College of Biological Sciences

CGHSR announces Global Engagement Grant awardees

The Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility has awarded seven University of Minnesota faculty members Global Engagement Grants, funding that will be used to advance novel global health projects.

Home away from home

As a researcher in evolutionary ecology, Jesús Pinto-Ledezma studies the origin, causes, and consequences of biodiversity at global, regional, and local scales.

People in the picture

Alejandra Perez-Enriquez and colleagues are helping communities in Costa Rica shape their own future through participatory ecological restoration.

A science-centered getaway

Qianna Xu's experience at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology provided her with an invaluable international community to lean on as her career continues to evolve and mature.

The Power(s) of place

Professor Jennifer Powers reflects on her decades-long connection to Costa Rica, where she runs a field station within the Area de Conservación Guanacaste.

Healing the wounded mountain

Long before becoming an ecologist, Maowei Liang recalls being deeply impacted by the tangible ways his village in Inner Mongolia experienced global change.