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Awards-Grants, Medical-Health Technology, Research

Researchers to study connections of the human brain

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Researchers at the University of Minnesota will lead a $30 million study designed to map the connections of the human brain.

U of M biomedical experts help hundreds of middle schoolers prepare for robotics competition at Oct. 21 workshop

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More than 200 students, ages 9 to 14 from across Minnesota, will participate in hands-on sessions at the University of Minnesota’s Minneapolis campus from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 21, to learn more about biomedical engineering and medicine and begin preparing for "Body Forward," the 2010 Minnesota FIRST LEGO League robotics competition.

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K12 Outreach

University of Minnesota to officially dedicate Kenneth H. Keller Hall Oct. 27

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The University of Minnesota will host a special dedication ceremony open to the public to mark the naming of Kenneth H. Keller Hall from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27, at Kenneth H. Keller Hall, Room 3-180, 200 Union St. S.E., Minneapolis.

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Awards-Grants, K12 Outreach

College of Science and Engineering Alumni Society selected to receive alumni award

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The College of Science and Engineering (CSE) Alumni Society will receive a University of Minnesota Alumni Association 2010 Program Extraordinaire Award at a celebratory event honoring premier volunteers, groups, and programs on September 29, 2010 in the McNamara Alumni Center.

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K12 Outreach

College of Science and Engineering celebrates 75th anniversary

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In October 2010, the College of Science and Engineering at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus marks an important milestone in its history celebrating 75th anniversary

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Ph.D. programs fare well in National Research Council Assessment

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In arguably one of the most comprehensive reviews of doctoral programs in history, the University of Minnesota performed well, University officials said today. Sixty-nine of the University’s more than 100 doctoral programs were ranked in the assessment, which provides universities across the country with a range of quantitative data so they can improve graduate education.

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People-Profiles

"Physics of superheroes" professor to participate in national "Nifty Fifty" program

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Jim Kakalios joins top national scientists in Washington D.C. Oct. 10-24.

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Awards-Grants, Energy-Environment, Research

Researchers to study off-shore wind energy storage

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The National Science Foundation has awarded the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering researchers a four-year, $2 million grant to lead a national research team to develop a localized method for storing off-shore wind energy.

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Awards-Grants, Energy-Environment, Research

Environmental and energy research lab awarded $7.1 million for renovations

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The St. Anthony Falls Laboratory (SAFL), an interdisciplinary research unit of the College of Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota, was recently awarded $7.1 million from the National Science Foundation to renovate its facility on Hennepin Island.

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CSE women faculty featured in Walter Library photo exhibit

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Portraits of College of Science and Engineering women faculty are featured in a photo exhibit in Walter Library, second floor Great Hall beginning Friday, Sept. 24 and running through December 2010.