Swenson College of Science and Engineering

UMD students visit Lot D on the Duluth waterfront, with a concrete silo and the Aerial Lift Bridge in the background.

Framing the future of Duluth: The city as canvas

From safer crosswalks to waterfront revitalization, students in the University of Minnesota Duluth’s "City as a Work of Art" course are turning classroom designs into real-world community impact.

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Code and creativity

How blending art and computer science helped one student imagine a different future.

A climber leans back on a cliff in northern Minnesota, with rolling hills in the background.

Designing the ride

Alum Jake Aldridge turned his passion for snowboarding into a career, designing bindings at K2.

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From campus to community care

Yasmin Sandoval is motivated to create space for underserved communities to feel welcome on campus, in healthcare, and beyond.