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4/22/08 Nano research results in new industry partnership
4/8/08 U of M student chapter of Engineers Without Borders wins national award
4/8/08 Legislative bonding bill includes funding for most of U’s projects
4/8/08 LEGO League robotics international competition is May 1–3
4/8/08 Discounted tickets on sale for University Alumni Association Annual Celebration
4/8/08 Minnesota Cup competition seeks innovative business ideas
3/6/08 Study finds late-model vehicles not effected by 20 percent ethanol blend
3/5/08 Young Professional Series event set for March 25
3/5/08 University hosts regional robotics competition March 28–29
3/5/08 IT professor collaborates with Xcel Energy to test cutting-edge wind energy storage
3/5/08 Medical devices conference early-bird registration ends March 9
3/5/08 2008 Science & Technology Banquet will feature Dean Kamen
2/21/08 Student builds model of former I-35W bridge for NTSB
2/21/08 New research takes aim at oral cancer
2/21/08 Collaboration leads to immune system cells discovery
2/4/08 U of M physicists unlock mysteries of radiation belts
1/24/08 U of M chosen to compete in international Solar Decathlon
1/23/08 Five Institute of Technology faculty named McKnight Land-Grant Professors
1/18/08 IT receives gift to establish environmental engineering chair
1/10/08 Physics Force to perform public show at Northrop
12/28/07 IT alumnus writes riveting tale about the Titanic
12/27/07 IT alumnus Earl Bakken honored for contributions to medical device industry
12/18/07 U of M researchers develop new online tool in fight against spread of HIV
12/5/07 IT launches campaign to raise funds for Lind Hall renovation
12/5/07 Video produced by IT mathematicians surpasses 1 million mark on YouTube
12/5/07 Save the date: Engineers Without Borders-USA founding president to speak at U
11/2/07 Two IT faculty members receive international science and engineering visualization award
11/2/07 Nanotech conference in November expands upon last year’s success
11/2/07 U of M researchers reveal new findings about Wikipedia authorship and vandalism
10/31/07 School of Physics and Astronomy receives $45.6 million from Department of Energy
10/31/07 IT hosts homecoming event
10/24/07 University sets 2008 bonding request
10/22/07 U of M hosts unique high school math competition
10/16/07 U of M Hosts 150 middle school students to learn about renewable energy
9/19/07 Statewide alliance receives $2.45 million to increase diversity in science and engineering
9/14/07 IT hosts Nobel laureate lecture Oct. 1
9/14/07 Urban sprawl: a new interpretation
9/7/07 IT Career Fair Sept. 18–19
8/30/07 IT welcomes new students
8/30/07 U of M astronomers find gaping hole in the Universe
8/10/07 IT goes to the State Fair
8/10/07 IT launches new Medical Devices Center, strengthens ties to Medical School
8/10/07 In Memoriam: L.E. "Skip" Scriven
8/10/07 Tech camp gives kids unique hands-on experience
8/10/07 University civil engineering experts begin academic research on bridge collapse
8/10/07 Science and engineering advisory committee releases final report
7/18/07 Erdman named director of new Medical Devices Center
6/29/07 Professor involved in the creation of scramjet tested at Mach 10
6/27/07 Santosa named next director of the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications
6/19/07 In Memoriam: Marian T. Stankovich
6/19/07 Strykowski named associate dean for undergraduate programs
6/13/07 Bates Appointed Regents Professor
6/08/07 Ballarini appointed head of Civil Engineering
6/08/07 Computer science students make virtual renderings of architecture students' buildings
5/30/07 Engineering students compete in national steel bridge competition
5/29/07 Institute of Technology grad student’s Web site is a hit
5/16/07 Science and engineering advisory committee releases preliminary report
5/16/07 Institute of Technology student part of College Bowl national championship team
5/04/07 Three Institute of Technology alumni received Outstanding Achievement Awards
5/04/07 College announces faculty and student awards
5/01/07 Institute of Technology professor elected to the National Academy of Sciences
4/23/07 Institute of Technology commencement is May 4
