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Research & Academics

Four people on a colorful stage, Syaza is accepting the Merdeka Award

Shaping future generations

Malaysian scholar chooses UMD for its specialization in childhood nature studies

Research team in front of the Chester Park building: Instructor Lynette Carlson, Haley Evans, Madelyn Graham, Marie Meysembourg and Associate Professor Sharyl Samargia-Grivette.

Testing a novel treatment method

UMD study shows promise for speech recovery after stroke

Ella Gilbertson holding the basketball during a game

A game-changing experience

Student-athlete strikes a balance between basketball and academics

A row of college graduates raise their commencement caps. They're silhouetted against a sunrise and backdrop of Lake Superior

UMD 2024 Commencement

Celebrate UMD's graduates!

Scientists wearing hard hats and reflective vets work in an industrial laboratory

NRRI receives two DOE grants for industry decarbonization projects

Minnesota joins nine states in effort to develop zero emissions ironmaking and ultra-low life cycle emissions steelmaking.

Jessica Hanson, smiling with hair pulled back and wearing glasses and a dark blazer

Community-engaged research

Interdisciplinary NIH research engages tribal community, undergraduates

Student Braden Kowalski kneels next to a robotic dog on a sidewalk on the University of Minnesota Duluth campus.

Right place, right resources

From hands-on computer science to natural resources fieldwork, Braden Kowalski found all the right tools at UMD.

LSBE Student Marisol Martinez poses for photo in hallway.

Finance, friendship, and fulfillment

LSBE student Marisol Martinez creates a welcoming environment on campus.

Principal Beth Shermoen, Nathan Svestka, Assistant professor Micheal young, Savannah Lowe, and Piedmont Teacher Jenna Amundson"

A Synergistic Relationship

Community partnership for education holds valuable lessons for all

Elizabeth Manly-Spain stands on stage, smiling and holding a microphone, with fellow UMD Black Student Association members at the annual Soul Food Dinner.

Soul Food Success

UMD students and community members gathered in celebration of Black talent, food, and culture at the annual Soul Food Dinner.

Madiha Shakil Mirza and her sister and mother smile at the camera in front of a sunny Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge. Madiha is wearing a cap and gown, while the other two are wearing white dresses.

Wordsmithing the Future

UMD alumna is a trailblazer in AI, helping to build some of AI’s Large Language Models.

UMD Biology Student Rory Westerman conducts research in the Heikkila Chemistry and Advanced Materials Science (HCAMS) building.

Fighting PFAS with plants

UMD Biology Student Rory Westerman is researching how plants and fungi might help solve our PFAS problem.

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