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Student research

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Core experiences

How early curiosity about the natural world shaped one student’s path in environmental science.

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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.

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The Toro Company Announces $1.5 Million Investment in the University of Minnesota to Fuel Innovation and Develop Future Talent

Strategic gift funds the Carlson School of Management Leadership Lab and accelerates applied engineering and sustainable materials innovation at the University of Minnesota Duluth Advanced Materials Center.

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Future-forward energy

Andrew Walz grew up tinkering in a garage in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Today, he’s helping a German startup harness rivers for renewable energy.

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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.

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UMD classes start for the 2026-2027 academic year

As classes begin, campus prepares for an exciting year.

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UMD’s new maritime engineering track

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

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UMD awarded USDA grant to advance bioethanol waste conversion

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) awarded $650,000 for research into sustainable solutions.

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Learning the landscape

UMD student studies evolutionary geology of North Shore waterfalls.

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.

UMD Alum Nora Griffin-Wiesner poses for a photo near the ocean in Morocco during her undergraduate research study abroad trip.

Pursuit of perspective

UMD Alum Nora Griffin-Wiesner credits her time in the Undergraduate Research Study Abroad program for widening her worldview.

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Research Leads to New Information About Bats and Insects

NRRI's five-year bat study leads to master's candidate unexpected new knowledge about bat guts and insects using eDNA.

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