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Success stories
UMN establishes research agreements with Korean peer institutions
A UMN delegation visited Korea's Hanyang University and the Korea Institute for Science and Technology (KIST), where they signed agreements to build research collaborations with these partners. Hanyang University is a leader in battery research and development, and KIST specializes in materials science and device fabrication. Read more.
UMN competition pairs product innovation with digital manufacturing
Protolabs is a title sponsor of the University's Minimum Viable Product (MVP) Challenge, which allows students to conceptualize, prototype, design and eventually launch a new product to market. Participants can utilize Protolabs digital quoting platform, attend design workshops, tour their local facilities, and work one-on-one with Protolabs engineers. Read more.
General Mills taps UMN for tech leadership training of employees
Technical leadership was on the menu at the U of M campus when nearly 30 General Mills food scientists and engineers gathered for the third offering of the Technical Leadership Essentials (TLE) course – a seminar in leadership fundamentals hosted by the U’s Technological Leadership Institute in the College of Science and Engineering. Read more.
UMN remains among the 'Billion Dollar Research Club'
For the second year in a row, the University of Minnesota sustained more than $1 billion in competitively earned sponsored research awards. In addition, the University ranks among the nation’s top 15 public universities in research expenditures, according to a report Vice President of Research Shashank Priya gave to the Board of Regents. Read more.
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Number of UMN programs ranked in the top 25 by U.S. News & World Report: Pharmacy, Public Health, Public Affairs, Medicine, Law, Engineering, Nursing
$8.6 billion
Annual economic impact for the state of Minnesota, including bioeconomy leadership
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Ranking among U.S. public universities in research spending.
$255.5 million
Amount corporations invested in University research during a record year for innovation and technology funding in 2021.
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Gabrielle Bunten-Spoth
Corporate Relations Associate
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651-329-2234