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August

August 2024 Maintenance

 Maintenance

On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, MSI staff will perform scheduled maintenance and upgrades to various MSI systems.

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Fighting Cancer

 Medicine

Research by MSI PI Branden Moriarity (associate professor, Pediatrics) is featured in the Spring 2024 issue of Discovery, a publication about medical research from the University of Minnesota Foundation.

Data Management Network Kick-off

Join the new Data Management Network! The U is starting a network to connect research staff who work on data management in individual labs, departments, and units.

MSI Researchers Sequence Wild Horse Genome

 Genetics Veterinary Medicine

Two MSI users, Nicole Flack and Lauren Hughes, researchers in the College of Veterinary Medicine who are in the group of MSI PI Chris Faulk (associate professor, Animal Science), sequenced the genome of the last remaining wild horse species.

MSI PIs Named Regents Professors

 Awards Professorships

Two of the new Regents Professors named this year are MSI PIs:Elizabeth Borer (Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior; co-founder, NutNet)Professor Borer uses MSI for research aimed at understanding the causes and consequences of endosymbiont diversity, with a particular focus on the effects of global change.

IIB Collaborative Projects with Seoul National University, Korea

 Event

RFP Release Date: July 1, 2024  Due Date: August 1, 2024 (11:59 PM)The International Institute for Biosensing (IIB) at the University of Minnesota invites proposals for collaborative projects with Seoul National University (SNU) in the field of biosensing.

In Memoriam: Donald Wyse

 Agriculture Professorships

MSI PI Donald Wyse (professor, Agronomy and Plant Genetics; Co-Director, Forever Green Initiative) passed away on July 2, 2024.

Lowering

Lowering Barriers to Accessing Supercomputing Resources

“Connecting Computing Power With Powerful Minds” is the tagline of Open OnDemand (OOD), a new way that MSI users can connect to the computing and data storage services managed by MSI.

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“Food, Agriculture and U” Summer Camp

During the week of June 24-28, 2024, fifteen middle school students participated in the inaugural “Food, Agriculture, and U” summer camp at the University of Minnesota.

University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership

The University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership (MCAP) is a joint program of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences and U of M Extension that works to advance climate science and to inform and support action needed to prepare for climate change across the Midwest.

New Treatments for Salmonellosis in Turkeys

Salmonellosis is a major foodborne illness transmitted through contaminated poultry meat and meat products.

Identifying the Next Crossover Virus

An estimated 1.6 million viruses are capable of infecting mammals and birds, and the risk of virus spillover from one host into another is increasing with climate change and expanding human populations.

Soil Nutrient Management and the Soil Microbiome

Diseases caused by plant pathogens reduce the global food crop by 40% annually.

Improving Support for Caregivers

More than 30 million Americans provide unpaid care for a loved one as a caregiver.