Talent development
December 16, 2022
Tarik Merzkani moved to the United States, from Puerto Cortés, Honduras, with his older brother six years ago. First, they lived in New York—then they landed in Minnesota. “I had heard accounts of… Read more
Categories: Talent development
May 31, 2017
Engineering his future
When it comes to designing and building things, 3M Diversity Scholarship recipient Adrian Houston is a natural. At Blaine High School, he completed a four-year science,… Read more
Categories: Talent development
Topics: CSE
May 15, 2017
More than 500 middle and high school students from across the Twin Cities crowded into the North Star Ballroom on the U’s St. Paul campus on a Monday morning in April. Nearly all come from… Read more
Topics: OED
May 30, 2017
The U’s College of Science and Engineering (CSE) works hard to help women students succeed, but first they have to enroll. That’s where SWEekend comes in; bringing high school girls who have been… Read more
Categories: Executive and employee engagement, Talent development
May 15, 2017
Jamie Glover, ’17 M.B.A., wants to see Muslim girls and women playing sports and not sitting on the sidelines because the uniforms compromise their religious beliefs. That’s why the recent Carlson… Read more
Topics: CSOM
May 15, 2017
How can we boost the number of underrepresented minority students studying to become tomorrow’s scientists and engineers? One way that industry, academia, and the government are addressing this need… Read more
Categories: Talent development, Visibility and outreach
May 31, 2017
The road ahead It has been two years in the making but it’s finally here: the next generation solar car created by the University of Minnesota’s Solar Vehicle Project (SVP) team. Named Eos II, the… Read more
Topics: CSE
May 15, 2017
No matter where you live, oral health is important—so important, in fact, that 3M is helping dental professionals from developing and underdeveloped countries to study at the U of M’s School of… Read more
Categories: Talent development
Topics: DENT
May 31, 2017
October 25, 2017
The University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project (SVP) team’s newest solar-powered car, Eos II, was one of five vehicles in its class to finish the week-long 1,800-mile Bridgestone World Solar… Read more
Categories: Talent development, Technology and innovation
Topics: CSE