Research & Academics

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

Community-engaged research

Interdisciplinary NIH research engages tribal community, undergraduates  

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

An aerial view of the Chester Park Building on the UMD campus. Green lawns and full trees with a parking lot with cars in front of the building and the rest of UMD campus in the background under a blue sky.

Treating Parkinson's Disease

New UMD clinic program helps patients reclaim their speech.

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 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.

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.

Headshot of Soren Sjerven

Chemistry class reinvented

UMD grad student reimagines career, science teaching methods

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

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.