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Internship bridges the gap between public health research and compassionate community care.

Undergraduate students at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) spend their summers gaining hands-on experience in science labs.

In the world’s cold and snowy regions, shorter and warmer winters are one of the most conspicuous consequences of climate change.

Routine maintenance leads to unexpected microbial discovery in “ship goo” on the R/V Blue Heron's rudder shaft.

An accelerated program on the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) campus allowing students to complete both their undergraduate degree and PharmD in a shortened amount of time is growing in popula

Students visit one of the world’s best birding sites just beyond campus.

For Isabel Smalley, combining research in Computer Science and Biology at UMD has ignited a lifelong passion and led to the naming of a new plant species.

Hands-on learning turns everyday activities into opportunities for deeper understanding.

Expert Alert: Discussing fall colors with a biologist

UMD researchers study how flying squirrels are impacted by climate change.