Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
UMN offers first-of-its-kind, graduate-level certificate in sustainability leadership
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
Esri spotlights the University of Minnesota's partnership with the SDG Data Alliance and development of the SDGs in Minnesota Hub site.
MN Daily: The search for “perfect” recyclables: University researchers explore alternatives to plastics
In developing biodegradable alternatives, Dr. Paul Dauenhauer seeks to reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
Tech Comm Sets New Record Number of Startups in 2023
The University of Minnesota launched a record-breaking 23 startup companies in fiscal year (FY) 2023.
MN Daily: UMN researchers develop new computer component
A College of Science and Engineering professor and graduate students developed a new variant of a superconducting diode, a key component in most computers.
University of Minnesota study looks to make traffic signals smarter, shorten time stopped at intersections
It can be frustrating when the light turns green and every car in front of you makes it through before it turns red -- except for you.
Building Better to Reshape Tomorrow
Advancing innovative procedures so that children can leap, jump, and grow into healthy adults is Dr. A. Noelle Larson’s work and her passion.
MPR News: Morris is a small Minnesota town with big climate goals
Morris is a small town in western Minnesota with big clean energy goals.
University of Minnesota launches environmental justice center to help underserved communities
The University of Minnesota is home to a new federal office intended to get as much climate investment into environmental justice communities as possible.
MPR News: A new fast-growing tree species out of Minnesota may be part of a climate change solution
Researchers at the University of Minnesota in Duluth recently unveiled a new kind of tree after 20 years of research.