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Iron and the Developing Brain

Research by MSI PI Phu Tran (assistant professor, Department of Pediatrics) and others is featured in a recent story in Minnesota Alumni magazine.

Treating SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Animals

COVID-19MSI PIs were among the researchers who have developed a possible drug that can both prevent and treat SARS-CoV-2 infections in animals.

2022 UMII-MnDRIVE PhD Graduate Assistantship Program

UPDATEMSI’s Research Computing partner, the University of Minnesota Informatics Institute (UMII), has opened the application period for the MnDRIVE Graduate Assistantship program.

Improving Ammonia Production

ENGINEERINGMSI PIs Paul Dauenhauer and Prodromos Daoutidis, both professors in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, are part of a project to develop new ways to generate ammonia from renewable energy sources.

August 2021 Maintenance

MAINTENANCEOn Wednesday, August 4, 2021, MSI staff will perform scheduled maintenance and upgrades to various MSI systems.

Retirement of Old Scratch Hardware

As announced last month, MSI will be retiring its old disk storage hardware that was serving as the global scratch space on Wednesday, August 4.

Brain Mapping for DBS Leads

A treatment for Parkinson’s disease involves the placement of electric leads into specific parts of the brain, a treatment known as deep brain stimulation (DBS).

Converting Carbon Emissions Into Useful Materials

Three MSI PIs in the College of Biological Sciences are leading a new project to develop a bioreactor that can capture CO2 emissions and convert them to formate, a safely storable and transportable liquid that can be used to create other materials.

Project to Improve Fuel Efficiency Wins Research Partnership Award

A project that developed a technology that improves the fuel efficiency of delivery vehicles has won the 2021 Robert C.

Sugary Drinks Tied to Colorectal Cancer in Young Adults

A recent study by the University of Washington showed a correlation between consumption of sugary drinks and colorectal cancer in young women.

MSI PIs Among Minnesota Futures Grant Program 2021 Awardees

The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) has awarded 2021 Minnesota Futures Grants to two projects.

MSI Physics PIs Publish Research on a New Superconductor

In a recent paper published in the journal Nature Physics, three MSI PIs from the School of Physics and Astronomy and their colleagues have published findings about the superconductor niobium diselenide (NbSe2).

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