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CSpotlight, Graduate news, Undergraduate news

CSpotlight: Takeaways as an intern

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After finishing his undergrad, Parker Erickson chose to pursue the integrated program degree to dig into his interests of Natural Learning Processing.

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CSpotlight, Undergraduate news

CSpotlight: Following her father's footsteps

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New B.A. graduate Amber Nguyen became interested in computer science because of her dad, and now will build her own legacy as a software engineer at Target.

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CSpotlight, Undergraduate news

CSpotlight: Using computing for good

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Even before starting at the University, B.S. student Maxwell Bruggink realized that studying computer science could help him impact the world in a positive way.

Marguerite Brugger
CSpotlight, Undergraduate news

CSpotlight: Beginning the next adventure

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After B.S. student Marguerite Brugger graduates in December, she will be heading to Seattle to start her career as a software engineer at Qualtrics.

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CSpotlight, Graduate news

CSpotlight: A love of interdisciplinary research

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Ph.D. student Suzie Hoops' research with the Knights Lab combines linear algebra, machine learning, and biology to impact human health and microbiome studies.

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CSpotlight, Undergraduate news

CSpotlight: Taking chances in Minnesota

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B.A. student (and Wisconsin native) Peter Genatempo had no plans to attend the University of Minnesota, but a chance visit to the campus changed all that.

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CSpotlight, Undergraduate news

CSpotlight: Expanding horizons through computing

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B.S. student Anjali Oleksy will have taken full advantage of the opportunities available at the University of Minnesota when she graduates this December.

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CSpotlight, Undergraduate news

CSpotlight: On target for a career in tech

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CSCI undergrad Bonna Dabala has spent two years interning at Target, and hopes to inspire others in the Oromo community to learn about tech and computer science.

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CSpotlight, Graduate news

CSpotlight: Swarming towards robotics

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Ph.D. student John Harwell is measuring and modeling the behavior of swarm robots (which is inspired by the natural actions of insects like ants and bees).

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CSpotlight, Undergraduate news

CSpotlight: Cracking the climate code

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B.S student Audrey Kelly dreams of using her computer science degree to build a career where she can directly mitigate climate change.