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When learning informs teaching

Professor Jian-Ping Wang in blue shirt and blue sweater smiling into the camera

Professor Jian-Ping Wang to lead center for spintronics innovation

The new spin technology center will focus on developing new magnetics-based technologies

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Hangyu Zhang and Zaifu Zhan awarded doctoral dissertation fellowships

Zhang is working on developing high performance placement methods for chip design, and Zhan is working on developing large language model methods for accurate natural language processing in biomedical settings

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Professor Mehmet Akçakaya elevated to Fellow of the ISMRM

Akçakaya's research has consistently focused on improving patients' MRI experience while providing precise results.

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Celebrating our teaching assistants: 2025-2026 ECE Teaching Assistant Awards

The ECE TA Awards highlight the contributions that teaching assistants make to create a welcoming and effective learning environment

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Spotlight: Navametha Ramkumar

Ramkumar, winner of an ECE teaching assistant award shares her experience as a graduate student and TA, and her academic and professional interests.

 

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Looking back and moving forward with Robert Chandler

Chandler, who recently accepted a position at Garmin, reflects back on his time at the University of Minnesota and provides some insight to students on their undergraduate journey

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