It’s been another terrific year for research and the commercialization of intellectual property at the University of Minnesota—critical drivers of the U’s mission and our state’s economy. Here is a look at 10 accomplishments and trends for fiscal year 2015.
A 3D drawing robot, Towers of Hanoi solver, a Connect 4 player, and a magnet juggler, will be among more than 200 machines on display at the U of M Robot Show 2:40-4:30 p.m. Dec. 14, in McNamara Alumni Center.
Teeth excavated from a Chinese cave and dated by a U of M professor place modern humans in southeastern Asia at least 35,000 years before they entered Europe.
New research from Carlson School of Management Professor Jason Chan and NYU Stern Professors Anindya Ghose and Robert Seamans finds that broadband availability increased the incidence of racial hate crimes committed by lone-wolf perpetrators in the United States during the period 2001-2008.
The U’s Anu Ramaswami is leading a vast new network of academics, scientists, industry leaders, and policy partners studying ways to make cities more sustainable and “livable.”
University of Minnesota researchers are part of a team of researchers from the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology (CSN) who have received a new $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation to evaluate the impact of nanotechnology on the environment and other living things.
