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Major Investments Announced in 11 Research Infrastructure Projects
$12 million in funds derived from the university’s share of technology commercialization royalties will be invested to enhance key infrastructure in support of research and scholarship at the University of Minnesota. Read more
Register now for Write Winning Grants
One of the most popular grant writing courses available on campus, this seminar comprehensively addresses both practical and conceptual aspects that are important to the proposal-writing process. Read more
John Watkins: Distinguished McKnight University Professor
“Stop thinking about land masses and start thinking about waterways,” declares English professor John Watkins. “The world changes drastically. And you get a very different kind of literary history.” Read more
Marc Hillmyer: Distinguished McKnight University Professor
Marc Hillmyer’s office is a spare, bright green island on the second floor of Smith Hall. In the hallway outside his door, students and researchers in chemistry, chemical engineering, and materials science generate a low buzz of conversation as they wait. Read more
Elizabeth Amin: MSI Fellow
Deep in a basement under a Twin Cities campus library, Elmo, Itasca and Blade are at work. They’re running high-level quantum calculations in the war against anthrax and other biological and chemical weapons, commanded by Elizabeth Amin. Read more
January 11, 2012
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