News & Announcements

A Toronto-based medical imaging startup using UMN technology has formed a new collaboration to help that technology reach the market.

A recent federal Department of Justice settlement with Scripps Institute reminds all UMN researchers of the importance of careful and accurate effort reporting on sponsored projects.

The Minnesota Technology Association announced the finalists for the 2020 Tekne Awards.

Vice President for Research Chris Cramer visited the Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve. Cedar Creek, located in East Bethel, MN and part of the UMN College of Biological Sciences, is a biological field station with many ecosystems and species found throughout the forests and grasslands of North America.

The University of Minnesota will host a regional webinar on research security Wednesday, October 7, 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. (CDT) featuring a presentation by Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) called “Enhancing the Security and Integrity of America’s Research Enterprise.” 

Many Minnesota wineries are producing wine from a UMN-developed cold-hardy grape for the first time this year.

A recent federal Department of Justice settlement with Scripps Institute reminds all UMN researchers of the importance of careful and accurate effort reporting on sponsored projects, say Vice Pres. Chris Cramer and Assoc. Vice Pres. Pamela Webb.

UMN startup Sironix Renewables, based in Seattle, has raised $645,000 in seed funding and $1.15 million from a federal grant.

Research Computing, a department of the Office of the Vice President for Research, is one of nine UMN units that make up Digital Arts, Sciences & Humanities (DASH), a program that supports faculty and students who employ digital technologies in their research, teaching, and engagement work.

Vice President for Research Christopher J. Cramer has received a 2021 American Chemical Society (ACS) Arthur C. Cope Late Career Scholars Award, recognizing his excellence in organic chemistry.