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Minnesota’s small towns are home to some of the state’s most beloved gems. Along with breathtaking and subtly beautiful landscapes, friendly faces, and a strong sense of place, lower-population areas can also have limited resources. 

A wildly popular product design course at the University of Minnesota gives students a hands-on learning opportunity that leaves them with real-world experience.

The Research and Innovation Office is excited to announce the recipients of the 2024 Social Justice Impact Grants. 

Human trafficking is a $150 billion industry, which presents unique challenges for anti-trafficking organizations. Design Against Trafficking, an initiative by University of Minnesota College of Design Northrop Professor Tasoulla Hadjiyanni, adds design as a tool in the fight against modern day slavery.

Dozens of communities in every part of the state are already benefiting from the University of Minnesota’s new Empowering Small Minnesota Communities program.

Minnesotans are eager to get back to their gardens and are busy picking out this year’s plants and seeds. Dan Shaw, an adjunct assistant professor in the College of Design, answers questions about how you can create your own residential pollinator garden.

GPS Alliance is pleased to announce the award, as part of its systemwide initiative focused on the SDGs, of approximately $160,000 to eight research projects that align with the UNs’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the U’s strategic priorities and needs identified by communities.  

In the past few months, COVID-19 and the global movement for racial justice have laid bare inequities in the U.S. and globally, and shown how these inequities undermine the very foundations of our social, political and economic systems. In this third webinar of a series on issues related to the Sustainable Development Goals, a panel of publicly-engaged scholars explored how various forms of inequality in the United States threaten community resilience and sustainable change in their areas of work and then discuss how we all can work together across sectors and disciplines to undermine systemic inequities toward positive change.

Ensuring safe, stable and sustainable housing presents an acute challenge for Minnesota communities and policymakers. COVID-19, the global movement for racial justice and the increasing natural disasters associated with climate change have laid bare the major barriers to sustainable development, equity and justice in the U.S. and globally. Housing is no exception, with a crisis of homelessness, housing instability and the need for sustainable housing design at the forefront. In this fourth webinar of a series on issues related to the Sustainable Development Goals, a panel of community engaged scholars and advocates will explore current challenges to fair, equitable and sustainable housing and discuss potential solutions from the perspective of different disciplines and approaches and then discuss how we all can work together across sectors and disciplines toward positive change.

In this 7th webinar of a series on issues related to the Sustainable Development Goals, a panel of scholars and practitioners will discuss how university partnerships and networks are advancing impactful work in communities and countries around the world. Looking at a variety of network models in several fields, panelists will offer examples and insights on where progress is being made and where more work is needed. Comments and discussion will focus on these SDG’s targets.