Opportunities

Opportunities at UMN

Plant Protein Innovation Center

The PPIC brings together interdisciplinary researchers and industry partners to produce and study nutritious and functional plant protein ingredients and products, working all the way from breeding and genetics to processing, formulation, and marketing.

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Animal Legal Defense Fund (Student Chapter)

The Animal Legal Defense Fund Student Chapter at Minnesota Law is a registered student organization dedicated to providing a forum for education, advocacy, and scholarship aimed at protecting the lives and advancing the interests of animals through the legal system, and raising the profile of animal law.

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Youth Programs

New Roots Institute: Leadership Academy

The Leadership Academy is an eight-week educational fellowship in sustainable food systems leadership. Participants learn about challenges inherent in industrial animal agriculture and develop the mindsets and skill sets to advance systems-level change

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Plant Futures Initiative

Plant Futures is a social venture committed to accelerating the transition to a plant-centric world for planetary, human and animal well being by equipping and empowering the next generation of food system leaders with the necessary education, experience and network to become change makers.

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