Sustainability
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April 18, 2022
Chemistry lab’s focus on plastics inspires Earth Day cleanup
The McNeil lab’s twice-a-year Huron River Watershed cleanups, which pick up trash from Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti metroparks, is an extension of the lab’s focus on chemical recycling and upcycling of plastics.
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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 24, 2022
U-M moves toward 100% renewable purchased power
The university announced steps toward procuring 100% renewable purchased power, plans for geothermal heating and cooling systems, and $10 million for LED lighting in approximately 100 buildings across all three campuses.
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March 22, 2022
Helping K-12 teachers empower students to work on sustainability
The Dow Innovation Teacher Fellowship, a program created for K-12 teachers interested in teaching sustainability issues, is the first program of the Andrew N. Liveris Institute.
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March 7, 2022
Study compares greenhouse gas reductions for light-duty vehicles
What does pickup truck electrification mean for the decarbonization of the transportation industry? U-M and Ford Motor Co. researchers addressed this question in a new study.
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February 23, 2022
Wege speaker: Everyone has a role in saving the planet
For the environmental movement to be effective, it must be something that everyone participates in, marine biologist and climate policy expert Ayana Elizabeth Johnson says.
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February 16, 2022
Catalyst grants support key steps toward sustainability, justice
Five new catalyst grants from the Graham Sustainability Institute will fund projects designed to advance potential infrastructure solutions across energy, transportation and the built environment.
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January 27, 2022
University waste-reduction competition runs February-March
Campus Race to Zero Waste returns this year to challenge the U-M community to reduce waste through conscious consumption, recycling and composting.
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January 24, 2022
Michigan Dining chef building statewide sustainable food network
Frank Turchan, executive chef at University of Michigan Dining, travels the state looking for quality Michigan food products to be part of the campuswide Sustainable Food Systems Initiative.
