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Meet a MnDRIVE Human in the Data Fellow: Yun Feng

by altravis

Meet Yun Feng, an anthropologist studying “Taobao villages” across rural China. Yun is a summer 2021 MnDRIVE Human in the Data Fellow, working in the MnDRIVE categories of robotics and global food.

Categories: Residential Fellows

Meet a MnDRIVE Human in the Data Fellow: Liz Calhoun

by altravis

Meet Liz Calhoun, a geographer working with our unhoused neighbors in Minneapolis. Liz is a summer 2021 MnDRIVE Human in the Data Fellow, working in the MnDRIVE category of the environment.

Categories: Residential Fellows

Meet a Short-Term Fellow: Ebony Adedayo

by altravis

Meet Ebony Adedayo, a doctoral student at the University of Minnesota in Curriculum and Instruction, and the founder of the Aya Collective, a space that centers the expertise and experience of Black women. She is a member of the short-term fellows cohort focused on The Mission of the Land Grant/Land Grab University.

Categories: Residential Fellows

Meet a MnDRIVE Human in the Data Fellow: Nicholas Bauch

by altravis

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.

Categories: Residential Fellows

Meet a Short-Term Fellow: Jabari Jones

by altravis

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.

Categories: Residential Fellows

Meet a Short-Term Fellow: David Wilsey

by altravis

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.

Categories: Residential Fellows

Meet a Short-Term Fellow: Henry McCarthy

by altravis

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.

Categories: Residential Fellows

Meet a Short-Term Fellow: An Garagiola-Bernier

by altravis

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.

Categories: Residential Fellows

Meet a Short-Term Fellow: Fayola Jacobs

by menning

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.

Categories: Residential Fellows

Meet a Short-Term Fellow: Craig Hassel

by altravis

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.

Categories: Residential Fellows