Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs

Digging in: Humphrey School Student Researches Mankato Farmers Market

Humphrey School urban and regional planning student Marcus Hansen is maintaining strong ties to Greater Minnesota through a ...
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Urban Planning Researchers Study Past Infrastructure Harms to Avoid Repeating Them

Researchers at the recent 2025 CTS Transportation Research Conference presented their findings on equitable transportation ...
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Q/A with Professor Ryan Allen: Understanding the Housing Market

The Morris Park neighborhood in Minneapolis. Photo: User Fibonacci Blue via Creative Commons Americans are facing an affordability crisis. Consumers are grappling with higher costs for groceries, ...
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Q/A with Professor Peter Calow: Making Science Work for Democracy

Science is the only safe source of knowledge that works in making public policy. This statement neatly sums up the perspective of Peter Calow, a professor of science, technology, and environmental ...
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Environmental Expert Michael Regan: Climate Action is Possible if We All Work Together

Michael Regan spoke about climate policy October 28 as part of the Humphrey School's Advancing Climate Solutions. Now. series. Photos: Craig Bares Former EPA Administrator Michael Regan delivered an ...
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STEP x Funds Enterprise Seminar: “Balancing Feelings and Action” - Finance in a Burning World

Join us for a seminar in collaboration with the Carlson Funds Enterprise, led by Director Susanna Gibbons, to explore climate finance and the energy transition in today’s policy landscape. This event ...
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5 Questions on Safe Drinking Water in Minnesota

Minnesota has had more success than other states in removing contaminants from our drinking water. But challenges to the system exist, including aging infrastructure, stress from extreme weather ...
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Center on Women, Gender, and Public Policy Marks 40 Years of Advancing Gender Equity

Barbara Nelson, left, and Arvonne Fraser co-founded the Center on Women, Gender, and Public Policy 40 years ago. In 2025, the Center on Women, Gender, and Public Policy (CWGPP) at the Humphrey School ...
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STEP x Circularity Seminar: Kristin Sako, Allina Health

Join us for a seminar co-hosted by the NSF Circularity Traineeship Program and Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy on sustainability in the healthcare industry, featuring ...
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Saint Augustine: From Africa to Pope Leo

St Augustine forged the sacred foundations of Western Christianity – from original sin to God’s grace. Pope Leo’s spiritual home is in the Augustinian religious order. Augustine was born in Africa and ...
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2025 Public Leadership Awards: A Call to Action in Challenging Times

2025 Public Leadership Awardees with Dean Nisha Botchwey. L-R: Dave Kleis, Melanie Benjamin, Joan Growe, Botchwey, Denis McDonough. Photos: Bruce Silcox Nearly 400 friends and supporters of the ...