
UMN Strategic Partnership & Research Collaborative
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We want to enhance research impact by catalyzing large-scale interdisciplinary research, building partnerships, and leading strategic growth ops. #UMNResearch
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After 30 years, @UMDNRRI1 researchers have perfected the fastest-growing, most disease-resistant poplar: InnovaTree can reduce climate change, clean up hot spots, & grow taller than a 2-story house in just a few years. #UMNResearch #UMDProud Duluth News Tribune duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/uni…

#UMNProud that 2 #UMNResearch-affiliated proposals were chosen as finalists for U.S. National Science Foundation's Regional Innovation Engines competition. Each of these initiatives have the potential for $160 million in NSF funding over 10 years. twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/tw…

#UMNResearch from UMN College Veterinary Medicine finds brainworm transmitted by snails & slugs is the leading cause of mortality for adult moose. Researchers are trying to find ways to manage the population of those snails & slugs so that fewer moose are infected. keyc.com/2023/08/23/new…


#UMN is home to a new federal office, the Great Lakes Environmental Justice Technical Assistance Center, to get as much climate investment into environmental justice communities as possible. The center is run by Humphrey School profs Gabe Chan & Bonnie Keeler. sahanjournal.com/climate-enviro…

One of the most disturbing things about the gender wage gap, says Humphrey School's Dr. Christina Ewig, "is the fact that we have seen very little change in the gender wage gap in Minnesota since the report began tracking it in 2011." #UMNResearch Learn more: womenspress.com/does-minnesota…


The Plant Protein Innovation Center was founded 5 years ago based on the idea that academia & industry can collaborate on meaningful research w real-world impact. PPIC has completed 15 projects for members so far in 2023 w/ 11 in progress. CFANS UMN Food Science and Nutrition research.umn.edu/news/plant-pro…




Congratulations to UMNECE Professor Jian-Ping Wang for being honored with the IEEE Magnetics Society Achievement Award! A formal ceremony will take place in Brazil in May. Read more at z.umn.edu/JianPingWang #UMNProud University of Minnesota U of M Research


We've all been waiting for #Eclipse2024, but it's cloudy in Minnesota... That's okay, Gophers make do! 🌞🕶️🌚College of Sci & Eng University of Minnesota #WeLoveEyeProtection #CloudsCantStopUs #UMNProud





In this unique study, UMN professors explore the genetic makeup of a corndog, w/hopes of drawing attention to the technologies used for more serious infectious disease research. Visit the U's D2D research building at Minnesota State Fair Read more: bit.ly/4fzfUfK


