Duluth

92 million tons of textiles are discarded globally each year. UMD Associate Professor Abbie Clarke-Sather, PhD, and her team have created a new way to make textiles more recyclable.

The Kathryn A. Martin Library at the University of Minnesota Duluth has one of the largest Sámi collections in the world. Library Director Matt Rosendahl recently traveled to Sápmi, the traditional lands of the Sámi people, to visit cultural centers, museums, and libraries and meet with people working to preserve Sámi language and culture.

University of Minnesota Duluth alumnus Stephen Chow Sau-yan has been appointed to the College of Cardinals by Pope Francis. 

Digital technology enables powerful learning and international collaborations for public health.

The Global Programs and Strategy Alliance is pleased to announce the 2022 recipients of the Award for Global Engagement, which recognizes faculty and staff for outstanding contributions to global education and international programs at the University, or in their field or discipline. 

Through a special agreement, Klara Richardt will receive an interdisciplinary B.A. in International Cultural and Business Studies from the University of Passau and a B.A. in Cultural Entrepreneurship from UMD.

Alumna Shui Li protects technology innovation while also working on her side interest in Chinese medicine.

In this webinar, leaders of the UMN Sustainable Development Goals Initiative provided an overview of how the University of Minnesota is advancing the goals and making a difference in Minnesota, the U.S., and abroad. Recipients of SDG grants presented on their own projects, which align with the SDGs, the University’s strategic priorities, and needs identified by communities.

The Our People, Our Climate project is both an artistic showcase and skills development program focusing on the visualization of climate change in Arctic locations.