Commercializing UMN Research & Inventions - Yields Excellent, Lasting Returns
Commercializing UMN Research & Inventions - Yields Excellent, Lasting Returns
Mon, Apr 21, 2025, 10am
And at McNamara
Laukka Conference Room
You are cordially invited to see Rick Huebsch, Associate VP for Research, Technology Commercialization at UMN, who will discuss UMN Technology Commercialization. Tech Comm facilitates the transfer of UMN innovation beyond the research lab by helping our diverse researchers to license research companies--both established and startup (20 to 25 each year)--for the development of new products and services that benefit the public good, foster economic growth, and generate revenue to support the University's mission.
Registration is required in advance to attend and to receive a recording: https://umn.zoom.us/meeting/register/sWY7xKRTRMqgX77BYea84g
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
If you want to attend in person, it will be held at McNamara, in the Laukka Conference Room, which is adjacent to the big open area (Discovery Nexus) on the 2nd floor.
We hope to "see" you there,
~Andy Whitman, FLG facilitator
Upcoming Events
UMRA Book Club I will discuss The Silent Patient, a psychological thriller and debut novel by Alex Michaelides, when it meets via Zoom on Friday, July 17.
Two major conferences, one organized by the Association of Retirement Organizations in Higher Education (AROHE) and the other by the Big Ten Retirees Association (BTRA), will take place this year. The AROHE conference will be held in Florida and the BTRA conference will be hosted by UMRA on the UMN campus.
The AROHE conference invites all interested retirees and university faculty and staff to reimagine retirement. You are invited to register if interested at https://www.arohe.org/2026-Conference.
The BTRA is being hosted by UMRA this year. Leadership of retiree organizations around the US will convene to share competencies. Attendance is restricted.
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10:30 a.m. check in; 10:45 boarding; cruise from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Join UMRA friends and colleagues for a summer cruise and lunch aboard the Paradise Destiny II on beautiful Lake Minnetonka. Paul Maravelas, sailor, historian, and author of The History of Big Island, Lake Minnetonka will join us to share stories from 200+ years of lake-dwellers. Come early or stay after the cruise to explore Excelsior, a charming small town on the big lake.
Ticket price includes lunch: chef's sandwich, garden salad, fruit, chips, and cookies. Coffee, iced tea, and lemonade are complimentary and there will be a cash bar for other beverages. A vegetarian sandwich can be selected during registration.
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Bev leads a Lake of the Isles hike with Bun Coffee afterwards.
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