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Four students help design experiment for world's biggest particle collider
 Four undergraduate students are working with physics professor Jeremiah Mans on one of physics' biggest undertakings—to learn how our universe came to be and what it consists of. The students are helping prepare an experiment for the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, Switzerland, which smashes beams of subatomic particles called protons together at nearly the speed of light. Through their work, the students have tasted the thrill of scientific inquiry, and they show no signs of slowing down. Read more>>
New Physics and Nano Building still being debated
 Legislators and the Governor are still working to come to an agreement on a 2010 Bonding Bill that could include at least planning money for a new Physics and Nanotechnology Building at the University of Minnesota. A conference committee recently approved a bill that includes $5 million of the $53.3 million request for the new building. Governor Pawlenty is threatening to veto the bill. Pawlenty had recommended full funding for the building. Read more>>
Read the new issue of Inventing Tomorrow online
 Undergraduate students who are using their engineering skills to help communities around the world, alumni involved in “green” industries, and the need for a new Physics and Nanotechnology Building are just a few stories you can read online from the current issue of Inventing Tomorrow, the Institute of Technology’s magazine for alumni and friends. Read more>>
Institute of Technology to change name to College of Science and Engineering
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents has approved a name change for the Institute of Technology to the College of Science and Engineering, effective July 1, 2010. The purpose of the change is to more clearly describe the unique combination of science and engineering disciplines to prospective students and faculty, business partners and research-granting agencies. The name change process has included input from alumni, students, faculty, staff, business leaders and other groups throughout the past year. Read more>>
Engineers find that water movements can shape fish evolution
 New research findings by civil engineering professor Fotis Sotiropoulos and postdoctoral researcher Iman Borazjani show that the hydrodynamic environment of fish can shape their physical form and swimming style. Turning to computational fish for answers, the researchers at the Institute of Technology's St. Anthony Falls Laboratory raced computerized hybrid and realistic fish to find out what influence the aquatic environment has had on fish shapes and swimming techniques. Read more and watch a video>>
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