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MSI Brain Researchers Featured in Legacy Magazine
Several MSI PIs are studying the brain and its development. Two of them, A. David Redish (professor, Neuroscience) and Esther Krook-Magnuson (assistant professor, Neuroscience), are featured in the Spring 2019 issue of Legacy magazine by the University of Minnesota Foundation.
MSI PI Richard James Receives Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship
MSI Richard James (professor, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics) has received a 2019 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship from the US Department of Defense. Professor James is one of only 10 recipients of the award for this year. The fellowship is the most prestigious single-investigator award presented by the DOD.
New Cameras to Record Conditions on Lake Superior
The University of Minnesota Duluth's Large Lakes Observatory (LLO), which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, has added cameras to observation buoys on Lake Superior. The buoys gather information about air and water temperatures, wind speed and direction, wave height, and solar radiation. This information is valuable to ships, fishermen, and meteorologists.
A Signaling Pathway That Helps Bacteria in Dental Plaque
MSI PIs Mark Herzberg (professor, Diagnostic and Biological Sciences; Masonic Cancer Center) and Gianluigi Veglia (professor, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics) are authors on a paper that reveals a new signaling pathway that helps bacteria survive in dental plaque. The pathway regulates surface proteins that allow bacteria to adhere to surfaces.
MSI PI Crystal Ng Gives Presentation on Wild Rice Research
MSI PI Gene-Hua (Crystal) Ng (Earth Sciences) studies connections between the hydrological cycle and other aspects of the environment. Professor Ng uses MSI to run computational models to investigate the influence of groundwater on how sulfate loading in streams and lakes may affect wild rice, and how changing vegetation conditions impact groundwater recharge.
MSI PI Jaime Modiano and Canine Cancer
MSI PI Jaime Modiano (professor, Veterinary Clinical Sciences; Masonic Cancer Center) is interviewed about hemangiosarcoma, a very deadly form of canine cancer. You can read the interview on the University News site: Talking Canine Cancer Awareness With UMN.
Elison Lab Researchers Featured by CEHD
The research group of MSI PI Jed Elison (assistant professor, Institute of Child Development) is featured in the Spring/Summer 2019 issue of the College of Education and Human Development’s magazine CE+HD Connect. The article features three post-docs in the Elison lab. You can read the article on the college website: Pathway to the Future.
MSI PI Laura Gagliardi Named McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair
MSI PI Laura Gagliardi (Chemistry; Director, Chemical Theory Center; Director, Inorganometallic Catalyst Design Center; Nanoporous Materials Genome Center) been named a McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair.
MSI PIs Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Two MSI PIs have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors that can be given to a US scientist or engineer.
MSI Downtime in June
All MSI systems will be offline and unavailable June 3, 4, and 5 (Monday through Wednesday) for a building-wide power outage and monthly system maintenance. The power outage is required to upgrade Walter Library’s main electrical systems. The upgraded electrical systems will help to isolate MSI’s data center from future power interruptions. Below is a rough timeline of the extended outage. Walter Library Extended Outage Timeline:   Monday, June 3:
MSI PI Bill Arnold Gives Presentation on Household Chemicals
MSI PI Bill Arnold (professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering) is an expert on household chemicals and how they persist in the environment. Professor Arnold uses MSI resources to study the processes by which pollutants persist and to design systems to remove them.
MSI PIs Receive Outstanding Service Awards
Two MSI PIs have received the President’s Award for Outstanding Service for 2019. The awards were announced this week by University President Eric Kaler. They recognize exceptional service to the University by any active or retired faculty or staff member. The MSI PIs who received the award are:

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