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April 2022 Maintenance

On Wednesday, April 6, 2022, MSI staff will perform scheduled maintenance and upgrades to various MSI systems.

MSI PI Recognized by American Association of Swine Veterinarians

MSI PI Montse Torremorell (professor and Interim Chair, Veterinary Population Medicine) has received the Outstanding Swine Academic of the Year award, presented by the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV).

Emerald Ash Borer is Impacting Wildlife

A recent story in the University of Minnesota Research Brief series highlights research led MSI PI Dr.

2022 Distinguished McKnight University Professors

Three MSI PIs have been named Distinguished McKnight University Professors.

Virus Transmission in Pumas

Pumas, while widespread across the U.S., are solitary animals, and there is little known about how diseases can move through a population.

MSI PIs Receive Graduate and Professional Teaching Awards for 2021-22

The University of Minnesota annually recognizes a select group of faculty members for their outstanding contributions to graduate and/or professional education.

Advances in Nanoelectronics

Research by MSI PI Bethanie Stadler (professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering) was featured recently in a story by Technology Commercialization.

MSI PIs Receive 2022-24 McKnight Land-Grant Professorships

Four MSI PIs are among the ten faculty members who have been named as the 2022-24 McKnight Land-Grant Professors.

Remote Sensing Data Can Help Uncover Underground Plant Processes

Research by MSI PI Jeannine Cavender-Bares (professor, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior) is the lead author on a study that describes using remote sensing techniques to determine underground plant and soil processes based on their aboveground traits.

Developing Gene Therapy for Cockayne Syndrome

MSI PI Christina Pacak (assistant professor, Neurology) has received a new $1.8M grant to develop an efficient manufacturing process of a gene therapy for Cockayne Syndrome, a rare accelerated aging disorder that currently has no treatment.

March 2022 Maintenance

On Wednesday, March 2, 2022, MSI staff will perform scheduled maintenance and upgrades to various MSI systems.

Duo 2-Factor Authentication Coming to MSI

On March 2, 2022, after scheduled maintenance, all researchers using secure shell (ssh) to connect to MSI high-performance computing cluster Mesabi, Mangi, and (very soon) Agate will be required to use Duo 2-factor authentication.