A showcase of all things global at UMN
From the depths of the Amazon to the lakes and forests of Minnesota, a unique partnership is weaving together Indigenous knowledge and veterinary science to tackle global health challenges.
Two programs offered through the University of Minnesota’s Office of International Programs this spring gave College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences students the experience of a lifetime.
Alumni Mohammed Sadiki receives the University of Minnesota’s Outstanding Achievement Award for his extraordinary contributions to agriculture and dedication to public service.
The international program seeks to leverage geodesign thinking, geospatial technologies, and other research tools to help local communities around the world grow and thrive by meeting UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Professor Sujaya Rao's poster on entomophagy, or the practice of eating insects as food, was selected for a special session for the Imperial family of Japan.
Cecia Flores Sanchez improved her language skills through the Minnesota English Language Program, and is now pursuing a master's in food science at UMN.
Nathan Lourenco Dias De Oliveira recently spent seven months interning on a swine farm in Fairmont, Minnesota through the MAST International program in the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences.
The study, co-written by UMN professors with more than 20 experts around the world, revealed the likelihood of an emergent feedback loop in which, as climate change puts more pressure on the global food supply, agriculture adopts practices that further accelerate climate change.
CFANS students participated in a Minnesota delegation to Germany for a case study in renewable energy systems.
The Plant Protein Innovation Center was founded nearly five years ago based on the premise that academia and industry can work together to accelerate meaningful, significant research with real-world impact.