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Welcome to This Week @Minnesota.
Regenerative medicine is the theme of this semester at the U
of M Academic Health Center's Mini Medical School,
a five week course that gives anyone with an interest
in medicine the chance to learn
from internationally renowned U of M researchers.
In Monday's initial course offering students took Stem
Cells 101 from Doctor John Wagner and also learned
about advancements in heart disease treatments
from cardiologist Doctor Cindy Martin.
U of M researchers can now replicate the power of more
than 3,000 suns with a new solar simulator, the first of its kind
in the nation currently housed
in the mechanical engineering building.
The device, which focuses solar energy to produce temperatures
as high as 4,000 degrees fahrenheit, will be used
to further alternative fuels research.
If we record solar resources that are available
and can be used for this particular technology,
we have enough solar energy
to produce synthetic fuels using this energy
and to replace all fossil-derived fuels,
guzzling diesel and jet fuel.
In the spirit of Valentine's Day,
here's a story to warm your heart.
The U's Immigration History Research Center has been
collecting love letters written by immigrants from 1850-1870
in a wide range of languages such as Finnish and Latvian.
The goal is to create a multilingual archive
that students and scholars can study for years to come.
The letters have been translated and put on display
at the Anderson Library through April 8.
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