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Participants in a nature program paddle canoes on a body of water.
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Nurturing nature

Grad student Lucas Rapisarda leads a program for immigrants combining nature learning with adult English language courses.

An image collage of sugar producing algae
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A sweeter side of algae

Researchers examine sugar-producing algae and its potential as a more sustainable and beneficial sugar crop.

Computer chip
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Researchers create breakthrough spintronics manufacturing process that could revolutionize the electronics industry

University of Minnesota researchers, along with a team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), developed a breakthrough process for making spintronic devices that has the potential to become the new industry standard for semiconductors chips that are essential to computers, smartphones and many other electronics. The new process will allow for faster, more efficient spintronics devices that can be scaled down smaller than ever before. ​​

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