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Minutes: Senate Consultative Committee: February 24, 2025
No full textIn these minutes: Workforce Reinvestment Working Groups; Openness in Research Policy; Support for Washington Avenue Bridge Funding RequestUniversity of Minnesota: Senate Consultative Committee. (2025). Minutes: Senate Consultative Committee: February 24, 2025. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/272440
What are we even doing here? Building a community of people working with data
No full textWhy do we even care about data? What value do data bring us and what value do humans bring to the data landscape? As AI becomes the default in data conversations, data curators are thinking critically about what this means. Intentional efforts from professionals such as curators invested in making data FAIR are key to preserving the meaning of data. There is unique value and importance in people’s labor and experiences when documenting and preserving data. It is the people who dig into the context and elevate what is missing to help make the data more FAIR. In this talk we will address a project from the Data Curation Network (DCN) funded by Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant [re-252343-ols-22] to support the development of specialized curriculum for data curation training for information professionals and data stewards. Key to this work was drawing together data curators and information professionals to create in-depth training resources for four specialized data types: geospatial data, scientific images, code, and simulations. Using a cohort model with a guiding mentor, the project relied upon co-developing strategies to effectively and equitably work with volunteers to generate community-based resources. Community building, co-designing, bringing people from different types of disciplines, data backgrounds, and experiences are equally as important as developing curriculum and sharing it. In fact we have found that the curriculum benefits from and is made stronger when various intersectional voices are present. In this project briefing, the mentors will provide an overview of the community building that went into forming cohorts that developed, piloted and refined specialized data curation curriculum, reflect what worked well and where there are opportunities, and describe directions for future work for the DCN as well as how others can adapt for their own needs. The value that data curators in community bring to institutions, researchers, and data reuse will enable greater usability of data into the future.
Presented at the Coalition for Networked Information Spring 2025 member meeting.Marsolek, Wanda; Lafferty-Hess, Sophia; Moore, Jennifer. (2025). What are we even doing here? Building a community of people working with data. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/271482
ICI Staff Newsletter "FYI" April 2025
No full textThe Institute's monthly staff newsletter highlights news of recent activities, accomplishments, and resources. This month's feature stories are about research and advocacy. The first story covers new autism prevalence findings in Minnesota, and the last story covers ICI posters at this year's CEHD Research & Innovation Day. The other two stories are about two Minnesota organizations—the Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities and Advocating Change Together—that advocate for people with disabilities. This month's Update features Bryan Boyce (MNLEND 2020-21), the executive director of Cow Tipping Press and L’Arche Twin Cities.Institute on Community Integration. (2025). ICI Staff Newsletter "FYI" April 2025. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/271302
Episode 44: Surveillance of African and Classical Swine Fevers in the U.S.
No full textRuntime 24:26 minutesIn the podcast, Swine Extension Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with Rachel Schambow who is a researcher with the UMN Center for Animal Health and Food Safety at the College of Veterinary Medicine. Rachel speaks about the analysis her and her colleagues did of USDA’s Sick Pig Surveillance component at Iowa State University and the University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories. She also talks about USDA’s Sick Pig Surveillance program in general and how producers and veterinarians can support surveillance for African Swine Fever and Classical Swine Fever.
University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine Center for Animal Health and Food Safety have created informational sheets about the sick pig Veterinary Diagnostic Lab’s (VDL) surveillance program to help producers and veterinarians understand what it is and how they can participate. There are two versions of the informational sheets - one is aimed towards the intensive commercial swine industry (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QH33OQshpumz9IFg0dwRG1-wcCPpfEVz/view), while the other is aimed more at non-swine veterinarians and general audiences (https://z.umn.edu/ASFsurveillance).Schieck Boelke, Sarah; Schambow, Rachel. (2025). Episode 44: Surveillance of African and Classical Swine Fevers in the U.S.. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/272725
Minutes: Senate Disabilities Issues Committee: January 22, 2025
No full textIn these minutes: Welcome; Harm Reduction Plan for Twin Cities and Affiliate Campuses; Action Planning for Disability Visibility/Access/Inclusion CampaignUniversity of Minnesota: Senate Disabilities Issues Committee. (2025). Minutes: Senate Disabilities Issues Committee: January 22, 2025. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/271473
Supporting Data for Spectral Engineering with Quantum Dot Films for Enhanced Lettuce Growth
