Advancing industry and conserving the environment
At the U of MN, researchers are developing solutions to environmental challenges & pioneering the next generation of mining and energy independence. These efforts are behind MnDRIVE, the U’s proposal for a new, ongoing partnership with the state to enhance Discovery, Research & Economic development.
RT @EricSannerud: Great partnership between @mndnr @CFANS @UMNSustain on Aquatic Invasive Species #lightUMNMnDRIVE focuses research in areas critical to Minnesota's economy
An ambitious initiative was included in the University of Minnesota's biennial budget request to the state. MnDRIVE (Minnesota Discovery,...- Earthducation is a series of 7 expeditions to every continent over the course of 4 years (2011-2014) designed to create a world narrative of the dynamic intersections between education and sustainability.
Earthducation - expedition 4 - Where Education and Sustainability IntersectIn our first few days in the field, we've been welcomed into three inspirational communities in Peru: Villa María del Triunfo in the hill...- "Passage to India" is about a multidisciplinary collaboration between the U's Institute on the Environment, College of Science and Engineering, and Carlson School of Management. Graduate and undergraduate students worked with Indian university students to create a social venture that focused on improving street-food safety in Delhi.
Passage to IndiaPassage to India As part of a unique student experience funded by donors, students work to improve food safety at a Delhi market. by Amy ...- Q&A with UMN student Gretchen Daily, one of the collaborator's in the Natural Capital Project, which has done ecosystem services evaluation work in Hawai.
Fall 2009 | Momentum | Institute on the Environment | University of MinnesotaStandout Q&A with Gretchen Daily INTERVIEW BY MARY HOFF What is nature worth? From one perspective, it's priceless. From another, it's no...- UMN architecture and landscape architecture studied the design of Duluth and surrounding areas and met with the director of economic development for the Duluth Seaway Port Authority, storm water specialists, senior city planners, faculty and staff from the University of Minnesota Duluth, and Duluth mayor Don Ness.
Interdisciplinary Studio: The Future of DuluthUpdate: December 14, 2012] Students in an interdisciplinary landscape architecture and architecture graduate studio presented their final...- "Our Global Kitchen" is a major exhibition on food and agriculture that was developed with a large amount of input (data and consultation) from the Institute on the Environment's Global Landscapes Initiative.
Food: Past, Present, Future | Institute on the Environment | University of MinnesotaThe opening of the American Museum of Natural History's new exhibition, Our Global Kitchen: Food, Nature, Culture , this Saturday (Nov. 1...- For more information on the University of Minnesota's biennial budget request:
Biennial Budget : Government Relations : University of MinnesotaEstablish the Minnesota Discovery, Research and InnoVation Economy (MnDRIVE) program, focusing on four strategic areas over the biennium,...
