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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.
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
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.
"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.
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.
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.
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.
U of M opens new Science Teaching and Student Services building
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With its state-of-the-art science classrooms and one-stop student services, a new University building represents one of the country’s biggest investments in educating students and preparing them for their careers.
University of Minnesota solar car takes second in American Solar Challenge
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The University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project team finished second overall and took home two additional awards over the weekend in the 2010 American Solar Challenge, a seven-day, 1,100-mile race from Tulsa, Okla., to Chicago, Ill., June 19-26. The team, made up of students from the University’s Institute of Technology (College of Science and Engineering), finished with a total elapsed time of 30 hours, 26 minutes and 53 seconds.
University of Minnesota math institute receives $20.5 million NSF grant
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The University of Minnesota’s Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) has been awarded a $20.5-million National Science Foundation (NSF) renewal grant over the next five years.