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THE ESSENTIALS Date/Time: Sept. 10, 2022 / 11 a.m. CTSite: MinneapolisStadium: Huntington Bank StadiumSurface: FieldTurfCapacity: 50,805Series Overall: Minnesota Leads 1-0Streak: Minnesota Won 1Series in MN: Minnesota Leads 1-0Streak: Minnesota Won 1Last Meeting: Minnesota won 29-12 in Minneapolis (9/14/13)Television: BTN // Jason Ross, Jr. (PXP), Brock Vereen (Analyst), Michelle McMahon (Reporter)Radio: KFAN | SiriusXM: 133 or 195 | SXM App: 957 // Mike Grimm (PXP), Darrell Thompson (Analyst), Justin Gaard (Reporter), Tanner Hoops (Host), Dan Rowbotham (Engineer)

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW 1. The University of Minnesota football team continues the non-conference portion of its schedule Saturday as it hosts Western Illinois at Huntington Bank Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m. with a national TV audience on BTN.

2. Minnesota is coming off of a 38-0 win over New Mexico State in the team's season opener on Sept. 1. It was the first home shutout for the Gophers since a 62-0 win over Temple on Sept. 16, 2006. It was also the first shutout in a season opener for Minnesota since it opened that same 2006 campaign with a 44-0 triumph at Kent State. Coupled with a 30-0 shutout at Colorado last year, Minnesota joins Georgia (3), Penn State (2), Texas A&M (2), Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2) as the only Power 5 programs with multiple shutouts since the start of the 2021 season.

3. Minnesota's defense put up some truly impressive numbers in the opener against New Mexico State. The Aggies were held to only 33 plays on the night, the fewest ever by a Minnesota opponent. The previous mark was 40, set by Nebraska in 1960 and matched by Middle Tennessee State in 2010. NMSU gained 91 yards (53 passing, 38 rushing), the fewest by an FBS team so far this season. The Golden Gophers also held the Aggies to just six first downs, matching the fewest allowed in the P.J. Fleck era (two off the modern school record) and the lowest total in the FBS this year. 4. Playing in his first game since suffering a season-ending injury in the 2021 opener, Mohamed Ibrahim picked up right where he left off as he extended his school record to 10 straight games with at least 100 yards rushing, the longest active streak in the country. Ibrahim, who reached the milestone in the first half and did not play beyond the team's opening drive of the second half, finished with 21 rushes for 132 yards and two touchdowns, his 11th career multi-touchdown game. His two rushing touchdowns gave him 35 for his career, tying the late Marion Barber III for second-most all-time at Minnesota.

5. The 2022 campaign is the sixth for head coach P.J. Fleck at Minnesota, where he holds a record of 36-23. He is already sixth in program history for wins and Big Ten wins (21), and seventh in games coached (59). His .610 win percentage is third best among the 11 Minnesota coaches with at least 45 games under their helm behind only Henry L. Williams (.786, 1900-21) and Bernie Bierman (.716, 1932-41, '45-50). Through his first five years at Minnesota, only Williams (55, 1900-04) had more wins than Fleck's 35. In his 10th season overall as a college head coach, Fleck is 66-45 (.595).

You can read Minnesota's complete game notes here.

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The University of Minnesota is one of only a few select institutions awarded two U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs).

Over four years, the Center for Interacting Geo-Processes in Mineral Carbon Storage will receive $11 million and the Center for Programmable Energy Catalysis will receive $10.6 million.

The awards are part of a $540 million initiative by the DOE to invest in clean energy technologies and low-carbon manufacturing to help the U.S. achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. The DOE has funded new centers at 54 universities and 11 national labs across the country. The U of M is one of only six institutions that received funding for two EFRCs.

Center for Interacting Geo-Processes in Mineral Carbon Storage The Center for Interacting Geo-Processes in Mineral Carbon Storage will bring together engineers and scientists from five internationally renowned organizations to study and improve the process of carbon mineralization, a promising means of permanently storing carbon dioxide in geologic formations.

If successful, the work from this center has the potential to make this process widely applicable and even reverse some effects of climate change.

“We are excited about this project because it will allow us to hopefully make a significant impact on climate change,” said Emmanuel Detournay, project director, principal investigator and professor of rock mechanics in the U of M College of Science and Engineering.

U of M scientists and engineers will lead a work group with colleagues from the University of Southampton, Georgia Institute of Technology, Northwestern University and Los Alamos National Laboratory. Other U of M faculty include Peter Kang, Bojan Guzina, Joseph Labuz, Jia-Liang Le, Sonia Mogilevskaya and Vaughan Voller.

Center for Programmable Energy Catalysis Researchers at the Center for Programmable Energy Catalysis will focus on transforming how catalysts convert energy-rich molecules in chemical reactions, ultimately leading to enhancements in rate, selectivity and conversion of those reactions.

