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Research Initiatives

Through MnDRIVE, we are engaging interdisciplinary partners from across the U of M and beyond to address grand challenges and advance the research mission.

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MnDRIVE

We are discovering solutions to society's greatest challenges through multidisciplinary research collaborations and business partnerships throughout the state.

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Video: Innovation Drives Minnesota Forward

A research partnership with state leadership is producing innovations in robotics, brain treatments, global food systems, and transforming wastes in soil.

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Learn more about the impact of University of Minnesota research and its role in advancing innovation and fostering economic development in the region. View research statistics.

8th

among US public research institutions

$940M

in research expenditures

120+

startup companies based on U of M research

From Inquiry

Explore the impact of research on our world.

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In the Bluffs of the Mississippi, a Unique Resource for Researchers

September 24, 2018

by Kevin Coss

The U of M Libraries’ Archives and Special Collections curates collections of written, visual, and auditory materials that can’t be found anywhere else.

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Infrastructure & Capabilities, Research & Discovery

Adapting to Global Change Using Machine Learning

September 21, 2018

by Kevin Coss

U researchers are working to develop new machine learning techniques to guide decision-making around urgent issues in agriculture and the environment.

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Research & Discovery