Science, Technology, and the Environment

Researchers from the Humphrey School and the University of Texas at Austin published a paper evaluating the importance of community-based organizations in the transition to renewable energy in the United States.

Associate Professor Bonnie Keeler has received a three-year grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to research the value of a cleaner Mississippi River.

Faculty and staff in the Humphrey School's Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy program are recipients of 2022 Impact Goal grants from the University's Institute on the Environment.

Associate Professor Bonnie Keeler has been named to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC), as a member of its Social and Community Science Subcommittee. Keeler’s three-year term began in April.

Professor Peter Calow and Associate Professor Gabe Chan served on working groups to support Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's Climate Action Framework. A report summarizing the working groups' conclusions has now been released.

Assistant Professor Fayola Jacobs has been invited to be an author on the Human Social Systems chapter of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5), a congressionally mandated report on climate change impacts, risks, and adaptation across the United States.

Professor Peter Calow and Associate Professor Gabe Chan were recently appointed to working groups that support Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's Climate Action Framework.

Professor Peter Calow testified about environmental equity to a legislative committee.

Associate Professor Bonnie Keeler is one of several University of Minnesota researchers who found that Minnesota's weather will become warmer and wetter over the next several decades.

Associate Professor Gabe Chan and Assistant Professor Elise Harrington led a research study of Minnesota's Weatherization Assistance Program, as stakeholders consider expanding the program.