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SSM Student Spotlight - Katie Nesheim

February 23, 2023

Katie Nesheim is a Sustainable Systems Management major in the Product Business Management specialization. Read about why she chose to pursue SSM!


A non-traditional path to BBE

February 16, 2023

From managing a cooperative farm out in California, to taking time away from school to pursue a co-op at Westrock as a process engineer, Jason Beck’s path to the BBE program has been unconventional and unique.


Five questions with Alice: Meet an SSM student

February 9, 2023

Sustainable systems management (SSM) student Alice Lesch shares what inspired her to choose her major, how she's involved on campus and where she hopes her career path will lead. 


The lost treasure at sea: plastic waste

February 7, 2023

When BBE Professor Roger Ruan looks at a multicolored mountain of food bags or an ocean island of jugs and personal protective equipment, he sees a gold mine. 


Alumni Spotlight - Sarah Whiteside

January 9, 2023

Sarah Whiteside is a Sustainable Systems Management alumna currently working as a Sustainability Analyst on the Corporate Sustainability, Inclusion and Social Impact team at Northern Trust. Get to know our alumna!


That water must go somewhere

January 9, 2023

BBE professors John Nieber and Joe Magner work together to find causes of water issues for residents around Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis, Minnesota.


SSM Student Spotlight - Chloe Beaudoin

December 20, 2022

Chloe Beaudoin is a Sustainable Systems Management major in the Corporate Sustainable Systems specialization. Read about why she chose to pursue SSM!


Dr. Roger Ruan receives Pandey Research Excellence Award

December 12, 2022

The International Bioprocessing Association (IFIBiop) named Dr. Roger Ruan as recipient of the Pandey Research Excellence Award for 2022.


BBE Student Spotlight - Matteo Bellazzini

November 30, 2022

Matteo Bellazzini is a Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering major in the Environmental and Ecological Engineering specialization. Read about why Matteo chose to pursue BBE.


The power of fungi and fermentation

November 18, 2022

BBSEM student, Leif van Lierop spent the summer researching fungi and fermentation to make alternative protein that large companies like Hormel Foods and Perdue Farms use to make new meatless products.