climate change
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May 20, 2024
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May 8, 2024
A leap toward carbon neutrality, CO2 to methanol
U-M researchers have developed a catalyst material known as cobalt phthalocyanine that converts carbon dioxide — a significant driver of climate change — into renewable fuels such as methanol.
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May 6, 2024
Endowment 101: Facts about U-M’s $17.9 billion endowment
With calls for divestment on college campuses across the country raising questions about university endowments, this Q&A explains U-M’s endowment and related investment procedures.
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February 19, 2024
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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.
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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.
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November 2, 2023
Elephants: Earth’s giant climate change canaries
U-M researcher Bill Sanders has devoted his 40-year research career to tracking 60 million years of Afro-Arabian proboscidean — elephants and their ordinal relatives — evolution.
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October 9, 2023
Drier savannas helping to slow rate of climate warming
Savannas and grasslands in drier climates around the world store more heat-trapping carbon than scientists thought they did and are helping to slow the rate of climate warming.
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August 15, 2023
Biosciences Initiative seeking applicants for Ideas Lab
Applications are being sought for the Biosciences Initiative’s 2023 Ideas Lab, which will explore nature-based solutions to mitigate climate change.
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April 10, 2023
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