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Students

Test prep to health care

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For junior Lucas Abbott, the CSE course “Leading Breakthrough Technology Innovation” taught him how to commercialize new technology and gave him a new framework for viewing problems.

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Students

The right pitch

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Kirk Froggatt’s “Leading Breakthrough Technology Innovation” class helped CSE student Ashtynn Trauth sharpen her skills to target pitches to different audiences—and changed her career ambitions.

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Students

Entrepreneurial engineers

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Technology innovation course teaches future STEM leaders to bring ideas to market.

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Research

Improving mobility for visually impaired pedestrians

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CSE researcher Chen-Fu Liao is integrating a Bluetooth smart system with his Mobile Accessible Pedestrian Signal (MAPS) app—and testing is happening this summer in Stillwater, MN.

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Research

CSE by the numbers: Research and Tech Commercialization

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The University of Minnesota is a nationally recognized leader in entrepreneurship and research commercialization. See all the latest numbers.

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Awards-Grants

Two CSE professors named University Regents Professors

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Professor Ned Mohan (electrical and computer engineering) and Professor David Pui (mechanical engineering) have been named Regents Professors, the highest honor given to faculty by the University.

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Students

CSE recent grad creates autonomous robot for farms

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2019 CSE graduate Jack Kilian intends for his Poultry Patrol prototype to minimize work for turkey farmers.

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Students

Clara Ciutara's research is a breath of fresh air

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CSE grad student aims to help infants and adults inhale and exhale more easily.

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People-Profiles

A stroke of serendipity

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Catherine French wins awards for her teaching—but a recent honor is special. It’s named after Charles Bowers, a professor she had 40 years ago.

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Medical-Health Technology

Engineers and clinicians collaborate to combat cancer

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A Physical Sciences in Oncology workshop helps scientists generate ideas to better approach tumor treatment.