Clean Water and Sanitation

Revamping Morris Model’s Sustainability Strategy: Unveiling the Strategic Plan 2.0

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Griffin Peck, the Morris Model coordinator, initiated a planning effort to update and expand the scope of our sustainability strategic vision for the Morris community. This work included using the SDGs as a framework as they established new goals and priorities. 

Field Experience: Environmental Justice on the Mississippi River in Louisiana

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How do values around water vary based on socioeconomic and geographic differences along the Mississippi River, from the headwaters in northern Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico? 

Extension social science research unpacks diverse water values and perspectives

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The process of creating policies and procedures surrounding water and soil management is a bit more complex than one might imagine. Ideas are generated to correct water issues all while wondering about why these problems arise and how these policies affect those in every community. 

University of Minnesota consortium receives inaugural NSF Regional Innovation Engines award

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Great Lakes ReNEW was one of just 10 Regional Innovation Engines awarded from a group of 700 initial applicants, 188 invited proposals, and 16 finalists.

UMN's Certificate in Sustainability Leadership Meets Growing Demand for ESG Expertise

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The Humphrey School of Public Affairs is collaborating to offer a new and innovative certificate in Sustainable Environmental, Social and Governance (SESG) Leadership beginning this fall. 

UMN Study: Pandemic widened global economic disparities

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The COVID-19 pandemic hit low-income countries harder than wealthier nations, according to a new study in PLOS One, further slowing progress toward health-related Sustainable Development Goals. 

U of M System ranks fifth in US in sustainability impact

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For the third year in a row, the University of Minnesota participated in the Times Higher Ed (THE) Impact Rankings. The 2024 rankings evaluated 2,152 universities from 125 countries/regions, comparing their efforts to conduct teaching, research, outreach and stewardship that support a more sustainable, equitable and healthy future.

UMN offers first-of-its-kind, graduate-level certificate in sustainability leadership

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An innovative certificate in Sustainable Environmental, Social and Governance (SESG) Leadership — the University of Minnesota’s first graduate-level program in this specialty — will address a growing need for professionals with the skills to navigate today’s climate, environmental and social justice challenges.

Esri: University of Minnesota Proves Sustainable Development Goals Are Local

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Esri spotlights the University of Minnesota's partnership with the SDG Data Alliance and development of the SDGs in Minnesota Hub site. 

Contaminants of emerging concern impact fish health in Minnesota waters

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Researchers from the University of Minnesota and the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa discovered fish from 18 out of 19 testing sites in northern Minnesota contained contaminants of emerging concern such as pharmaceuticals, hormones and personal care products.