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The IV/LAB uses new approaches to extended reality visualization that use physical rendering processes to make data more graspable, harnessing the perceptual benefits of physical objects combined with the interactivity of digital visualizations.

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IV/LAB in 2023 annual brochure of the Coalition for Academic Scientific Computation

January, 2023

Igniting Progress: From Big Data to Bold Solutions

Sean Dorr awarded Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship (IDF) for the 2023-24 academic year!

January 1, 2023

Congratulations Sean!

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Four Ph.D. student rockstars graduate from the IV/LAB during the pandemic!

Spring, 2022

Congratulations Seth, Dan, Volcano, and Jung!

Virtual reality helps shape and respond to artistic impulses

July 25, 2022

Prof. Keefe interviewed for an article in PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences).

Zahara Spilka wins Out to Innovate's Avangrid Scholarship

Fall, 2021

This prestigious scholarship recognizes talented LGBTQ+ students in STEM fields. She is one of only six students across the country to win this award.

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Augmented Paafu Mat Installation to be Exhibited in Australia

December 4, 2021

10th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT10) Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Australia

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Research studio to put art first—with the help of science and technology

September 12, 2021

CS&E faculty involved in creating collaborative ArTeS space

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Dan Keefe wins Bowers Faculty Teaching Award for 2021

May, 2021

This award recognizes Professor Keefe's dedication to teaching, advising and mentoring, curriculum development, and broadening participation in computing.

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IV/LAB Research featured in Physics Today magazine

April, 2021

IV/LAB research featured in the Physics Today cover story 'Mingling art and science opens minds'

Welcome Morgan Turner, Ph.D.

January, 2021

Morgan joins the IV/LAB as our first ever Postdoctoral Research Associate via a prestigious award from the CRA/CCC/NSF Computing Innovation Fellows program.

Sculpting Vis Featured on CG&A Cover

January 26, 2021

The IV/LAB's NSF-sponsored project on artistic design for scientific visualization is the cover feature for the Jan/Feb issue of IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications.

Prof. Keefe joins the IEEE TVCG Editorial Board

Spring, 2020

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics is the top journal for both VIS and VR research, the two main areas of research for the lab.

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Navigating Indigenous Futures with the Mississippi River

Fall, 2020

A report from the Back to Indigenous Futures project team on the most recent on-campus event.

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Best Poster - Again!

October 26, 2020

IV/LAB wins the Best Poster Award at IEEE SciVis for the 2nd year in a row!

Milanesian community launches their new outrigger!

March, 2020

The Micronesian community of Milan, MN created the new canoe with support from local Dakota communities and the Back to Indigenous Futures project.

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Best Poster Award

October 22, 2019

Congratulations to Jung Nam and colleagues on the Best Poster Award at IEEE SciVis 2019!

Using canoes and virtual reality, local project explores Indigenous traditions

September 20, 2019

A project funded by the provost’s Grand Challenges Research brings Indigenous communities together while advancing science and technology.

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CavePainting on the Cover of VR Developer Gems

June 26, 2019

Congrats to Dan and Bret on their chapter in the new book, and great choice on the cover!

2019 Horace T. Morse-University of Minnesota Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education

April 29, 2019

Congratultions Prof. Keefe.

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Interview with Over Coffee® Podcast

March, 2018

Keefe interviewed following an invited talk at the Keck Immersive Visualization for Space Science Workshop

Orbacles installed in Minneapolis

June, 2017

It took some wide-load trucks and a giant crane, but the site-specific art installation (i.e., a really big data physicalization) is now installed in downtown Minneapolis!

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YouTube Gold? French film crew unearths early footage of CavePainting.

May 11, 2017

Check out young Prof. Keefe!

Ph.D. student Volcano Kyungyoon Kim profiled in the CRA Bulletin

September, 2016

Volcano's story and research are highlighted in a great article within the Computer Research Association Bulletin.