4/14/07 IT Public Lecture focuses on rebuilding after Katrina
4/12/07 Graduate student’s Web site nominated for a Webby Award
4/11/07 Wireless Cities Conference to focus on the impact of municipal wireless networks
4/11/07 Annual Medical Devices Conference to attract top industry leaders
4/11/07 2007 Science & Technology Banquet--Anticipating the Bioenergy Revolution
4/06/07 McMurry awarded prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship
3/19/07 Professor to lead multi-university research team
3/12/07 Computer Science and Engineering students prepare for programming contest world finals
3/12/07 Three Institute of Technology faculty receive U of M Distinguished Teaching Awards
3/12/07 Four Institute of Technology faculty named McKnight Professors
2/28/07 Physics professor named Faculty Director of Undergraduate Research
2/18/07 The Institute of Technology outreach helps children explore science and engineering
2/18/07 The Institute of Technology celebrates National Engineers Week
2/08/07 Minnesota establishes the world's first global engineering education program
2/06/07 Space Grant Consortium teaches physics of freefall to local students
2/06/07 Prof. Kim Stelson presents public lecture on fluid power
1/12/07 Five Institute of Technology faculty named McKnight Land-Grant Professors
1/12/07 Institute of Technology faculty to help tackle environmental issues
1/08/07 Institute of Technology astronomers use new 3-D imaging techniques to map a hypergiant star's massive outbursts
1/08/07 Institute of Technology hosts robotics competition kick-off event
12/15/06 Research holds promise for developments in unmanned flights
12/15/06 Professor's findings on electrical properties of the skull may hold key to brain research
11/29/06 Gladfelter, Kumar, Tolman elected AAAS Fellows
11/10/06 Institute of Technology launches new nanotechnology initiative
11/10/06 New findings by chemical engineering researchers could improve renewable energy production
11/10/06 U researchers advance narrow commuter vehicle concept
11/10/06 Trails of tiny particles leave physicists beaming
10/31/06 IMA hosts premier national math conference
10/26/06 U computer science professor John Riedl presents November Headliners
10/17/06 Physics team to help NASA's STEREO mission
10/17/06 Institute of Technology hosts students preparing for "Nano Quest"
10/09/06 IT faculty to help shape new world-class institute
10/06/06 Institute of Technology research receives funding from defense bill
09/28/06 IT grad wins innovation prize
09/28 /06 Nobel laureate Wilczek to speak at U of M
09/25/06 Institute of Technology receives $10 million bequest
09/20/06 U team places fourth in World Solar Rally
09/15/06 McMurry receives highest honor in aerosol research
09/15/06 Turning kids into future engineers
09/13/06 IT student receives scholarship for Disability Services
09/13/06 Computer theft prompts data security notification for current, former students
09/05/06 IT welcomes new students and faculty
09/01/06 In memoriam: David Fox
08/21/06 Technology day camp gives kids hands-on experience
08/09/06 In memoriam: Johannes C.C. Nitsche
08/01/06 James, Schuler receive PECASE honor
07/19/06 Truhlar appointed Regents Professor
07/19/06 U student receives Mercury 7 Astronaut Scholarship
07/14/06 High school women explore careers in technical fields
07/13/06 U research results in new start-up company
07/06/06 U team to compete in World Solar Rally
06/20/06 Spitzer images confirm theory of solar system's origins
06/26/06 CEMS celebrates its legacy and announces new initiative
06/13/06 U researchers build 3-D mapping system
06/12/06 Moore named APEXES director
06/12/06 Regents designate Keller president emeritus
06/05/06 Truhlar elected to IAQMS
05/30/06 U ranks second in nanotech industrial outreach
05/26/06 U of M to house $21 million fluid-power research center
05/24/06 U student receives Congressional Award Gold Medal for volunteer work
05/18/06 Good vibrations lead to better electronics
05/15/06 Distinguished McKnight Professors show scholarly ideal
05/11/06 American Academy of Arts and Sciences honors Banerjee
05/01/06 Balas appointed head of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
