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Researchers at the University of Victoria Astronomy Research Centre and the University of Minnesota found that stellar rotation dramatically enhances mixing across the stable layer separating the nuclear-burning interior from the outer convective envelope.

Mentioned as: university of minnesotaNarrative GeneralFeb 24, 2026Stellar rotation drives deep mixing in ageing red giant stars

Jake Bailey is a University of Minnesota scientist who studies microbe-environment interactions.

Mentioned as: university of minnesotaNarrative GeneralFeb 23, 2026Deep sea wrinkles reveal ancient chemosynthetic microbes

Keith Olive, a professor at the University of Minnesota, ruled out low mass neutrinos as a dark matter candidate more than 40 years ago due to their hot dark matter behavior.

Mentioned as: University of MinnesotaNarrative GeneralJan 16, 2026Early universe dark matter born red hot before cooling

Brandy Toner, a professor at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, noted that InvOW builds on decades of work within her field.

Mentioned as: University of MinnesotaNarrative GeneralDec 9, 2025NASA backs WHOI effort to read organic signals from ocean worlds

Additional co-authors on the study include researchers from the University of Oxford, the University of Innsbruck, the University of Minnesota, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the University of Miami.

Mentioned as: University of MinnesotaNarrative GeneralNov 23, 2025Calcite deposit from southern Nevada cave reveals 580,000 years of climate history

Since 2017, NASA’s Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program has awarded contracts to Airbus U.S., Maxar Technologies, Planet, Spire, Teledyne Brown Engineering, and the Polar Geospatial Center at the University of Minnesota to share optical, hyperspectral, synthetic aperture radar, and other datasets.

Mentioned as: University of MinnesotaOrg RelationshipFeb 19, 2024Stormy weather over NOAA’s commitment issues

NASA purchases high-resolution Digital Elevation Models produced by the EarthDEM Project, a collaboration that includes the University of Minnesota’s Polar Geospatial Center, Ohio State University’s Byrd Polar Research Center, and the University of Illinois National Center for Supercomputing Applications, and that is based on Maxar satellite data.

Mentioned as: University of Minnesota’s Polar Geospatial CenterTechnical ProductOct 5, 2023NASA expands purchase of commercial Earth-observation data with latest award

University of Minnesota’s Endowment invested in Orbital Sidekick’s $10,000,000 funding round.

Mentioned as: University of MinnesotaOrg RelationshipFeb 3, 2023OSK secures million$ in strategic investment for energy sector intelligence solution

NASA purchased high-resolution Digital Elevation Models produced by the EarthDEM Project, a collaboration that includes the University of Minnesota’s Polar Geospatial Center, Ohio State University’s Byrd Polar Research Center, and the University of Illinois National Center for Supercomputing Applications, and that is based on Maxar satellite data.

Mentioned as: University of Minnesota’s Polar Geospatial CenterTechnical ProductNov 15, 2022GeoOptics wins NASA Commercial SmallSat Data contract

NASA purchases high-resolution Digital Elevation Models produced by the EarthDEM Project, a collaboration that includes the University of Minnesota’s Polar Geospatial Center, Ohio State University’s Byrd Polar Research Center, and the University of Illinois National Center for Supercomputing Applications, based on Maxar satellite data.

Mentioned as: University of Minnesota’s Polar Geospatial CenterTechnical ProductJan 28, 2022NASA to continue buying Earth-observation datasets

Spaceport America and the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association selected the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities as the winner of the 2021 Virtual Spaceport America Cup.

Mentioned as: University of MinnesotaNarrative GeneralJun 20, 2021The Winners Of The 2021 Virtual Spaceport America Cup Winners Announced