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Two!! IV/LAB papers selected for presentations in 'best of' sessions at SIGGRAPH 2016

July, 2016

Congratulations on the great work Bret and Kate!

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Northern Spark 2016

June, 2016

Come see Weather Report at the Northern Spark 2016 Arts Festival

Research Featured in IEEE Computing Now

March, 2016

Some great exposure for the Vis-by-Sketching project!

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Best Paper Award - IEEE VIS 2015

October, 2015

Congratulations to Kate Schroder, Daniel Keefe, and Francesca Samsel for their best paper award at the IEEE Scientific Visualization 2015 conference.

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Professor Keefe Recognized with Guillermo E. Borja Award

May, 2014

An award for research accomplishments pre-tenure.

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IV/LAB Hosts IEEE VR 2014

April, 2014

Profs. Keefe and Interrante will be the co-General Chairs for IEEE VR 2014 in Minneapolis!

Best Paper Award - IEEE VIS 2013

October, 2013

Congratulations to Dane Coffey and co-authors who recieved a Best Paper Award (Honorable Mention) at the prestigious IEEE VIS 2013 conference for their paper, "Design by Dragging".

Mobile VR for Managing Persistent Pain

August 2, 2013

Kate Schroeder, Fedor Korsakov, and Daniel Keefe are featured in the IEEE Life Sciences blog. The article is free to read for a limited time.

New NSF/NIH BIGDATA Award

August 1, 2013

Congratulations to the IV/LAB for receiving a new three-year grant co-funded by the NSF and NIH. The project is titled, "BIGDATA: Coupling Data-Intensive Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization with Human Facilities for Design: Applications...

Two IV/LAB Papers to Appear at Vis 2013

July, 2013

Papers by Dane Coffey and Bret Jackson have been accepted to appear at the IEEE Visualization conference.

VR Table Impresses at Medical Devices Center opening

June, 2013

At the grand opening of the University of Minnesota's Medical Devices Center, the IV/LAB-produced virtual prototyping table impressed visitors.

Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship

June, 2013

Bret Jackson awarded the Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship for the 2013-2014 academic year.

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Reimagining the Scientific Visualization Interaction Paradigm

June, 2013

Daniel F. Keefe and Tobias Isenberg featured in IEEE Computing Now blog. Their article is free to read for a limited time.

Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship

June, 2013

Dane Coffey has been awarded the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship for the 2013-2014 academic year.

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3M Nontenured Faculty Award

March, 2013

Prof. Keefe has been awarded the 3M Nontenured Faculty Award.

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Ten Artists to Watch in 2013

January, 2013

Lab member Lauren Thorson nominated as one of the Ten Artists to Watch in 2013 by the Walker Art Center.

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Adding Dimension to Data: Daniel Keefe

April, 2012

A College of Science and Engineering feature story

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McKnight Land-Grant Award

January, 2012

Prof. Keefe is one of six faculty members to be named a McKnight Land-Grant Professor for 2012-2014.

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Grant from the National Acadamies and Keck Foundation

May, 2011

Together with collaborators at the U. of Illinois, the iVLab has received a grant from the National Acadamies Keck Futures Initiative in Imaging Science to study a new paradigm of interactive visualization for real-time 3D microsocpy.

ACM I3D 2011 Best Paper

March, 2011

Best paper award (honorable mention) at the ACM Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics and Games 2011.

Coffey Honorable Mention for NSF Grad Research Fellowship

March 2, 2011

Ph.D. student Dane Coffey was awarded an honorable mention for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Award.

Senator Al Franken Visits

February, 2011

Senator Al Franken visits to check out medical device virtual engineering project.

Prof. Keefe receives the NSF CAREER Award

January, 2011

Dr. Keefe recieved the NSF CAREER Award for the project entitled, "PICTURING MOTION: Analyzing Multidimensional Time-Varying Data through Perceptually Accurate Exploratory Visualization".