School for Environment and Sustainability

  1. March 15, 2019

    Wege Lecture speaker calls for ‘stubborn optimism’ on climate change

    International climate leader Christiana Figueres delievered the 2019 Peter M. Wege Lecture on Sustainability, addressing efforts to stem the increase in global temperature.

  2. February 25, 2019

    Climate change leader Christiana Figueres to deliver Wege Lecture

    Christiana Figueres, a Costa Rican citizen recognized as the architect of the historic 2015 Paris Climate Accord, will deliver the School for Environment and Sustainability’s 2019 Wege Lecture on Sustainability.

  3. February 21, 2019

    Six faculty members honored as Arthur F. Thurnau Professors

    Six faculty members have been recognized by the Board of Regents for outstanding contributions to undergraduate education as this year’s Arthur F. Thurnau Professors.

  4. December 11, 2018

    Nine U-M students, faculty member attending U.N. climate summit

    Nine U-M students and a faculty member are attending this month’s COP 24 summit in Poland, observing the conference to discuss and coordinate the fight against climate change.

  5. October 24, 2018

    Abstracts for campuswide sustainability conference due Nov. 8

    The committee organizing the annual Michigan Universitywide Sustainability and Environment Conference is seeking abstracts until Nov. 8. The MUSE Conference will be Feb. 21-22.

  6. May 1, 2018

    Arun Agrawal elected to National Academy of Sciences

    Sustainable development researcher Arun Agrawal, Samuel Trask Dana Professor and professor of environment and sustainability, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

  7. April 11, 2018

    Access to energy-efficient lighting varies with poverty levels

    Energy-efficient lightbulbs are more expensive and less available in high-poverty urban areas than in more affluent locations, according to a new U-M study.

  8. October 28, 2017

    School for Environment and Sustainability opening

    The opening ceremony for the new School for Environment and Sustainability marked the start of a new path in sustainability research and education.

  9. October 18, 2017

    School for Environment and Sustainability to host launch celebration

    The School for Environment and Sustainability will celebrate its launch in conjunction with the Bicentennial Fall Festival and Homecoming on Oct. 26-27.

  10. September 8, 2017

    U-M, Tsinghua start grad program in environment, sustainability

    The School for Environment and Sustainability and Tsinghua University’s School of Environment have established an Accelerated Master’s Degree Program that begins this fall.