Planet Blue
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June 20, 2024
Shalanda Baker to lead academic efforts on sustainability
Shalanda H. Baker, a policymaker and academic expert in energy justice, environmental policy and climate change mitigation, will be U-M’s first vice provost for sustainability and climate action.
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May 16, 2024
University proceeds with plan for campus solar power projects
U-M is moving ahead with plans to construct on-campus solar power installations with a capacity of 25 megawatts across all three campuses, hiring Houston-based Radial Power to design and build them.
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March 25, 2024
Earth Month puts focus on U-M sustainability efforts
U-M is marking late March and all of April with a series of events focused on sustainability and climate action, continuing a tradition that began with the first “Teach-In on the Environment” in 1970.
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March 7, 2024
Michigan Medicine reducing anesthesia-related emissions
Michigan Medicine has reduced greenhouse gas emissions associated with inhaled anesthesia by 88% over the past year, in support of universitywide carbon neutrality.
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March 22, 2023
U-M launches effort to support student climate education
Students, staff and faculty representing an array of U-M units and disciplines collaborated recently at a Provost’s Seminar on Teaching to advance climate education for all students on the Ann Arbor campus.
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March 10, 2023
U-M earns Gold rating for climate, sustainability work
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education recently awarded U-M a Gold rating in recognition of universitywide climate action and sustainability work.
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March 7, 2023
Panel offers multidisciplinary perspectives on climate crisis
Janet Napolitano, former University of California president, U.S. secretary of homeland security and Arizona governor, joined U-M sustainability experts for a panel discussion on climate action.
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February 22, 2023
U-M seeking 25 megawatts of on-campus solar power
The university is planning to build on-campus solar installations with a capacity of 25 megawatts across the Dearborn, Flint and Ann Arbor campuses, including Michigan Medicine and Athletics.
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September 15, 2022
Earthfest returns to Diag to support sustainability at U-M
Earthfest, an annual fall event celebrating sustainability initiatives across U-M, returns to the Diag on Sept. 22, featuring student organizations, university units and local nonprofits.
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July 29, 2022
Student groups spur progress toward U‑M sustainability
As U-M continues to work toward carbon neutrality, annual reports from three student-led organizations collectively detail a broad effort toward a universitywide culture of sustainability.