04/24/06 Truhlar steps down as Minnesota Supercomputing Institute director
04/17/06 U researchers uncover new details for evolution of zeolite crystal
04/19/06 Conference offers perspectives on medical device industry
04/01/06 U physicists announce first results from MINOS experiment
04/01/06 Kohlstedt to head School of Earth Sciences
03/28/06 Dumitrica helps develop predictive tool for nanotube breaks
03/24/06 Open house addresses data mining's challenges
03/21/06 Three Institute of Technology students named Goldwater Scholars
03/14/06 Three Institute of Technology faculty named McKnight Professors
03/03/06 Students collaborate to bring low-cost solar energy to Nicaragua
03/01/06 Stadler creates next-generation sensors using nanotechnology
02/17/06 Students explore chemistry of ordinary life
02/14/06 Grad student's project could cut St. Paul water complaints
02/13/06 U project to advance development of genomic tools for cell-line research
02/04/06 In memoriam: Stuart W. Fenton
02/01/06 Alumnus Covert to receive Guggenheim Medal
01/30/06 U researchers unlock mystery of layer encircling Earth's core
01/27/06 Barany mixes music and chemistry in New York Times crossword
01/24/06 Physicist awaits his piece of Stardust
01/15/06 Four IT faculty named McKnight Land-Grant Professors
01/06/06 Arnold casts new angle on fishing record
01/06/06 Kumar elected ACM Fellow
12/14/05 Boston Scientific gives $500K for biomedical engineering fellowships
12/13/05 U alumni advocate benefits of going in circles
12/05/05 U women are science and technology ambassadors
12/01/05 Lodge appointed MRSEC director
12/01/05 Shifman to receive Lilienfeld Prize
11/19/05 Dean promotes college during China visit
11/17/05 New directors to lead Babbage Institute, SAFL
11/17/05 In memoriam: Christie Geankoplis
11/16/05 Bates elected AAAS Fellow
11/03/05 3M Foundation grant funds retention initiative
11/02/05 In memoriam: Rutherford Aris
10/06/05 Taking the plunge for science wins Ig Nobel Award
10/13/05 Superheroes blast fear-of-science
09/26/05 In memoriam: Walter Weyhmann
09/09/05 IT professors win national ACS awards
09/01/05 Shekhar appointed AHPCRC director
08/28/05 In memoriam: Miles Kersten
08/15/05 Mahesh, Porté-Agel named McKnight Presidential Fellows
08/12/05 In memoriam: Physicist Anatoly Larkin
07/20/05 IMA receives $19.5M NSF grant
07/11/05 IREE awards over $8.5 million to renewable energy projects
07/27/05 Borealis III places second in NASC
06/01/05 U astronomers: Crab Nebula has shortage of cosmic dust
06/01/05 Survey: U ranks high in nanoscience
05/15/05 In memoriam: George Freier
05/01/05 Dean appoints three new department heads
04/26/05 IT survey: Alumni companies employ 500,00; generate $90B annually
04/21/05 Deans endorse strategic positioning plan
04/15/05 In memoriam: E. Bruce Lee
04/04/05 Roberts, Shekhar named McKnight Professors
03/11/05 U receives $5 million, announces new bioinformatics initiative
03/01/05 Kaveh named associate dean
03/01/05 Minneapolis is top tech city
02/23/05 In memoriam: Paul Ellis
02/11/05 Wollenberg elected to NAE
02/11/05 Crouch confirmed as IT dean
11/16/04 In memoriam: Robert Dexter
06/20/04 Concrete canoe team wins design award
06/01/04 Photos of galaxy open new era of discovery
06/17/04 U unveils bust of alumnus Hoff Lu, Chinese physicist
05/01/04 U, IT announce 2004 awards
04/23/04 U of M wins national College Bowl competition
04/13/04 IT students receive Fulbright Scholarships
03/29/04 U team competes in computer-programming world finals
02/12/04 Reactor puts hydrogen from renewable fuels within reach
03/08/04 Ann Pineles receives Tate Award
03/08/04 Matt Walton, former MGS director, dies
01/15/04 Four IT faculty named 2004-06 McKnight Land-Grant Professors
01/13/04 Davis to step down as IT dean
01/08/04 Krylov receives the 2004 Steele Prize
12/18/03 NASA unveils images from Spitzer telescope
12/10/03 Robots invade McNamara Alumni Center
11/14/03 Alumni make largest-ever scholarship gift to U
11/14/03 Morton Hamermesh, former physics head, dies at 87
11/12/03 U physicist in national search for dark matter
09/09/03 William Shepherd, former U VP and IT associate dean, dies at 92
08/14/03 "Sticky” swimming experiment tests scientific theories
07/24/03 Solar car finishes second in national race
