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Jake Kundert presented his defense seminar on March 23, 2026.

A peek inside the work of Dr. Peter Neff and the Minnesota NICE (Neff Ice and Climate Exploration) Lab.

At the end of December, we’re saying goodbye to a project that has long been part of the work of many researchers in the Department of Soil, Water, and Climate: the SPRUCE experiment. Read on for more on this decade-long collaborative endeavor at the Marcell Experimental Forest.

SWAC Professor Fabian Fernandez reports from his visit to Kazakhstan during his sabbatical travels.

Established by SWAC faculty member Dr. Don Baker in 1960, the St. Paul Campus Climate Observatory has been an ongoing source of climate data for 65 years.

New research by SWAC professor Tim Griffis and colleagues shows that a palm swamp peatland in the Peruvian Amazon can shift from being a carbon sink to being carbon neutral after prolonged periods of higher light intensities and a lower water table. 

Congratulations to the SWAC Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee and Associate Extension Professor Anna Cates on their CFANS collegiate awards!

For LAAS PhD student Azucena Sierra Garcia, a cup of coffee is more than just a delicious morning beverage- it’s the catalyst for imagining a future in which coffee cultivation is increasingly rooted in sustainability and empowering small farmers using traditional growing methods.

LAAS master’s student Bridget Hall is back from a field season in Antarctica. We caught up with Bridget about her time in the field.

After having her master's thesis misused in the name of climate change denial, LAAS PhD candidate Julia Andreasen used the experience to write an article advocating for how scientists can better defend the rigor of their research against intentional misinformation.