Sustainability

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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.

Creative solutions for food security: The Feywild Farm Community Garden

The Humanities for Food Justice hub recently collaborated with the Duluth Center for Women and Children Nourish program and local community members to launch the Feywild Farm Community Garden. This initiative is a direct application of creative, research-driven solutions to local challenges.

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.

Person in a red jacket walking through a pine forest.

Sparking a larger story

For the first time in more than 180 years, fire — Ishkode in Ojibwe — will return to Minnesota Point.

RIck Dalen and Adam Kemp holding cabbages in a farm field with an orange tractor and a German Shepherd.

Extending the season

University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) alumni find harmony in the harvest

A scientist in a white coat draws diagrams on a clear glass board while another scientist watches from behind them.

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.

Researcher Craig Hill, wearing a yellow hat, blue coat and life jacket, leans over the edge of a boat to deploy a small buoy next to a hazard marker

UMD recognized as a top performer in 2025 Sustainable Campus Index

The University of Minnesota Duluth’s campus-wide sustainability efforts earn a major accolade.

People standing outside on a snowy day by a green house with solar panels on the roof.

Lessons in sustainable housing

UMD students tour a net zero home to learn more about sustainable housing.

A person smiling outdoors with greenery and a building in the background.

Accelerated learning

From Cheer Squad and student clubs to an accelerated Master’s degree program, Gracie Bahr is finding value at UMD.

A colorful sunrise photo showing the Duluth Lift Bridge and Canal Park as taken from Lake Superior.

Our Climate Futures: Participatory Science on a Great Lake

A conference at UMD to facilitate community conversations that lead to equitable participatory science projects resulting in impactful adaptation and mitigation action.