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NRRI tests durability of thermally modified balsam fir and Eastern hemlock to expand market opportunities.
GIS skills and biology background come together in data delivery role for Kristi Nixon.
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Tiffany Sprague is NRRI’s Sustainability Coordinator, helping us all live out our best sustainable lives at home and at work.
Critical equipment acquired, DRI simulator moves forward to prepare Minnesota for iron resources of the future
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University legislative funding request includes $10M to enhance research infrastructure at NRRI Duluth and Coleraine Labs
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Aquatic ecologist’s career wades into streams and shorelines to understand freshwater resources
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NRRI’s early research and testing help value-added materials take hold and take off.
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NRRI research shows that local waste materials can effectively keep pollutants from water sources.
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NRRI Sustainability Coordinator Tiffany Sprague shares four easy ways to reduce food waste at home, plus a bonus!
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With a career embedded in Minnesota’s Iron Range industries, Paul Mack has a deep understanding of how iron ore gets to steel plants.
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