School for Environment and Sustainability
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March 3, 2021
2021 Wege Lecture to feature conversation with Naomi Klein
The School for Environment and Sustainability’s 18th Peter M. Wege Lecture on March 10 will feature a virtual conversation with journalist, columnist and author Naomi Klein.
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February 22, 2021
Release of nutrients worsens Lake Erie’s annual ‘dead zone’
Robotic laboratories on the bottom of Lake Erie have revealed that the muddy sediments there release nearly as much phosphorus into the surrounding waters as enters the lake’s central basin each year from rivers and tributaries.
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January 25, 2021
XR Initiative funds 13 new extended reality projects
The university’s XR Initiative is funding 13 new XR Innovation projects that work with faculty to develop course content using commercially available extended reality authoring platforms.
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October 21, 2020
Carbon accounting group quantifies U-M emissions
The President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality’s carbon accounting subgroup focuses on bringing together otherwise disparate emissions data — U-M energy sources, the commission’s internal analysis teams, and utility firms.
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October 20, 2020
University to launch several new anti-racism initiatives
U-M will launch several new anti-racism initiatives, and enhance a number of existing ones, as part of a national reckoning on race and as deep-rooted structural inequities in American life have been magnified.
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October 1, 2020
U-M joins universities, nonprofits, governments at Midwest Climate Summit
U-M is partnering with approximately 20 other higher education institutions, nonprofits and local governments to kick off the Midwest Climate Summit, a virtual series of keynotes, panels and workshops throughout the fall.
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September 8, 2020
Virtual Earthfest 2020 to celebrate sustainability at U-M
The week of Sept. 14-18 marks the 25th anniversary of Earthfest, U-M’s annual fall event celebrating sustainability initiatives across U-M that this year will encompass a series of virtual events and activities.
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August 31, 2020
Schools, colleges share goals and hopes for 2020-21 school year
The University of Michigan is preparing to welcome back students for a fall semester unlike any other, creating never-before-seen challenges and opportunities for Ann Arbor’s 19 schools and colleges as well as at Dearborn and Flint.
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July 16, 2020
Obituary: Charles E. Olson Jr.
Charles E. Olson Jr., professor emeritus in the School for the Environment and Sustainability, died June 28.
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June 1, 2020
U-M to launch second wave of research re-engagement
Following the smooth implementation of a two-week pilot wave, research re-engagement at U-M will move into a second phase, adding six more schools and colleges and including 45 buildings.
