Inventing Tomorrow | Fall 2007/Winter 2008

Cover story

Left to Their Own Devices

Innovative IT alumni bolster Minnesota's role as medical device mecca. Full story

Features

Winds of Change

Institute of Technology students, high schoolers and local companies work together on building a wind turbine to help a village in Nicaragua. Full story

Our Business is Your Business

Expertise of IT faculty and students provides critical resources for businesses near and far. Full story

Tech digest

U.S. Department of Energy to fund new $45.6 million lab Full story

U of M astronomers discover "gaping hole" in Universe devoid of all matter Full story

Computer researchers reveal new findings about Wikipedia Full story

U experts examine collapse Full story

IT math faculty win visualization award Full story

In memoriam: L.E. "Skip" Scriven and Marian Stankovich Full story

Faculty awards Full story

Regular columns

Letters

Alumnus remembers 1950s faculty, letter debates reality of global warming Full story

From the dean

Professor Steven L. Crouch Full story

Alumni report

News from the IT Alumni Society Full story

Investing in IT

Opportunities and impact Full story

Retrospect

Prof shows the "Way" to good chemistry Full story

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