climate change

January 12, 2023
VP Harris comes to U-M urging involvement in climate fight

Vice President Kamala Harris encouraged a U-M crowd packed with students dedicated to climate and environmental justice to “help people get excited about all the opportunities that will open up in the midst of crisis.”
October 4, 2022
Group led by U-M helping small towns plan for a warming world

The Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments, a group led by U-M, is partnering with 12 Midwestern communities to help them address infrastructure needs for changing climate realities.
June 9, 2022
Medical School students, administrators partner on climate issues

White Coats for Planetary Health, a group of students at the Medical School, is working to focus attention on climate change and its implications for health across the institution.
May 9, 2022
Anesthesiology initiative seeks to reduce climate change impact

Michigan Medicine’s Department of Anesthesiology has launched a new initiative to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and minimize its impact on climate change
April 18, 2022
Climate change and Michigan: Challenges and opportunities

U-M climate scientist Jonathan Overpeck, the Samuel A. Graham Dean of the School for Environment and Sustainability, discusses climate change challenges and opportunities for Michigan.
February 16, 2022
Catalyst grants support key steps toward sustainability, justice

Five new catalyst grants from the Graham Sustainability Institute will fund projects designed to advance potential infrastructure solutions across energy, transportation and the built environment.
January 14, 2022
Sustainability goals advance alongside carbon neutrality efforts

U-M has made progress toward its 2025 sustainability goals for the Ann Arbor campus in many areas, while the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on campus operations continues.
December 1, 2021
U-M expert: Next phase of business sustainability requires change

Recent years have seen the business community become more aware of and active in sustainability issues, but real progress remains elusive. Tom Lyon discusses how to move forward.
November 10, 2021
Sustainability Clinic in Detroit to help combat impacts of climate change

The School for Environment and Sustainability has launched the SEAS Sustainability Clinic to help the city of Detroit and nonprofits serving it address the impacts of climate change, and enhance sustainability policy and action.
November 8, 2021
Global network takes stock of human adaptation to climate change

A study by a global network of 126 researchers, including at U-M, found that adaptation to climate change around the world is mostly fragmented and incremental and undertaken primarily by individuals and households.