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A student wearing a UMD t-shirt lifts a shovelful of compost into the air.

Fields of study

UMD students put boots on the ground to better understand the natural environment.

A student dips a small container into a creek near a waterfall on a sunny evening.

Sourcing stormwater

UMD student analyzes water isotopes to better understand climate trends.

Seedling in the foreground and a few tree-planting volunteers and forest in the background.

Starting small

UMD graduate helps elementary school students plant 1,000 trees

Charles Nies stands in the Kathryn A. Martin Library with windows and stairs in background.

Welcome Chancellor Nies

The University of Minnesota Duluth is delighted to welcome Charles Nies, PhD, as the 10th chancellor. 

Lisa Erwin speaks with a student worker in the Student Life office at UMD with office walls behind her.

A focus on students

As she prepares for retirement, Vice Chancellor Lisa Erwin continues to put students first.

Karen Nichols smiling, wearing glasses and standing outside of Bohannon Hall

A community catalyst

Associate director helped achieve new standard for tribal child welfare training