Take a moment to picture a chemist’s research tools, and you might imagine microscopes, beakers and Bunsen burners. But when it comes to theoretical and computational chemistry, researchers prefer a different instrument: the supercomputer.
Researchers are buzzing with excitement over an upcoming Bee and Pollinator Research Lab, which is expected to open summer 2016 on the St. Paul campus.
Transdisciplinary projects bring researchers together, encouraging them to push beyond the limits of their fields to address complex societal challenges.
A coordinated research effort to help older adults retain their sensory capabilities and age healthily is one focus of the University of Minnesota’s new Center for Applied and Translational Sensory Science.
A key tenant of design thinking is rapid prototyping — the idea that testing a new idea early and often in an environment that supports and learns from failure is crucial to driving innovation forward.
