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A catalyst for watershed moments

We Are Water Minnesota invites visitors to Itasca State Park to explore their personal connection to this important resource.

Designed by Nature: The Power of Biomimicry

Learn the art and science of mimicking nature to solve human problems through smarter design on October 28.

World’s first synthetic cell with a complete life cycle could revolutionize biological engineering

Developed by Associate Professors Kate Adamala and Aaron Engelhart, the project marks a major breakthrough.

Long-term research sparks long-distance collaboration

New mini grant program reconnects Norwegian ecologist with his Cedar Creek roots.

CBS faculty celebrate promotion and tenure

Thirteen CBS faculty members received promotion or tenure this spring.

A cross-Atlantic connection

New mini grant program brings fresh opportunities to longstanding Norway–UMN collaboration.

Honoring excellence

CBS recognizes some of the outstanding members of our community at the annual Faculty and Staff Celebration.

Four CBS faculty honored with prestigious McKnight Awards

Douglas Mashek, Jennifer Powers, Daniel Stanton and Xiao Dong were recognized by the University for their impact in research and education.

Tradition of excellence

The Student Board recognizes outstanding faculty and staff picked by CBS students at the Golden Pipettes.

Creating clarity for better biocontrol

Unique collaboration yields a much-needed common language for genetic biocontrol technology development.