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Meet a MnDRIVE Human in the Data Fellow: Nicholas Bauch
Meet Nicholas Bauch, a Summer 2021 MnDRIVE Human in the Data Fellow. Nicholas is an artist and geographer working on a dataset comprised of the circumference outline shapes of all the lakes in Minnesota. From there, he will manipulate this data into an art installation.
Meet a Short-Term Fellow: Jabari Jones
Meet Jabari Jones, a PhD candidate in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Jabari is a member of the Water, Equity, and Justice IAS Short-Term Fellowship cohort.
Meet a Short-Term Fellow: David Wilsey
Meet David Wilsey, director of the the Masters in Development Practice (MDP) program in the Humphrey School of Public Affairs & Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change. He is a member of the short-term fellows cohort focused on The Mission of the Land Grant/Land Grab University.
Meet a Short-Term Fellow: Henry McCarthy
Meet Henry McCarthy, an environmental scientist in the Water Supply Planning Unit of the Metropolitan Council. Henry is a member of the Water, Equity, and Justice IAS Short-Term Fellowship cohort.
Meet a Short-Term Fellow: An Garagiola-Bernier
Meet An Garagiola-Bernier, who is pursuing a Masters of Public Policy and is a Research Assistant in the Office of American Indian and Tribal Nations Relations. As a mixed-race Anishinaabekwe (Bois Forte) and disabled person, she perceives problems and crafts strategies at the confluence of multiple worldviews. She is a member of the short-term fellows cohort examining The Mission of the Land Grant/Land Grab University.
Meet a Short-Term Fellow: Fayola Jacobs
Fayola Jacobs is a member of the short-term fellows cohort examining Water, Equity, & Justice and an Assistant Professor of urban planning at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs.
Meet a Short-Term Fellow: Craig Hassel
Meet Craig Hassel, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist, Food and Nutrition and Graduate Faculty, Center for Spirituality & Healing at the University of Minnesota. He is a short-term fellow with The Mission of the Land Grant/Land Grab University cohort.
Meet a Short-Term Fellow: Tyler Seidel
Tyler Seidel is a graduate student in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior participating in the short-term fellowship on Water, Equity, and Justice.
Meet a Short-Term Fellow: Maddy Nyblade
Meet Maddy Nyblade, a PhD student in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences studying the hydrology of Manoomin (wild rice) ecosystems as part of a tribal-university partnership, Kawe Gidaa-naanaagadawendaamin Manoomin. She is a member of the short-term fellows cohort examining The Mission of the Land Grant/Land Grab University.
Meet a Short-Term Fellow: Amanda Lyons
Meet Amanda Lyons, an IAS short-term fellow in the Water, Equity and Justice cohort. She is the Executive Director of the Human Rights Center at the University of Minnesota Law School.