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

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Students picking up trash

SpheriCity Project

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Two people walking next to solar panels

UPPER Center

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Nursing students

Center for Rural Health

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Deer in the woods

Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Lab

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Student writing at Granite Island

Environmental Writing

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Silhouette of a person watching the sunset at Lake Superior

Coastlines & People

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Park Rangers at Picture Rocks National Lakeshore

What We Learn From Our National Parks

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Seaborg Center

Seaborg Mathematics and Science Center

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Drone picture of the Oredock

Center for Upper Penninsula Studies

Departments Conducting Sustainability-Related Research

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Students at Teal Lake

Biology

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Students on a sustainability field trip

Earth, Environmental & Geographical Sciences

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Native American Studies class out in the field

Native American Studies

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Indoor Ag. student

Technical & Occupational Sciences

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Chemistry students doing a lab

Chemistry

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Student with Rick Mengyan

Physics

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Students in marketing class

Business

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Passages North

English

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Dept of Languages, literatures & international studies kick off event

Languages, Literatures & International Studies

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Psychology lab student

Psychology

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Marquette Courthouse

Political Science

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Social work student

Social Work