Science and Technology

Kate Fernandez, dark hair and glasses, smiles before a planting of black-eyed susans on the TC campus.

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Engineering to save lives

A senior wants to use engineering to treat causes, not just symptoms.

a drawing of Brad and Lucy as super heroes

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Can clothing change the world?

A uniquely balanced lab at the University of Minnesota offers a glimpse of the rapidly growing field of wearable technology.

Lights on two telescopes frame a blurry moon caught between a blue expanse of snow and a dark sky.

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Tales from the South Pole

At the bottom of the world, a young researcher gets by with a little help from his friends.

Sign arrows pointing in opposite directions

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Differences in decision making between females and males

The study was led by Assistant Professor Nicola Grissom.

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Research provides a new understanding of how a model insect species sees color

Through an effort to characterize the color receptors in the eyes of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, University of Minnesota researchers discovered the spectrum of light it can see deviates significantly from what was previously recorded.

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U.S. Department of Defense awards $87.5 million to create a new Manufacturing Innovation Institute sited at the University of Minnesota

BioMADE will focus on nonmedical bioindustrial manufacturing and boost local bioeconomy.

Mechanical engineering Ph.D. student Ruichen He uses an aerodynamic particle sizer to measure aerosol concentration near the outlet of a trombone played by Minnesota Orchestra Principal Trombone R. Douglas Wright.

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Musical instruments don’t spread aerosols as far as you might think

U of M researchers are helping the Minnesota Orchestra maximize safety during performances.

Two women holding a test tube and examining it.

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Research network aims to improve learning outcomes for students underrepresented in STEM

A report published in CBE—Life Sciences Education lays out gaps in the biology education field and proposes leveraging an existing research coordination network called Equity and Diversity in Undergraduate STEM (EDU-STEM) to tackle them.

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New research could help millions who suffer from ‘ringing in the ears’

In the largest clinical trial of its kind, researchers show that combining sound and electrical stimulation of the tongue can significantly reduce tinnitus, commonly described as “ringing in the ears.” They also found that therapeutic effects can be sustained for up to 12 months post-treatment.

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