Quality Education
Source Magazine: Communicating about climate
Equipped with communication skills and climate science knowledge, these Extension participants direct efforts toward communities impacted by changes to our climate.
UN Sustainable Development Goals: Scenarios for Global Learning
This 30-minute webinar is designed to help you integrate the UN Sustainable Development Goals into your courses. Integrating the goals can help your students build awareness of global issues and learn about concrete steps they could take to address them on both global and local levels.
Using telemedicine to better support kids with autism
With autism, time is of the essence: The sooner children and families can be supported, the better the outcome. Fortunately, an innovative telemedicine approach bridges the critical gap for families prior to receiving intervention services.
An advocate for energy justice
Alexa Carrera is determined to move the needle on energy justice. Carrera wants to help write energy policies that ensure everyone benefits.
Star Tribune: Q&A-How a U of M Rochester program is turning into a nationwide model toward faster degrees
University of Minnesota, Rochester Chancellor Lori Carrell is leading calls for accelerated programs at postsecondary institutions.
Rochester Post Bulletin: Student initiative leads to on-campus naloxone training at UMR
A group of about 25 University of Minnesota Rochester students and staff spent their Friday afternoons learning about naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal medication, and how to give naloxone to someone experiencing an overdose.
Creativity and the brain
The value of creativity reaches way beyond the fun factor. Recent work at the U of M suggests that creativity-based activities may help adolescents experiencing depression.
UMN Student Organic Farm faces uncertain financial future
Students are making a push to secure University funding for the farm, which has provided students with hands-on learning experience for nearly two decades.
SDG Webinar Series: Teaching the SDGs
This session of the Sustainable Development Goals Webinar Series will feature three panelists who will share how they have integrated the Sustainable Development Goals into their courses or programs. You will hear about a health course with a study abroad component, a Freshman Seminar, and about how a 21-credit program was developed using the SDGs as a framework.
UMN develops prototype SDG data hub featuring local data
The University of Minnesota continues to make significant progress in developing an SDG Data Hub that counties can use to track and accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.