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Research Brief: 50-year generation gap in Minnesota’s longest-lived fish
Three-year study identifies conservation concern for native Minnesota fish.
Who is science for? SLAWR interns explore the complexities of tribally-focused research
The 2024 cohort of the Sustainable Land and Water Resources Research Experience for Undergraduates celebrated the end of their program by sharing poster presentations and elaborate StoryMaps.
UMD Robotics Team Wins Sustainability Award
The UMD Robotics Club, was selected as the recipient of the 2023 University of Minnesota Systemwide Sustainability Student Impact Award!
NRRI receives two DOE grants for industry decarbonization projects
Minnesota joins nine states in effort to develop zero emissions ironmaking and ultra-low life cycle emissions steelmaking.
Mechanical Engineering Research Tackles Fast Fashion Waste
Annually, only 15 percent of textile waste is recycled while over 90 million tons of textiles are discarded globally and 14.5 million tons are incinerated or put into landfills in the United States alone. UMD researchers are working on a solution.
Study reveals new information about wildfire impact to lakes
NRRI researchers find that size of fire matters less than intensity of the blaze. Wildfires in northern Minnesota are increasing – the number, the size and the intensity. Within most folks' memories are the Ham Lake Fire (2007), Pagami Creek Fire (2012) and most recently, the Greenwood Fire (2021). Each scorched large swaths of the state’s prized wilderness areas and challenged humans who were too close.
MPR News - Heart work: Training social workers to keep Native children home
The Indian Child Welfare Act was designed to counteract decades of policies and systems that uprooted Native American children from their families and culture. Minnesota has its own version of the law, called the Minnesota Indian Family Protection Act and UMD has a training program for social workers called the Tribal Training and Certification Partnership.
CBS News: All Minnesota worms are invasive, but which ones do you need to worry about? An expert weighs in
WCCO interview with Ryan Hueffmeier at the University of Minnesota's Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center. Who has been studying worms for almost two decades with the Great Lakes Worm Watch program.
Talking potholes with U of M
Manik Barman discusses what causes potholes, the work that goes into fixing them and how drivers can stay safe on uneven roads.
UMD Dining Services accelerates shift toward plant-based menus
UMD is one of 12 universities partaking in a new Purpose-Driven Plant-Based Incubator™ program.