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UMN startup Niron Magnetics staff members at their Minneapolis pilot plant: COO John Larson (seated), and U of M alumni employees of the company: Fan Zhang Ren. Back row: Sam Rahmani, Rich Greger, Xiaowei Zhang, Dustin Sprouse, Robert Brown, and Yiming Wu. Credit: Rob Levine
News Release

U of M’s Tech Comm sets new record number of startups in 2023

The University launched a record-breaking 23 startup companies in fiscal 2023, the result of a growing research portfolio, an increasingly entrepreneurial faculty culture, and years of careful program growth and refinement by the teams at U of M Technology Commercialization.

shannon gregory doing a pre-flight check
Feature

Eyes to the skies

Inspiration can come from surprising places. Just ask Shannon Gregory, who is helping usher in a new space age with NASA.

Expert Alert

Quiet Hiring

Hiring is slowing down in the United States, according to the June report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics last week.

Junita Flowers smiling inside of a commercial kitchen
Feature

Finding sweet success

Alumna Junita Flowers is building a cookie business that sparks dialogue and empowers women by normalizing the conversation around abusive relationships. Flowers founded Junita’s Jar, which recently launched in 320 Target stores nationwide.

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Research Brief

How divorce impacts work

Based on two new studies, researchers say divorce can have both negative and positive outcomes in the workplace.