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Two UMD students, one with his hand raised, stand on a sidewalk on the University of Minnesota Duluth campus listening to their professor's instruction.

Opportunity in obstacles

Students in the Calculus for the Natural Sciences class exercise their learning outside.

The UMD Campus as seen from above looking out toward Lake Superior

UMD Presents: 2024 Sieur du Lhut Creativity Conference

UMD is presenting the 2024 Sieur du Lhut Creativity Conference, Tuesday, October 29 from 7-9 pm in the Kirby Ballroom.

Student researchers in orange vests wade in a river next to a vertical cliff with measurement tools in their hands.

Learning the landscape

UMD student studies evolutionary geology of North Shore waterfalls.

fish swim near the surface of clear but brown water near a concrete and steel structure.

Research Brief: 50-year generation gap in Minnesota’s longest-lived fish

Three-year study identifies conservation concern for native Minnesota fish.

CEHSP Faculty spotlight: Hanna Wright

Meet Hanna Wright, instructor in the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders

Fostering health and success

Graduate student examines the impact of microaggressions on BIPOC medical students

Two researchers wear headlamps, surrounded by green forest, peer into a live trap attached to a tree trunk.

Zone of sympatry

University researchers study how flying squirrels are impacted by climate change.

Antonia Kaliher, smiling and standing in her studio decorated with her art, proudly holds up one of her designs.

The best of both worlds

UMD alumna discovers her path to a thriving career in the arts.

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

Dr. Clarke-Sather and three UMD researchers gather around a whiteboard.

Breaking down a worldwide problem

UMD researchers innovate to reduce textile waste

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