Decent Work and Economic Growth

UMN develops prototype SDG data hub featuring local data

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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.

MPR News: Minnesota has a wider wage gap than most states. How can we close it?

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Minnesota is a national leader for women’s participation in the workplace. And yet, we also have a wider gender wage gap than most other states. 

NRRI initiates proactive Safety Program

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Industrial safety programs often focus on counting up safety incidents, hoping the numbers go down instead of up. But NRRI is taking a different approach – stop the incidents before they happen.

U of M proposal advances partnership with Duluth community health systems to prepare the future health care workforce in Greater Minnesota

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The University of Minnesota is proposing to design and build a new academic health care center located in the Duluth Medical District.

In Greater Minnesota, Local Economies Emerge from the Pandemic

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From retail spending to labor demand, UMN Extension's Ryan Pesch can tell you what the economic indicators say about Minnesota’s small towns and rural areas as it emerges from the coronavirus pandemic.

Center for Transportation Studies awarded $6 million from Federal Transit Administration to address transportation insecurity

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The University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies and its partners have been awarded $6 million by the Federal Transit Administration to design and lead a new Mobility, Access and Transportation Insecurity: Creating Links to Opportunity Program.

New study provides comprehensive overview of U.S. public health workforce

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After a decades-long decline — both in terms of financial investment and the overall size of the workforce — the COVID-19 pandemic prompted increased attention and funding for America’s public health systems.

University of Minnesota, DEED launch $34.5M Minnesota Venture Capital Programs

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The University of Minnesota is partnering with the State of Minnesota to inject $34.5 million into Minnesota’s early-stage, venture-backed businesses. 

U of M College of Pharmacy receives grant to continue diversifying pharmacy workforce

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The University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy has announced a grant of $750,000 over three years from The McKesson Foundation. 

CEHD SDG Website

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The College of Education and Human Development has launched a college-wide SDG Initiative.