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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

$900M

in research expenditures

115+

startup companies based on U of M research

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War of the Rots

July 20, 2017

by Deane Morrison

U researchers' work in understanding how different fungi rot trees will help climate modelers predict changes in terrestrial and atmospheric carbon pools.

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Research & Discovery

Bolstering the Economic Future of Greater Minnesota

July 13, 2017

by Kevin Coss

New research projects underway within University of Minnesota Extension aim to support the prosperity of rural areas across the state.

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Research & Discovery, Business & Technology