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CSE student Aditya Prabhu accepting the Student Entrepreneur of the Year award at the Founder's Day Event 2024.
Students

CSE student wins ‘Student Entrepreneur of the Year’

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Aditya Prabhu, who founded two start-up companies as a College of Science and Engineering undergraduate student, won the “Student Entrepreneur of the Year” award at the 2024 University of Minnesota Founder’s Day.

Noah Struck inside the U of M Civil Engineering building
Students

CSE senior Noah Struck ready to tackle everything from new transit systems to aging bridges

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CSE senior and scholarship recipient Noah Struck gains the skills to thrive as “an introvert in an extrovert world”—and a nation with aging infrastructure.

Josh Ichen standing outside on the campus Northrop Mall
Students

Student Commencement speaker reflects on growth and investing in education

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From cooking his first meal on the Twin Cities campus to learning abroad in Tanzania, Joshua Ichen won’t quickly forget his time as a University of Minnesota student majoring in industrial and systems engineering.

Fire experiment from Energy and U show.
Events

U of M outreach program set to dazzle a public audience on Saturday, May 18

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lames, explosions, music, and screaming gummy bears! They're all part of a fun and high-energy University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering outreach program, Energy and U, that aims to interest young people in science.

Olasubomi Omoyeni inside of building
Students

CSE senior takes on leadership roles and cultivates positive impact in student groups

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Biomedical engineering major and NSBE president Olasubomi Omoyeni reflects on her experiences in CSE, her personal and professional growth—and looks ahead to finishing the dual degree BME program next spring.

Darin Phlork inside of a building
Students

CSE senior values leadership, connection, and male allyship in the industry

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Computer science major and current SESB president Darin Phlork discusses his experiences in CSE, his advocacy work with SWE, and his plans after graduation.

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Research

Study finds metformin reduces COVID-19 viral load, viral rebound

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A team of University of Minnesota doctors and engineers found that metformin, a drug commonly used to treat diabetes, can decrease the amount of COVID-19 virus in the body and lower the chances of the virus coming back strongly after initial treatment.

Roberts Group in the Department of Chemistry.
Research

Researchers create new chemical compound to solve 120-year-old problem

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For the first time, chemists in the University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering have created a highly reactive chemical compound that has eluded scientists for more than 120 years.

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Awards-Grants, People-Profiles

Faculty and grad student earn collegiate awards in 2024

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Seven CSE faculty and a graduate student earn collegiate awards for service, teaching, and research: Julianna Abel, Bill Arnold, Max Engelstein, Virginia Gali, William Leeb, Matt Johnson, Qi Zhang, and Catherine Qi Zhao.

Headshot of Professor Vladimir Sverak.
Awards-Grants, People-Profiles

U of M Professor Vladimir Sverak elected to the Academy of Arts and Sciences

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University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering Professor Vladimir Sverak was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honor societies.