Jia-Liang Le, professor in the College of Science and Engineering and Center for Transportation Studies scholar, tested the compatibility and temperature threshold of collected asphalt for potential use in the field.
The senior instructor in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences sent students into the field to find evidence of 1910-era steelworkers.
The associate professor in the College of Science and Engineering was chosen from more than 180 nominations to learn firsthand about the Navy and Marine Corps' most pressing science and technology challenges.
The co-director of the Analytics Hub at the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain is exploring how machine learning can be combined with statistical methods to analyze increasingly complex neuroimaging data efficiently… More
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The College of Veterinary Medicine is helping fund postdoctoral researchers to accelerate early-career development and keep top scientific talent — and their pioneering ideas — moving forward.
The Medical School research team will use the up to $6 million award to study cognitive flexibility as a form of intervention.
In what year did the University of Minnesota Morris open its doors as an affordable, intentionally small, public liberal arts college?
1943
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1957
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1960
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Cathleen Torres Parisian
Engagement Lead for Polar Geospatial Center, Twin Cities campus