An aerial image of a baseball field with UMD campus and Lake Superior

Neutrinos 101

Understanding the universe’s smallest particles.

Person in a red jacket walking through a pine forest.

Sparking a larger story

For the first time in more than 180 years, fire — Ishkode in Ojibwe — will return to Minnesota Point.

Two men holding cabbages in a field with an orange tractor and a German Shepherd.

Extending the season

University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) alumni find harmony in the harvest

Six smiling people stand on the deck of UMD's Blue Heron research vessel, a blue ship operated by the Large Lakes Observatory, docked at a pier.

Science on Deck kicks off the 2026 season

Community events offer public hands-on science opportunities aboard the R/V Blue Heron.

Events

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