School for Environment and Sustainability
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April 22, 2024
Climate change will boost value of rooftop solar panels, study shows
Climate change will increase the future value of residential rooftop solar panels across the United States by up to 19% by the end of the century, according to a new study led by U-M researchers.
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April 15, 2024
Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe to deliver Wege Lecture
Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe will deliver the Wege Lecture on Sustainability on April 24. Hayhoe’s talk will focus on “New Climate Solutions and Galvanizing for Action.”
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March 25, 2024
It Happened at Michigan — Saving Michigan’s forests from ‘the most appalling consequences’
Volney M. Spalding, an 1873 U-M graduate who taught botany and zoology, worried about the fate of northern Michigan’s magnificent forests.
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March 18, 2024
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to speak at U-M on March 26
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland will speak on the climate crisis and environmental justice at Rackham Auditorium on March 26.
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February 19, 2024
Michigan Sea Grant funds six new projects, totaling $1.7M
Michigan Sea Grant is funding six new research projects to investigate the shifting dynamics of harmful algal blooms, economic trends in coastal communities and other issues relevant to the Great Lakes.
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February 15, 2024
Regents authorize various real estate donations, purchases
The Board of Regents has authorized the university to move forward with plans to donate, purchase or sell various real estate properties across the state of Michigan.
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February 15, 2024
Regents appoint five to be 2024 Arthur F. Thurnau Professors
Deirdre Leong de la Cruz, Anouck R. Girard, Nicholas C. Henriksen, LaKisha M. Simmons and Sara B. Soderstrom have been named Arthur F. Thurnau Professors.
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February 14, 2024
Nearly 15% of Americans deny climate change, study finds
Using social media data and artificial intelligence in a comprehensive national assessment, a U-M study reveals that nearly 15% of Americans deny that climate change is real.
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February 12, 2024
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
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February 7, 2024
Competition seeks to turn climate anxiety into action
A School for Environment and Sustainability class is organizing a spring event to empower U-M students, faculty and staff to engage in efforts to build a sustainable and just future.
