Department news

Potential Energy poses together at a High Tech Kids event
Broadening participation, Department news

CS&E Sponsors Local Team for 2024 FIRST® Robotics World Championship

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Potential Energy is an FTC team composed of Mounds View High School students, and is one of four Minnesota teams advancing to the World Championship. CS&E is pledging $1,000 to help fund the trip.

Vipin Kumar posed in Keller Hall
Department news

Vipin Kumar Leads $1.2M Grant on Deep Learning for Inverse Modeling

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Regents Professor Vipin Kumar will lead a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation with a focus on deep learning for inverse modeling.

Egypt University of Informatics logo
Department news

CS&E Welcomes Egypt University of Informatics Students in New Partnership

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Seven EUI students were accepted into the major and will begin taking online courses through the University of Minnesota starting this fall.

Lind Hall Diversity Wall
Department news

Lind Hall Diversity Wall Highlights Vibrant History and Bright Future of Computer Science

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The third floor of Lind Hall now features the Diversity Wall, which highlights the computer science contributions of marginalized groups throughout history. 

Professors Shekhar and Mokbel
Department news, Faculty awards and honors, Research, Staff awards and honors

Professors Shekhar and Mokbel part of Institute Grant on Spatial Data Science for Arctic and Antarctic Regions

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Professors Shekhar and Mokbel and team's research on spatial data science to anticipate the effects of climate change awarded $13 million grant.

Computer
Department news

Governor Tim Walz Declares Computer Science Education Week

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In honor of Grace Hopper's birthday, educators, students, schools and colleges are encouraged to celebrate and actively explore computer science education activities.

Bruce Parker and Jeylin Yavas pose with photo collage of James Parker
Department news

Celebrating the Life of James Parker

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Earlier this month, the Department of Computer Science & Engineering hosted a special celebration of life for James Parker at the Campus Club in the Coffman Memorial Union.

Loren Terveen poses in Keller Hall with crossed arms
Department news

Revamping our mission statement

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Associate Department Head Loren Terveen discusses the process of integrating our values into the revamped mission statement.

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Department news, Staff awards and honors

Kelly Thomas wins 2022 Outstanding Community Service Award

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CS&E is proud to announce that Kelly Thomas, Senior Academic Advisor, has been awarded the University of Minnesota 2022 Outstanding Community Service Award.

Code the Gap students
Department news, Undergraduate news

Code the Gap Crowdfunding Campaign

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Help University of Minnesota student leaders close the gender and inclusivity gaps in computer science.