Pimento from our Computer Science Department is visiting #mnleg today for #Duluth & SLC days to advocate for UMN Duluth. Tiring but important work - keep going Pimento!

STUDENTS Do you want to get career advice, tips, and experience working with an alumni mentor? The Mentor program is now accepting student applications for fall 2022. Students are paired 1:1 with an alumni mentor for a year of professional mentoring. mentor.d.umn.edu/apply

Move us on, Dale!!

So glad your students were able to join us! #umdproud

Our Engineers Without Borders group has a silent auction fundraiser April 8 at Hoops Brewing from 5-8pm. They're raising money for a project to bring clean water to Nyansakia, Kenya. It's a great cause for a great group of students. #umdproud

Shout out to one of our Computer Science Professors Arshia Khan who is quoted in this WIRED article about a groundbreaking new technique to collect brainwave info via custom earbuds.

Computer Science Professor Arshia Khan is featured in this The New York Times article about her research programming robots to provide interactive care at nursing homes. Groundbreaking & inspiring stuff! #umdproud nytimes.com/2022/04/21/rea…

Our Civil Engineering Dept Head Andrea Schokker has superpowers! Check out the latest UMN Duluth Office Hours video to hear about her passion for civil engineering and how they can make a difference in the world: youtu.be/RUmogct_V5k

Shout out to water quality researcher and grad student Ayooluwateso for this amazing first-hand account. "Nevertheless, I am not only going to strive to achieve my goals, but flourish in a space filled with barriers." openrivers.lib.umn.edu/article/the-su… #BlackinSTEM #WomeninSTEM

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It’s time! Our SURP & BURST fair is happening today to showcase the summer research projects led by undergrads in Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biology.

ANYL and ENVR poster session this evening. Come check out the great work happening! And if you can, find this person doing some really cool things in my lab UMD Swenson College #ACSFall2022

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What happens when a robot enters a nursing home? Computer Science Professor Arshia Khan was featured on CBS News last night in this heartwarming story about how robot Pepper has been programmed to interact with nursing home patients: cbsnews.com/video/nursing-…

Dr. Samantha Doble My pleasure! Inspiring visit with UMD Swenson College, which is launching a college-wide CURE initiative. They are student focused and have a robust research infrastructure to make it happen!

Plus UMD Swenson College shared their anonymized search process to promote #DEI in faculty searches: scse.d.umn.edu/about/faculty-… More institutions need to do this!

Today's the day - Give To The Max! Every gift given is eligible for thousands of dollars of prizes, regardless of the amount. And, don’t forget to share your support on social media with the hashtag #UMNGive To support SCSE: makingagift.umn.edu/give/fund.html…

Congrats to Biology Professor Donn Branstrator for this latest research publication:

Hey - that's one of our buildings! #umdproud