School for Environment and Sustainability

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. June 15, 2017

    Climate scientist named dean of new School for Environment and Sustainability

    Jonathan T. Overpeck, one of the nation’s leading experts on climate change, has been appointed the inaugural dean of the new School for Environment and Sustainability.

  7. June 15, 2017

    New deans at sustainability, public policy schools; interim at SMTD

    The Board of Regents on Thursday approved Jonathan T. Overpeck as dean of the new School for Environment and Sustainability, Michael S. Barr as dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, and Melody Lynn Racine as interim dean for the School of Music, Theatre & Dance.

  8. December 8, 2016

    U-M creates new School for Environment and Sustainability

    The new School for Environment and Sustainability at U-M will focus on global sustainability challenges at the intersection of environment and society.