04/07/2026
Join us on April 18th for our Open House and see how YOU can make a real-world impact! 🌍
🎓 Discover our two sustainability majors:
• Bioproducts & Biosystems Engineering
• Sustainable Systems Management
🗓️ Saturday, April 18th
🕦 11:30 AM – 2:30PM
📍 Cargill Building, St. Paul Campus
🎉 Enjoy:
-FREE lunch
-Hands-on research activities
-Building & lab tours
-Q&A panel with current students and alumni
For people who want to understand sustainability — and do something about it.
🔗 please RSVP by using the link in bio
02/13/2026
Join us for our first spring seminar next Tuesday, Feb. 17 from 12-1pm in 225 BAE, presented by Professor Ashin Datta from Cornell University. Can AI save mechanistic modeling? Discover how reduced-order surrogates are solving the ‘prohibitive runtime’ problem to revolutionize food process optimization.
Snacks and drinks provided!
12/10/2025
Research Associate Professor Chris Lenhart and his team work to restore overlooked wetlands and protect a vital natural defense against carbon pollution.
Read the full story here: https://bbe.umn.edu/news/peatlands-minnesota
12/08/2025
Our FaBEO students are raising money to attend the 2026 TAPPI Student Summit next month in Birmingham, Alabama. Stop by the Stadium Village Chipotle on Wed. Dec 10 from 4-8pm to help raise funds! 25% of sales will be donated to the student group!!
11/25/2025
Meet Ness Carda, a SSM student in the Sustainable Products Business Management specialization.
Ness says that he “chose this major because it allows me to combine my academic passions of business and sustainability. I appreciated the ability to pursue sustainable solutions that are economically feasible and profitable.”
Read more about Ness using the link in our bio!
