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From Research to Search: Legal Research Technologies, 1964-1994

The Charles Babbage Institute presents the annual Tomash Fellowship Lecture on April 30, 2024, 2 - 3 p.m.

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2024 Research Computing Exhibition

Join us for the 2024 Research Computing Exhibition on Tuesday, April 23rd at the Walter Library. Thank you to our sponsors!Platinum LevelPIER Group in partnership with HPESilver LevelVAST DataDate, time and location:April 23rd, 202411:30am to 4:00pm4th and 5th floors, Walter LibrarySchedule:Vendor tables and refreshments will be in room 401 all afternoon.1:30, 2:00, 2:30 pm: Machine room tours; meet at 4th floor elevators1:00 - 3:15 pm: Visualizations in Viz Lab, Room 125Room 40211:30 am - 12:30 pm: Panel Discussion: Careers in HPC-Related Fields12:45 - 1:45 pm: Panel Discussion: Careers in Informatics1:45 - 2:15 pm: Presentation - U-Spatial2:15 - 2:45 pm: Presentation - Data Science Initiative2:45 - 3:15 pm: Presentation - MSI3:30 pm: Poster Session Award Ceremony5th Floor1:00 - 1:45 pm: Poster Session - Group A1:45 - 2:30 pm: Poster Session - Group B2:30 - 3:15 pm: Poster Session - Group C .

PACK Fellowship Q&A

 Event

PACK is a National Science Foundation-funded international research fellowship opportunity for graduate students (US citizens or permanent residents only) to conduct research at University of Kiel, Germany.Applicants can be from any science or engineering discipline.Goals:Provide graduate students further training and exposure in an international setting.Develop and strengthen collaborations between researchers in identified areas of research and form an international network in the emerging field of biomagnetic field sensing.Work toward solving some of the complex issues in the area of room-temperature solid-state brain imaging techniques.You can see complete information about the fellowship on their website: PACK International Research Experience Fellowship.An online (via Zoom) Q&A session about PACK Fellowships will be held on Friday, April 26, 2024 at 2 p.m.

2024 Distinguished McKnight University Professors

 Awards Professorships

Eight MSI PIs have been named Distinguished McKnight University Professors.

April 6 Outage

 Maintenance

Some MSI systems went down on Saturday, April 6 in the morning, and some are still down at this time.

Using Wastewater to Create Energy

 Ecology & Environment

Breweries generate a very large amount of wastewater that must be purified prior to release into the environment.

MSI PIs Receive Patents in 2023

 Awards

The Technology Commercialization office has compiled a list of U of M researchers who were awarded U.S.

Computational

Computational Modeling to Determine Effects of Climate Change Mitigation

As the largest terrestrial carbon pool, global soils provide great opportunity for climate change mitigation by transforming atmospheric CO2 as soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks.

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Improving Convex Optimization

Convex optimization is an indispensable modeling and computational tool for all science and engineering fields.

Improving Crops Using High-Throughput Phenotyping

Breeding climate-resilient crops and developing targeted management practices are imperative to strengthening global food security.

Genomics and the Progression of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a deadly, progressive fibrotic lung disease.

A Pipeline for Functionally Annotating Pangenomes

How an individual’s genetic background influences different traits - for example, coat color, disease risk, etc.

A New Computational Simulation Method for Filtration Media

Filtration is a broadly utilized procedure in chemical, mining, and manufacturing industries, with special representation in Minnesota’s industrial sector.