School for Environment and Sustainability

  1. March 25, 2024

    It Happened at Michigan — Saving Michigan’s forests from ‘the most appalling consequences’

    Volney M. Spalding, an 1873 U-M graduate who taught botany and zoology, worried about the fate of northern Michigan’s magnificent forests.

  2. March 18, 2024

    Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to speak at U-M on March 26

    Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland will speak on the climate crisis and environmental justice at Rackham Auditorium on March 26.

  3. February 19, 2024

    Michigan Sea Grant funds six new projects, totaling $1.7M

    Michigan Sea Grant is funding six new research projects to investigate the shifting dynamics of harmful algal blooms, economic trends in coastal communities and other issues relevant to the Great Lakes.

  4. February 15, 2024

    Regents authorize various real estate donations, purchases

    The Board of Regents has authorized the university to move forward with plans to donate, purchase or sell various real estate properties across the state of Michigan.

  5. February 15, 2024

    Regents appoint five to be 2024 Arthur F. Thurnau Professors

    Deirdre Leong de la Cruz, Anouck R. Girard, Nicholas C. Henriksen, LaKisha M. Simmons and Sara B. Soderstrom have been named Arthur F. Thurnau Professors.

  6. February 14, 2024

    Nearly 15% of Americans deny climate change, study finds

    Using social media data and artificial intelligence in a comprehensive national assessment, a U-M study reveals that nearly 15% of Americans deny that climate change is real.

  7. February 12, 2024

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

  8. February 7, 2024

    Competition seeks to turn climate anxiety into action

    A School for Environment and Sustainability class is organizing a spring event to empower U-M students, faculty and staff to engage in efforts to build a sustainable and just future.

  9. January 23, 2024

    Study examines carbon footprint of urban-farmed food

    An international study led by U-M finds that fruits and vegetables grown in urban farms and gardens have a carbon footprint that is, on average, six times greater than conventionally grown produce.

  10. January 22, 2024

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the University of Michigan.