As director of the Institute on the Environment, I have three responsibilities. I’m one third professor, conducting original research and…
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We may call them Mini Grants, but their impact is anything but tiny. Over the past eight years, the Institute…
It’s Wednesday, and we’re starting in on the second day of negotiations on the Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and…
Last fall, the Institute on the Environment established a $30,000 pilot fund to accelerate University of Minnesota projects that connect…
Modern American life is sending us some dangerous signals. Advertisers, retailers, and even trusted news outlets tell us everyday that…
The sustainability sector employed over 4.5 million Americans in 2017. It’s an ever-increasing figure, and we’re proud to see it…