Institute on the Environment

University of Minnesota

Cargill Building
1500 Gortner Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: (612) 626-9553
Fax: (612) 624-6264
E-mail: IonE@umn.edu

Institute on the Environment

Bioscience Field

Research
Education

Mission

The Institute on the Environment focuses on the greatest environmental challenges facing the globe, and will use the waters, wildlife, prairies, forests, resource industries, and agricultural landscapes of our region to showcase environmental solutions that can serve the region, the nation, and the world. To achieve this goal, it represents a new model for environmental research, combining a problem-driven research agenda, transdisciplinary research, stakeholder engagement at all steps of the process, and the delivery of transformative, real-world solutions.

Research Programs

Research themes include

Climate change adaptation and mitigation
Renewable energy and the environment
Landscapes and watersheds
Human and ecosystem health

Education Programs

Events and Seminars
Public Engagement