Entrepreneurship

The team of Merra poses together for a photo behind a brown background.

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From personal challenge to innovation

Drawing from his own daily life and a passion for engineering, a recent University of Minnesota graduate is tackling carpal tunnel for wheelchair users and reimagining personal safety alarms for women.

There are two photos of Cassie Miles. In one, she is standing in a staircase across from some big buildings. In the bottom photo, she is playing with a child.

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How a Minnesota Carlson alum opened a new children’s museum

As leader of the newly built Great River Children’s Museum in St. Cloud, Minnesota, Cassie Miles is in the business of play.

Two students use their phone to take a picture of an invasive species.

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A student innovation eliminates invasive pests

College of Science and Engineering and Carlson School students combine their expertise to design an innovative Japanese beetle trap.

Professors Colleen Flaherty Manchester and Myles Shaver stand in a large library study room.

Research Brief

Twin Cities headquarters economy excels in talent retention, but faces headwinds

Myles Shaver and Colleen Flaherty Manchester of Minnesota Carlson have revisited Shaver’s 2015 research on the Twin Cities' success at building a talented workforce, with startling new conclusions.

Aerial photo of the University of Minnesota East bank campus, centered on the Undergraduate Chemistry Teaching Laboratories in Fraser Hall.

News Release

University of Minnesota ranked 34th worldwide in patents by the National Academy of Inventors

Ranked in the top 50 every year since 2013, the University has established itself as a global pipeline for innovation.

A woman checks her smartwatch with blurry city lights in the background

Research Brief

Digital nudges based on weather increase exercise

New research from the Carlson School of Management suggests targeted motivation linked to weather can encourage exercise.

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.

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U of M, in partnership with DEED, invests $2.5M in venture capital funds

The University of Minnesota today announced investments totaling $2.5 million across multiple Minnesota venture capital funds that will ultimately benefit start-up companies in the state.