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.
Environment & Sustainability
Freezing history
UMD researchers are reconstructing climate records from layers of sediment at the bottom of Minnesota and Wisconsin lakes.
Prime educational habitat
Students visit one of the world’s best birding sites just beyond campus.
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.
UMD receives STARS Gold rating for sustainability achievements
Multi-year reporting of campus-wide sustainability efforts earns UMD major accolade.
Positively impacting the region
Alumna keeps waterways clean from the helm of WLSSD.
Fields of study
UMD students put boots on the ground to better understand the natural environment.
Sourcing stormwater
UMD student analyzes water isotopes to better understand climate trends.
Starting small
UMD graduate helps elementary school students plant 1,000 trees
“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.