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AI for a Changing World

CS&E researchers are applying AI techniques to combat climate change, improve medical outcomes, and help humans better understand and utilize technology.

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Burt Earns John Tate Award

The Tate Awards serve to recognize and reward high-quality academic advising, calling attention to the contribution academic advising makes to helping students formulate and achieve intellectual, career, and personal goals. 

Lind Hall Diversity Wall

Lind Hall Diversity Wall

The third floor of Lind Hall now features the Diversity Wall, which highlights the computer science contributions of marginalized groups throughout history.

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CSpotlight: The Power Of Research

Ph.D. student Leah Ajmani talks about her research at the University of Minnesota
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Chad Myers Named Distinguished McKnight University Professor

The Distinguished McKnight University Professorship program recognizes outstanding faculty members who have recently achieved full professor status. Myers is one of 12 recipients from across the
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Brock Shamblin Wins 2024 Riedl TA Award

Shamblin was selected for their effort, dedication, and service to the students in their courses.

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undergraduate students

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graduate students

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faculty members

The Department of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Minnesota has come a long way in the past 50 years. We have made tremendous progress and have become one of the most vibrant and interdisciplinary departments within the College of Science and Engineering, the University of Minnesota, and the computer science field at large.

Watch and listen to stories of how the department started, the years of growth, and where we are headed in the future.