical Devices Center

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U.S. Senator Al Franken will visit the University of Minnesota Medical Devices Center and the Minnesota Supercomputing Institute from 12:30-1:45 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 19.

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Digital Technology, Research

Expert Alert: The Internet is vulnerable to complete takedown, U of M computer scientists warn

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As the world witnessed last week in Egypt, it is possible to shut down Internet access for a select group of people. But what about the entire Internet? And could it be vulnerable to a system-wide crash?

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Awards-Grants

U of M geology professor receives prestigious national award for climate change research

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The U.S. National Academy of Sciences has selected University of Minnesota professor R. Lawrence Edwards to receive the prestigious Arthur L. Day Prize and Lectureship honoring his scientific contributions to the study of the physics of the Earth.

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Corporate Partners, Energy-Environment, Research

Chemistry professor develops sensor technology licensed to Minnesota startup company

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United Science, a Minnesota startup company, has licensed sensor technology developed by University of Minnesota chemistry associate professor Phillippe Buhlmann that could prevent toxic byproducts of mining and other industries from ending up in the environment and improve productivity at the same time.

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U of M students present largest robot show in Twin Cities

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More than 200 machines on display at the University of Minnesota Robot Show 2:40-4:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 13, in the McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak St. S.E., Minneapolis.

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Awards-Grants

International conference honors prize-winning Minneapolis-born mathematician

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Minneapolis-born mathematician and 2010 Abel Prize winner John Torrence Tate, Jr., will return to his hometown in January to be honored at the First Abel Conference hosted by University of Minnesota Institute for Mathematics and its Applications.