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Awards-Grants, People-Profiles

Three CSE faculty among most cited researchers in the world

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CSE researchers are making substantial contributions to their field.

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Awards-Grants, People-Profiles

Engineering professor named 2023 International Fellow for the Royal Academy of Engineering

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Professor Giannakis is one of only 73 engineering and technology pioneers worldwide to receive the honor this year

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Students

BME student winner of college-wide 3-Minute Thesis competition

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Biomedical engineering student Rebecca Butler is targeting tremors through deep-brain stimulation in hopes to provide long-term solutions.

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Energy-Environment

Expert Alert: Iceland earthquakes may be warning of impending volcanic eruption

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CSE Professor Justin Revenaugh can comment on the current situation. A state of emergency was declared this week for Iceland, as the area prepares for a possible volcanic eruption. So far, thousands of earthquakes have been recorded in the area, which has led to evacuations in Grindavik. Experts at the Icelandic Meteorological Office say that there is a “significant likelihood” of an eruption in the coming days.


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Research

$2.9 million to track snowfall in a warming world

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Associate professor Ardeshir Ebtehaj received $2.9 million from NASA to provide a satellite record of global snowfall. The project will provide new opportunities to explore the cryosphere and how it impacts water resources.

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Students

CSE Ph.D. student awarded 2023 Outstanding Community Service Award

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CSE Graduate Research Fellow Maddy Nyblade was awarded the University of Minnesota Outstanding Community Service Award. Nyblade is collaborating with Minnesota indigenous tribes to study the climate and land use impacts on Manoomin, better known as wild rice.

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Students

UMN College of Science and Engineering welcomes largest undergraduate class in history

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Recently released enrollment numbers show that the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering (CSE) welcomed the largest incoming first-year class in history in fall 2023, as it heads for undergraduate growth of 20 percent by 2028 to meet increasing workforce needs.

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Medical-Health Technology, Research

U of M celebrates selection of Minnesota MedTech 3.0 as federal Tech Hub

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The Minneapolis Saint Paul Economic Development Partnership has been selected by the U.S. Department of Commerce as one of its inaugural Tech Hubs. The University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering partnered in the formulation and execution of the MedTech 3.0 concept.

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Digital Technology, Nanotechnology, Research

Surprising discovery shows electron beam radiation can repair nanostructures

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In a surprising new study, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have found that the electron beam radiation that they previously thought degraded crystals can actually repair cracks in these nanostructures.

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Awards-Grants, Infrastructure/Transportation, Students

Construction begins on new $144.7 million Chemistry Teaching Laboratories

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The University of Minnesota began construction on a new $144.7 million state-funded Chemistry Undergraduate Teaching Laboratories.