College-wide events

Catch nearly 20 collegiate solar cars lined up on Northrop Mall for a free public showcase of cutting-edge engineering before they launch a 1,500-mile cross-country race. Attendees can meet the student teams, view live vehicle charging and judging and stop by the CSE table for an exclusive alumni giveaway. The event is free and open to the public.

This course delivers fundamental biological knowledge critical to biomanufacturing and imparts engineering principles cardinal to cellular biotechnology.

Get hands-on laboratory experiences at both the TSI laboratory and the University of Minnesota laboratory, where participants will be able to discuss their own projects with the instructors and other attendees.

In July 2025, a telescope in Chile detected an incoming object, known as 3I/ATLAS.

The Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science at the University of Minnesota (CEMS @ UMN) invites CEMS Alumni & Friends — including those in town for the 2026 AIChE Annual Meeting — to a reception at the Campus Club at the University of Minnesota, as well as to an optional tour of Amundson Hall prior to the reception.