The researchers aim to find a way to more efficiently convert low-cost renewable power to carbon-free liquid fuels, which could lead to 100% implementation of renewable power technologies such as wind turbines and solar photovoltaics.

"Financial support by the U.S. Department of Energy will enable the creation of an entirely new catalyst technology that achieves higher reaction rates and better reaction control for the most important chemistries required to address climate change,” said Paul Dauenhauer, project director and a professor in the College of Science and Engineering.

U of M scientists and engineers will lead a work group with colleagues from the University of California, Santa Barbara, the University of Michigan, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Clemson University, the University of Houston and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Other U of M faculty include Daniel Frisbie, Matthew Neurock, Aditya Bhan, Bharat Jalan and Renee Frontiera.

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About the College of Science and Engineering The University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering brings together the University’s programs in engineering, physical sciences, mathematics and computer science into one college. The college is ranked among the top academic programs in the country and includes 12 academic departments offering a wide range of degree programs at the baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral levels. Learn more at cse.umn.edu.

MINNEAPOLIS – The fifth season for Minnesota women's basketball under head coach Lindsay Whalen begins October 30 and features 29 regular season games, including 17 games at Williams Arena, it was announced Wednesday.

Tipoff times, TV/streaming coverage, a promotions schedule and single-game tickets will all be announced at later dates. Fans can guarantee their seats to all of the team's home games by purchasing season tickets on GopherSports.com.

Following an exhibition game against the University of Wisconsin-River Falls on October 30, the second straight season with an exhibition game, the 2022-23 campaign gets underway on Nov. 7 with a home matchup against Western Illinois.

Minnesota will remain home for a Nov. 13 matchup against Lehigh before hitting the road for the first time with North Dakota State University of Nov. 17. Minnesota follows that by welcoming in Presbyterian (Nov. 20) before departing for a tournament in Virginia where the Gophers will take on Liberty and the University of Virginia.

The Virginia Tournament will kick off a stretch where the Gophers will take on a number of Power 5 opponents in succession with a matchup with Wake Forest on Dec. 1, being the next game on the schedule. For the second straight year the Maroon and Gold will host the B1G/ACC Challenge after hosting UNC last season.

Continuing with the 2021-22 format, this season's conference schedule will once again begin before wrapping up non-conference contests. The first Big Ten matchup will be against Penn State at home on Dec. 3. Minnesota continues its run against Power 5 teams with Kentucky, who made the 2022 NCAA Tournament, coming to the Barn on Dec. 7.

Before returning to non-conference play the Gophers will have to travel to Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Dec. 10 to take on defending Big Ten Champion Iowa. Minnesota's non-conference schedule ends with three-straight home games against Chicago State (Dec. 12), the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Dec. 14) and Eastern Illinois (Dec. 22).

League play resumes on Dec. 30 for Minnesota with a trip to College Park to take on Maryland, which will be one of eight matchups throughout the season against teams who made the 2022 NCAA Tournament.

Minnesota returns home to host the Buckeyes, who were co-Big Ten regular season champions last season, on Jan. 5 to ring in the new year before heading back on the road for a Border Battle matchup with Wisconsin on Jan. 8.

The Maroon and Gold will play two straight Big Ten home games when Rutgers and Illinois come to town on Jan. 12 and Jan. 15. Following that will be a pair of road tests with the Gophers first rematch of the season against Penn State on Jan. 18, followed by a game against the Boilermakers of Purdue on Jan. 21.

Two tough matchups at home will follow that road trip with Michigan (Jan. 29) and Indiana (Feb. 2) coming to Williams Arena. The Gophers continue the trend of two games at home and two on the road with trips to Illinois (Feb. 5) and Ohio State (Feb. 8).

Wisconsin comes to the Barn for the Gophers turn to host the Border Battle on Feb. 11 followed by a home game against Nebraska on Feb. 15. Minnesota then heads to Northwestern (Feb. 18) and Michigan State (Feb. 22) for their final road tests before returning home ot take on Purdue in the regular season finale on Feb. 26.

The 2022 Big Ten Tournament is scheduled to be held in Minneapolis, Minn., March 1-5 at Target Center.

MINNESOTA, Minn. - The No. 20 Penn State women's volleyball team hopes to keep its winning streak alive against two ranked opponents at the Big Ten/ Pac-12 Challenge in Minnesota this weekend. The Nittany Lions open the event Friday at 6 p.m. (ET) with a match against No. 11 Stanford. They close the event against No. 18 Oregon Saturday at 5:30 p.m. (ET).

Friday's match against Stanford will air nationally on Big Ten Network. Saturday's match will stream on B1G+.

