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Darin Phlork
Students

CSE senior values leadership, connection, and male allyship in the industry

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Computer science major and current SESB president Darin Phlork discusses his experiences in CSE, his advocacy work with SWE, and his plans after graduation.

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Research

Study finds metformin reduces COVID-19 viral load, viral rebound

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A team of University of Minnesota doctors and engineers found that metformin, a drug commonly used to treat diabetes, can decrease the amount of COVID-19 virus in the body and lower the chances of the virus coming back strongly after initial treatment.

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Research

Researchers create new chemical compound to solve 120-year-old problem

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For the first time, chemists in the University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering have created a highly reactive chemical compound that has eluded scientists for more than 120 years.

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Awards-Grants, People-Profiles

Faculty and grad student earn collegiate awards in 2024

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Seven CSE faculty and a graduate student earn collegiate awards for service, teaching, and research: Julianna Abel, Bill Arnold, Max Engelstein, Virginia Gali, William Leeb, Matt Johnson, Qi Zhang, and Catherine Qi Zhao.

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Awards-Grants, People-Profiles

U of M Professor Vladimir Sverak elected to the Academy of Arts and Sciences

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University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering Professor Vladimir Sverak was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honor societies.

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Research

Researchers advance detection of gravitational waves to study collisions of neutron stars and black holes

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Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering co-led a new study by an international team that will improve the detection of gravitational waves.

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Research

Automated machine learning robot unlocks new potential for genetics research

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University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers have constructed a robot that uses machine learning to fully automate a complicated microinjection process used in genetic research.

Zander Award winner Priscilla Bunday.
Students

CSE student awarded 2024 Zander Alumni Award for Outstanding Student Leadership

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Undergraduate student Priscilla Bunday has been awarded the 2024 Donald R. Zander Alumni Award for Outstanding Student Leadership, and 12 other CSE students received the President's Student Leadership and Service Awards.

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Students

CSE senior Sanjana Reddy’s undergrad journey includes mentoring youth and working with alumni leaders

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Data science major sees multiple ways to help others at the University of Minnesota—and to prepare for her career in big data, machine learning, and AI.

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Energy-Environment, Research

U of M researchers lead NASA’s first solar flare observation campaign

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For the first time, a team of researchers from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities launched a sounding rocket to study solar flares in real time.