University of Minnesota Duluth

Research & Academics

Student presenting final project

An interlinked future for technology and the humanities

A recent campus collaboration paired CAHSS students studying gaps in community services with SCSE students learning software development.

Scott Carlson, smiling. He stands before a busy old-fashioned street scene.

Faculty spotlight: Scott Carlson

Professor enjoys mentoring the student research process, from question to publication.

Smiling young man with a backpack walking beside a glass wall, with his reflection visible and tall golden grasses in the foreground.

Windows of opportunity

How a business student turned a networking opportunity into a meaningful summer internship.

Research group seated around a table with one student pointing towards a presentation screen.

Breaking out of silos to solve real-world problems

In Spring 2026, students and faculty members from very different corners of campus came together around a complex problem: food insecurity in Duluth’s Central Hillside.

Archaeology searching for artifacts with the help of their professor

Digging into a growing industry

UMD history and anthropology students spent their summer learning about the archaeology of capitalism in an unexpected classroom: the woods behind an old U.S. Steel warehouse in Morgan Park.

An aerial image showing Lake Superior waters and shoreline beneath a partly cloudy sky.

Underwater neutrino testing in Lake Superior, Lake Vermilion to begin this fall

Novel underwater detection experiment will continue Minnesota’s legacy of neutrino research

A young man in a beanie and jacket stands at the railing of a boat, watching the sunrise over Lake Superior, with three others in the background.

UMD’s new maritime engineering track

How place-based learning puts Duluth students at the helm of marine innovation.

John Coverstone standing in the doorway of the audiology clinic with a colorful hallway in the background

Faculty spotlight: John Coverstone

Audiologist aims to develop students into thoughtful clinicians and future leaders.

A classroom scene shows a focused student taking notes as another student gestures while speaking. Whiteboards and green walls are visible in the background.

College ready

Some incoming students are making early progress toward their degrees through the Swenson College Summer Bridge Program.

An aerial image of a baseball field with UMD campus and Lake Superior

Neutrinos 101

Understanding the universe’s smallest particles.

An ambulance driving on a snowy road.

Addressing burnout in rural healthcare workers through online courses

Remi Foust in commencement regalia with other grads at Leif Erikson Park

Turning the page with confidence

Remi Foust found sustainable community, while pursuing her passions at UMD.

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