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With the conclusion of the 2023-2024 academic year, my career at the Large Lakes Observatory officially came to an end as one of the last remaining faculty from the original roster.
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UMD's Large Lakes Observatory (LLO) is planning a day-long event open to the public, to talk about the research happening on Lake Superior and the scientific work being done to deepen our understan
![Teen leader Elyana Hewitt scoops up marbles representing mercury while her group members block the paths of the marble run that represents the watershed.](/sites/scse.d.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/2024-04/screenshot_2024-04-29_at_9.40.31_am_0.png?itok=gUZ88sTI)
A thrilling exploration of environmental science at the Twin Ports Teen Science Cafe!
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Dr. Abigail Clarke-Sather makes strides to solve fast fashion waste by turning textile waste into reusable fibers.
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The American Council on Education (ACE) announced that Dean Wendy L. Reed from the University of Minnesota Duluth has been named an ACE Fellow for academic year 2024-25.
![Kaela Natwora by RV Uvumbuzi](/sites/scse.d.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/2024-02/kaela_2.jpg?itok=6xhC6IRD)
As I put the final touches on my dissertation, I reflect on the amazing once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, experiences, and gratifying collaborations and friendships I found as a graduate student at
![Kirill Shchapov collecting water samples near Duluth. Photo by Ted Ozersky.](/sites/scse.d.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/2024-02/kirill_2.jpg?itok=QBpYix20)
It was hard to ignore the effects of climate change this 2023 holiday season when the usual magical whiteness was replaced by a green-brown landscape and ice was replaced by open water on lakes and
![Devin Edge in the lab](/sites/scse.d.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/2024-07/d.edge_12-2023.jpg?itok=SGCabym3)
UMD master's graduate goes all in for aquatic chemistry for environmental protection