Interdisciplinary Initiatives

The University of Minnesota's interdisciplinary initiatives span the University system. A searchable database of centers and institutes is available on the Centers, Institutes, and Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs website.

Major Interdisciplinary Initiatives

As part of its strategic positioning efforts, the University has made major investments at the central level in five initiatives that promise to leverage the strengths of the University to address some of the most important questions of the 21st Century.

Institute for Advanced Study
Institute for the Advancement of Science and Engineering
Institute on the Environment
Institute for Translational Neuroscience
University of Minnesota Informatics Initiative

All-University Centers and Institutes

Defined by policy, all-university centers enjoy a special status.

Institute for Advanced Study
Institute for the Advancement of Science and Engineering
Institute on the Environment
Initiative on Law and Values in Health, Environment, and the Life Sciences
Institute for Translational Neuroscience
Minnesota Population Center