climate change
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September 9, 2021
On the Agenda: Global climate change and U-M’s path forward
President Mark Schlissel outlines U-M’s approach to help limit the severity of climate change, while advancing innovative solutions on campus, in the community and across the planet.
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March 11, 2021
Wege lecturer urges inclusive, expansive climate change support
The climate justice movement has helped to shape the agenda of the Biden administration, and it’s a testament to the power of organizing, Naomi Klein said during the 2021 Peter M. Wege Lecture on Sustainability.
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April 30, 2020
Some climate models provide high projections of future warming
A new study from U-M climate researchers concludes that some climate models may be overly sensitive to carbon dioxide increases and therefore project future warming that is unrealistically high.
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March 30, 2020
COVID-19 pandemic disrupts U-M research projects far and wide
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, a wide variety of U-M research projects are feeling the effects. Here are just a few of those individual researchers who have been affected.
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February 27, 2020
Teach-out walks learners through reality of climate change
U-M is offering a free learning opportunity, “Melting Ice Rising Seas Teach-Out,” beginning March 2. The self-guided experience will walk learners through the reality of climate change.
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February 24, 2020
U-M to celebrate role in first Earth Day, address ever-urgent crisis
U-M is commemorating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day campuswide, highlighting the history of the environmental movement at U-M and elevating the need to address climate change.
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October 29, 2019
Teaching about climate needs to empower students toward change
U-M professor Meghan Duffy says it’s not enough to teach students about climate change — research suggests they believe it is a genuine problem — they must also be empowered to find solutions.
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September 25, 2019
Commission co-chairs: Climate change solutions need broad commitment
Successfully tackling the problem of climate change will require help from all areas of the U-M community, say the co-chairs of the President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality.
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August 19, 2019
Guidelines aim to slow spread of fake climate change news on Facebook
U-M researchers are working to shed light on a potential solution to this problem of fake news about climate change — especially on Facebook.
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March 28, 2019
President reaffirms U-M commitment to achieving carbon neutrality
President Mark Schlissel has reaffirmed the university’s commitment to achieving carbon neutrality and thanked the U-M community for its longstanding support of sustainability.
