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White House Honors Maria Gini

Professor Maria Gini has earned the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) from President Joe Biden.

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CSpotlight: Nithya Murikinati

Master’s student Nithya Murikinati talks about her interest in data analysis and visualizations for businesses.

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Myers Leverages CRISPR in Mapping Project

Professor Chad Myers has been working on decoding this complex network of genomic data for over a decade. His lab focuses on understanding gene function and leverages computational biology to make inferences about biological networks.

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CS&E PhD Student Xiang Zhang Won Best Talk Award at GLBIO Conference

Zhang was recognized as one of the three best oral presentations for his talk titled, “A deep learning approach for predicting synthetic lethality in human cells”
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Meet the Faculty - Nathan Taylor

Nathan Taylor earned his M.S. (2017) in electrical engineering and his M.S. (2018) in computer science from the University of Minnesota. His research and teaching interests include Python and
CS&E students pose with their Audience Favorite Award poster for Vivarent

CS&E Students Win Multiple Awards at 2025 Founder’s Day Event

CS&E students won awards including the Best Overall Award and Audience Favorite Award.

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The Department of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Minnesota has come a long way in the past 50 years. We have made tremendous progress and have become one of the most vibrant and interdisciplinary departments within the College of Science and Engineering, the University of Minnesota, and the computer science field at large.

Watch and listen to stories of how the department started, the years of growth, and where we are headed in the future.