PENN STATE WEEKEND SCHEDULE Friday, Sept. 9 6 p.m. (ET) | vs. No. 11 Stanford | Big Ten Network

Saturday, Sept. 10 5:30 p.m. (ET) | vs. No. 18 Oregon | Watch

SERIES HISTORY - STANFORD • Stanford leads 14-12 in the all-time series thanks to wins in each of the past five meetings dating back to 2018. • Penn State's last two wins in the series both came in 2017 and both were played at neutral sites. • The Lions led 2-1 and had a chance at match point in the fourth set before eventually falling in five sets in last year's matchup. The match was played at Oregon.

SERIES HISTORY - OREGON • The all-time series between Penn State and Oregon is tied at 3-3. • The Ducks won last season's matchup in three sets on their home floor. • The Lions won the previous two matchups in 2018 and 2019.

SCOUTING STANFORD • The Cardinal enter the weekend after being swept by No. 1 Texas Sunday, but have plenty of statement wins including a five-set thriller against No. 13 Florida. • Senior Kendall Kipp leads the team with 55 kills on the season. Sophomore Sami Francis looks to follow up All-Pac-12 Freshman Team honors with a strong start to the season as she has totaled 32 kills and a .474 kill percentage.

SCOUTING OREGON • The Ducks went 2-0 at the Oregon Invitational, including a five-set test against Rice and are now unbeaten at 4-0 on the season. • Oregon outside hitter Mimi Coyler has earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors for the second time in as many weeks after tallying 21 kills on 30 tries against UC Davis. She added four digs and two aces for a weekend total of 33 kills, 15 digs and three aces. • Coyler is complemented by outside hitter senior Brooke Nuneviller who leads the team with 64 kills.

LAST TIME OUT • Graduate student Seleisa Elisaia was named Big Ten Setter of the Week after averaging 12.40 assists/set and 1.70 digs/set in the Tiger Challenge as Penn State defeated Iowa State, Troy, and LSU. Elisaia leads the Big Ten in assists/set with 11.24 on the season. • Junior libero Maddy Bilinovic continued her strong 2022 campaign with a career-high 21 digs in a 3-0 Penn State sweep versus LSU. She has 90 digs and 22 assists on the season. •The Nittany Lions lost just one set in the Tiger Challenge this weekend. On the season they are 18-3 in sets.

UP NEXT • Penn State will play at home for the first time in two weeks when they host the Penn State Classic. They will face Howard on Friday night. Saturday, the Nittany Lions play UAlbany and Coastal Carolina.

Half an hour before school buses start arriving, a Somali boy with braces is sitting in the principal’s office at Gideon Pond Elementary School in Burnsville. He’s not in trouble. He just arrived early; now he’s ready for the school day to begin.

It’s his second year at the school, he explains, so the first-day jitters aren’t so bad.

“Last year I was a little nervous,” he says.

“I’m a little nervous, too,” confesses his principal, Salma Hussein.

It’s Salma’s first day at Gideon Pond. She spent last year as an assistant principal for Central High School, in St. Paul; before that, she served as a social worker in Minneapolis Public Schools. Now, she’s the building leader in a new community. It’s her first day working in an elementary school setting, and her first day ever as principal.

Burnsville schools have quickly grown more diverse in recent years. State data show that 15 percent of all kids in the Burnsville–Eagan–Savage district now speak Somali at home. At Gideon Pond, 40 percent of students are Somali, Salma says.

But representation among teachers and administrators has lagged. In July 2020, Minnesota’s first two Somali public-school principals began their positions in St. Paul and Bloomington. A third Somali principal has since been hired in Minneapolis. In Burnsville, Salma has now joined the small but growing group. She believes she’s the only female Somali principal in Minnesota.

“I really believe that representation matters,” she said.

Like many of her students, Salma picked out a special outfit for the first day of school and got temporary henna tattoos on her hands. She’s already started to get to know students and families at back-to-school events and ice cream socials.

“?The kids here really want to connect and be in community with one another,” she says. “Minneapolis is diverse, but I don’t always see a lot of interactions between different communities. Here, people want to be in community together. I love that.”

As parents drop their children off at the school entrance by the parking lot, marked with a sign that reads “Gideon Pond Elementary Values All,” Salma greets them in English or Somali. Sometimes she calls a parent “abaayo” or a child “habaryar,” Somali terms of familial affection.

“I’m really excited to be here,” she says to one family. “It’s going to be a really good year, InshaAllah!”

One little girl wears a white hijab and a pink shirt that says “Be kind to all kinds.” As Salma compliments her shirt, the little girl grins ear to ear, exposing a missing front tooth.

It’s a challenging time to become a school principal. Daunting academic and social challenges—many grounded in the pandemic—have heightened Minnesota’s already wide racial academic disparities. Salma hopes to use her social-work background to create an environment where students feel loved and supported—and better able to learn. She also hopes to connect with kids through shared culture—like wearing henna, and bringing Somali words to school.

“I grew up just focusing so much on learning English, that I am now just beginning to learn Somali,” she said. “How do we change those experiences so that kids know that they’re amazing, and that school is the space that allows them to be the best version of themselves?”