07/17/03 Former geology professor Tibor Zoltai dies at 77
07/07/03 Retired astronomer Karlis Kaufmanis dies at 93
06/05/03 IMA celebrates 20th anniversary
05/12/03 U unveils design for proposed national underground laboratory
05/08/03 Evidence for potassium as missing heat source in planetary cores
04/23/03 Elementary school students get a taste of college life
04/03/03 U researcher focuses new NASA telescope
03/31/03 Two IT faculty named Distinguished McKnight University Professors
03/07/03 Three IT faculty among new McKnight Land-Grant Professors
03/03/03 New supercomputers to aid University researchers
02/18/03 'Stop-action photography' reveals interaction of iron-containing enzymes and oxygen
02/06/03 "Sticky” DNA crystals promise new way to process information
02/02/03 U scientist has insider's view of Columbia disaster
01/16/03 Magnetic “Slinky” effect may power aurora borealis
Spring 03 CTS research provides “eyes in the storm"
Spring 03 Infrared astronomy pioneer opened a window to the skies
Spring 03 Fellowship initiative fosters creative environment
Spring 03 Gray to lead School of Mathematics
Spring 03 U physicist designs telescope for ARCHEOPS project
Spring 03 McCollom scholarship creates lasting tribute
Spring 03 Nanospheres: A gem of discovery
Spring 03 U researchers earn high marks
Spring 03 New telescope project wins U approval
12/01/02 U focuses on goals for campaign's final year
11/15/02 K.S.P. Kumar retires as associate dean
11/12/02 U students in finals of world computer programming contest
10/10/02 U physicist is part of international team studying the birth of the universe
09/26/02 U ranks among top three public research universities for second consecutive year
09/23/02 IMA workshop to explore role of mathematical modeling in biodefense
08/24/02 Allen Goldman wins Fritz London Memorial Prize
07/24/02 Lanny Schmidt appointed Regents Professor
06/24/02 MINOS experiment to be dedicated in Soudan Underground Mine
06/17/02 Former mechanical engineering head Richard Jordan dies
04/25/02 Two U students win Microsoft.NET Awards
04/19/02 IT students take NASA “vomit comet” excursion
04/02/02 Foufoula-Georgiou and Tranquillo receive Distinguished McKnight University Professorship
02/28/02 U breaks ground for new MAST facility
02/15/02 3 IT professors elected to National Academy of Engineering
01/29/02 Assistant professors Keel and Odde receive 2002 McKnight Land-Grant Professorship
01/09/02 Science and Engineering Library reopens January 22
01/07/02 "Tiger” scientists stalk origins of cosmic rays
Spring 02 Housing option helps IT freshman live and learn
Spring 02 New IT library endowment to fund purchase of more books
Spring 02 In memoriam: Oskam, Arnoldy  
Spring 02 Tin whimsy greets U visitors
Spring 02 Humphreys receives extraterrestrial tribute from former student
Fall 01 Renowned numerical analyst to head IMA
Fall 01 Borealis shines in 2001 American Solar Challenge
Fall 01 Campaign gifts set new fundraising record
Fall 01 U canoe team rows to sixth-place finish
Fall 01 Mechanical engineering dedicates new facilities
Fall 01 U fund to support nano research
12/06/01 U to lead $36 million military research project
12/04/01 Crystal “made to order” opens new door in optics
10/22/01 Charles Babbage Institute puts its oral histories online
10/17/01 U receives $1.5 million for Digital Design Consortium
08/23/01 New ranking puts U among elite public universities
04/30/01 Astrophysicists at U and UC-Berkeley find more evidence supporting inflationary model of the universe
04/17/01 University names Digital Technology Center director
04/05/01 Professor Gini wins Distinguished Women Scholars Award
02/16/01 Professor Macosko elected to National Academy of Engineering
02/14/01 ADC Foundation gives $7 million to support Digital Technology Center
02/01/01 3M gives U $15 million to support science and technology
01/10/01 Hubbard Broadcasting gives $5 million to Department of Astronomy
01/09/01 Support the U's legislative budget request
Spring 01 Campaign hits billion-dollar mark
Spring 01 Libraries face crisis
Spring 01 In memoriam: Kelts, Nicholson, Winckler
Spring 01 Mikhail Voloshin wins prestigious Sakurai Prize

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