Swenson College of Science and Engineering

A photo showing a road construction zone with a series of traffic cones and a right arrow.

How will warmer winters impact our roads?

From record-setting cold and snow, to record-setting warmth, Minnesota's recent winters have been anything but normal, so we turned to UMD road expert Manik Barman to learn what this latest winter of new extremes means for Minnesotan roads.

The ceramic art installation titled “Reliquary of the North Shore” is displayed in the main commons on the second floor of UMD’s A.B. Anderson Hall.

“Reliquary of the North Shore”

A new ceramic art installation at the University of Minnesota Duluth aims to celebrate the biodiversity of Minnesota’s North Shore region.

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.

Two UMD students handle water sampling equipment over a hole in the ice on a frozen lake.

Ecology under ice

UMD research is advancing our understanding of lake ecology in the winter.

The sun sets behind the Heikkila Chemistry and Advanced Materials Science (HCAMS) building on the University of Minnesota Duluth Campus.

Investing in the future

A $1 million gift to UMD’s Advanced Materials Center will support the education of future scientists and engineers, and further research on the repurposing of plastic waste.

Chemistry master's student, Mady Larson, inspects a petri dish under blue and red lights in a lab at the University of Minnesota Duluth.

Planted in research

UMD chemistry graduate student, Mady Larson, is researching drought-tolerant plants.

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