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Using Spectroscopy to Save Oak Trees

MSI PI Jeannine Cavender-Bares (professor, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior) is featured in on the OVPR Inquiry blog in a story about her research into using spectroscopy to find trees affected with oak wilt, a devastating fungal disease.

New Climate Modeling Center Uses Machine Learning Techniques

The University of Minnesota is part of a climate modeling center that aims to improve climate modeling and prepare for the disruptions that will occur as the climate changes.

Longer Life Expectancy

MSI PI Craig Packer (professor, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior; Director, Lion Research Center) and colleagues from several other institutions recently published research showing that increased lifespans are a result of better environments - public health and nutrition - and not a slowing of the aging process.

3D Printing for Medicine

MSI PI Angela Panoskaltsis-Mortari (professor, Pediatrics; Director, 3D Bioprinting Facility) is interviewed in the Fall 2021 issue of Discovery magazine, a publication of the University of Minnesota Foundation.

October 2021 Maintenance

On Wednesday, October 6, 2021, MSI staff will perform scheduled maintenance and upgrades to various MSI systems.

New Award Celebrating Research Impact

The Office of the Vice President for Research has created a new program to celebrate the impact of University of Minnesota research.

MSI PI Receives DARPA Young Faculty Award

MSI PI Suo Yang (assistant professor, Mechanical Engineering) has received a Young Faculty Award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

U-Spatial 2021 Mapping Prizes

U-Spatial has named the winners for their 2021 Mapping Prizes.

Erin Sheets Named Fellow of IAspire Leadership Academy

MSI PI Erin Sheets (professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, UMD; associate dean, Swenson College of Science and Engineering, UMD) has been named a fellow of the IAspire Leadership Academy, a leadership program that helps STEM faculty from underrepresented groups attain leadership roles at colleges and universities.

Trial to Reduce Cervical Cancer Screening Disparities in Somali American Women

MSI PI Sophia Yohe (associate professor, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology) is a co-investigator on a clinical trial that aims to reduce disparities in cervical-cancer screening in Somali American women.

Novel COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate

MSI PIs Fang Li (professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences) and Marc Jenkins (Regents Professor, Microbiology and Immunology) and their colleagues have developed a novel vaccine that might be effective against COVID-19 and its variants.

Using Pennycress as a Cover Crop

Research by MSI PIs Donald Wyse (professor, Agronomy and Plant Genetics) and David Marks (professor, Plant and Microbial Biology) is featured in a recent story on the Office of the Vice President for Research Inquiry blog.

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