Research

There are dozens of sustainably-focused research initiatives occurring across many of NMU's academic departments. As of 2023, a quarter of NMU faculty (46 faculty in 16 departments) conduct sustainability-related research. Students often have an opportunity to work with our faculty members and graduate students on research projects. Explore some of the projects and departments conducting research down below:

Sustainability-Related Research Projects

Departments Conducting Sustainability-Related Research

Student and faculty member working in the aquatics lab on NMU's campus

Faculty and student research on Brook Trout in the Aquatics Lab.

Researcher canoeing down a river in the fall

Faculty and students have an abundance of opportunities available to them right in Northern's backyard.

Group of students at wetmore bog doing research

These students are researching soil at Wetmore Bog just minutes from campus.

Male faculty member doing soils research with two male students

Research project at Moosewood Nature Center on Presque Isle.

Students examining a specimen in a greenhouse

Sustainability field trip to The North Farm, a research center specialized in incubator farming.

Many students volunteer at Partridge Creek Farm helping grow produce, educate elementary and high school students about local food, and sell produce at market.