No full textTwelve .csv files were used to conduct the simulations and generate the figures reported in the journal article and its corresponding supporting information file.To improve crop yields without the added cost of supplementary lighting, passive spectral manipulation shifts sunlight into critical wavebands for plant growth. Quantum dot (QD) films shift higher energy photons to lower energies, serving as tunable sunlight filters, but are understudied in this application space. Herein, we identify QD film properties to pro-mote lettuce growth. By simulating films with nine different nontoxic QDs, we calculate a concentration-dependent lettuce yield improvement of up to 45%. QDs that strongly absorb blue/green light and downshift this light to red/far-red wavebands result in the highest lettuce yield enhancements. Despite this strong absorption, we find that QD films can be utilized broadly in the United States. Contrary to common intuition, increasing the photoluminescence quantum yield or film outcoupling efficiency does not further increase lettuce yield, indicating that filtered absorption is the most important factor in design. This study points to the need for more directed investigation into QD films for increasing plant growth.K.Q.L. was partially supported by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship under grant no. 2237827 and received support from the University of Minnesota under the Ronald L. and Janet A. Christenson Chair in Renewable Energy.Loh, Kristine Q; Eylands, Nathan J; Ferry, Vivian E; Kortshagen, Uwe R. (2025). Supporting Data for Spectral Engineering with Quantum Dot Films for Enhanced Lettuce Growth. Retrieved from the Data Repository for the University of Minnesota (DRUM), https://doi.org/10.13020/kafz-yc82
Essays in environmental and development economics
No full textUniversity of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. February 2025. Major: Applied Economics. Advisors: Marc Bellemare, Stephen Polasky. 1 computer file (PDF); xiv, 194 pages.This dissertation explores the intersection of environmental and development economics through three essays, centering on forests as natural capital. It investigates human–forest interactions using rigorous econometric methods, including ordinary least squares, instrumental variables (IV), difference-in-differences (DID), and quantile regression. By integrating economic, geospatial, and ecological data, the research evaluates forest-related policies at both micro (household) and macro (county) levels. The findings offer policy insights for optimizing land use, public financial investments, and household decision-making, ultimately contributing to sustainable development by balancing economic growth with environmental conservation. Essay 1 examines the effects of rural poverty alleviation on forest conservation. Using a high-resolution annual land cover dataset and a generalized DID approach, the study finds that poverty alleviation programs increased forest cover by 0.5% annually, with carbon storage benefits outweighing program costs. Rural relocation policies emerge as key drivers of conservation, highlighting a cost-effective strategy for integrating economic development with environmental restoration. Essay 2 evaluates the economic and ecological impacts of large-scale tree planting from 2002 to 2019 using an IV approach. While afforestation enhances grain production—particularly four to eight years after planting—it negatively affects GDP in primary and secondary sectors. The findings reveal an inverted U-shaped relationship between plantation forest maturity and grain production, underscoring the need to balance ecological benefits with economic trade-offs. Essay 3 investigates the long-term effects of China’s Grain for Green (GfG) program, which subsidizes farmers to convert cropland on steep slopes into forests. Using national survey data and a DID framework with multiple treatment periods, the study finds that GfG increases household income and expenditure, primarily through farm income growth and government subsidies. Households reallocate land from staple crops to soybeans and cash crops, improving soybean productivity.Long, Yanxu. (2025). Essays in environmental and development economics. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/271669
U of M Crookston faculty and staff join Scholarship of Teaching & Learning cohort
No full textBengtson, Jess. (2025). U of M Crookston faculty and staff join Scholarship of Teaching & Learning cohort. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/271187
The Influence of Alcohol-Related Stereotypes on Inhibitory Control of Eastern European Immigrants and Non-Immigrant Americans
No full textA Plan B Research Project submitted to the faculty of the University of Minnesota by Indira Galeeva in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, May 2025. Faculty advisor: Rebecca J. Gilbertson. This item has been modified from the original to redact the signature present.The pervasive issue of alcohol dependence affects diverse demographic groups across the United States, including its sizable immigrant population, notably with European immigrants displaying elevated rates of alcohol and substance abuse. Negative stereotypes surrounding alcohol dependence lack factual basis and contribute to stigma within social, healthcare, and media, exacerbating challenges for affected individuals and communities. This study investigated the impact of alcohol-related stereotypes on inhibitory control cognition among Eastern European immigrants and non-immigrant Americans. Using a cross-cultural approach and a quasi-experimental design, the study explored how stereotype threat influenced inhibitory control, particularly among Eastern European immigrants living in the United States. The stereotype threat condition involved a manipulation that linked drinking behavior with impaired inhibitory control, while the control condition focused on the influence of contextual factors without exposing participants to negative stereotypes. Participants completed both Cued and Alcohol Go/No-Go tasks alongside self-report measures of alcohol use and demographics. It was hypothesized that both groups would show diminished inhibitory control under stereotype threat, with greater impairments anticipated among Eastern Europeans. The results provided limited evidence supporting this hypothesis. However, significant associations were found between alcohol consumption, related consequences, and drinking motives, especially within the non-immigrant American group. These findings hope to shed light on the important topic of looking through a cultural lens and psychological context in understanding substance use and highlight directions for future research and stigma-reducing interventions.Department of Psychological Sciences, UMD, internal grantGaleeva, Indira. (2025). The Influence of Alcohol-Related Stereotypes on Inhibitory Control of Eastern European Immigrants and Non-Immigrant Americans. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/273189
Minutes: Board of Regents Special Meeting: November 10, 2025
No full textUniversity of Minnesota Board of Regents. (2025). Minutes: Board of Regents Special Meeting: November 10, 2025. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/278948