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From Research to Search: Legal Research Technologies, 1964-1994

The Charles Babbage Institute presents the annual Tomash Fellowship Lecture on April 30, 2024, 2 - 3 p.m.

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2024 Research Computing Exhibition

Join us for the 2024 Research Computing Exhibition on Tuesday, April 23rd at the Walter Library.

2024 Distinguished McKnight University Professors

 Awards Professorships

Eight MSI PIs have been named Distinguished McKnight University Professors.

April 6 Outage

 Maintenance

Some MSI systems went down on Saturday, April 6 in the morning, and some are still down at this time.

Using Wastewater to Create Energy

 Ecology & Environment

Breweries generate a very large amount of wastewater that must be purified prior to release into the environment.

MSI PIs Receive Patents in 2023

 Awards

The Technology Commercialization office has compiled a list of U of M researchers who were awarded U.S.

April 2024 Maintenance

 Maintenance

On Wednesday, April 3, 2024, MSI staff will perform scheduled maintenance and upgrades to various MSI systems.

Improving

Improving Convex Optimization

Convex optimization is an indispensable modeling and computational tool for all science and engineering fields.

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Improving Crops Using High-Throughput Phenotyping

Breeding climate-resilient crops and developing targeted management practices are imperative to strengthening global food security.

Genomics and the Progression of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a deadly, progressive fibrotic lung disease.

A Pipeline for Functionally Annotating Pangenomes

How an individual’s genetic background influences different traits - for example, coat color, disease risk, etc.

A New Computational Simulation Method for Filtration Media

Filtration is a broadly utilized procedure in chemical, mining, and manufacturing industries, with special representation in Minnesota’s industrial sector.