School for Environment and Sustainability
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December 7, 2022
Environmental justice expert is U-M’s first U.S. Science Envoy
U-M environmental justice expert Kyle Whyte is one of seven distinguished scientists in the country named U.S. Science Envoys by the U.S. Department of State.
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December 1, 2022
Equity in energy technology transition is new institute’s goal
As the world faces a global energy crisis and a changing climate, U-M is launching a new Institute for Energy Solutions that aims to accelerate an equitable transition to a more sustainable energy future.
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October 11, 2022
Tools help Great Lakes region plan for climate-change migrants
U-M researchers are developing web-based tools, such as interactive maps, that will enable residents, city planners, engineers, researchers and policymakers to envision various in-migration scenarios.
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October 3, 2022
Project to help small harbors, ensure long-term sustainability
Michigan Sea Grant and the state of Michigan have launched a project to support Michigan small harbors’ efforts to become economically, socially and environmentally sustainable.
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October 3, 2022
SEAS creative director creates chalk-art masterpieces
Dave Brenner, the School for Environment and Sustainability’s creative and web director, and his wife, Shelley, compete in chalk-art competitions around the country and the world.
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August 31, 2022
U-M releases national framework to measure energy equity
To bolster a just transition to cleaner, more resilient energy systems, U-M’s Energy Equity Project has released the first standardized national framework for comprehensively measuring and advancing energy equity.
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May 4, 2022
Two faculty members elected to National Academy of Sciences
Two U-M professors are among the most recent inductees into the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest distinctions for a scientist or engineer in the United States.
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April 18, 2022
Climate change and Michigan: Challenges and opportunities
U-M climate scientist Jonathan Overpeck, the Samuel A. Graham Dean of the School for Environment and Sustainability, discusses climate change challenges and opportunities for Michigan.
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April 4, 2022
Gardens in Detroit provide significant benefits to residents
While currently only 1% of the vacant land in Detroit’s Lower Eastside, community and private gardens play an important role in reducing neighborhood blight and have other potential future benefits.
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March 28, 2022
CIGLR staff member feels at home on the water
Holly Kelchner, an aquatic ecology research analyst with the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research, lists scuba diving and sailing among her passions.
