Sustainability
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December 11, 2018
Nine U-M students, faculty member attending U.N. climate summit
Nine U-M students and a faculty member are attending this month’s COP 24 summit in Poland, observing the conference to discuss and coordinate the fight against climate change.
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December 6, 2018
New Central Campus building to include innovative classrooms
The Board of Regents approved design plans Thursday for a new 100,000-square-foot classroom building on Central Campus that will serve up to 10,000 students each day.
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October 24, 2018
Abstracts for campuswide sustainability conference due Nov. 8
The committee organizing the annual Michigan Universitywide Sustainability and Environment Conference is seeking abstracts until Nov. 8. The MUSE Conference will be Feb. 21-22.
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October 10, 2018
ArborBike bike-share program to return to campus
Faculty and staff will soon have another option for getting around campus and Ann Arbor following an announcement late last week that ArborBike, a local bike sharing program, is returning.
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October 4, 2018
Schlissel says U-M is pursuing a path to carbon neutrality
U-M will pursue a path toward carbon neutrality for the university, and help others in the region, state and nation reach the same goal, President Mark Schlissel says.
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September 24, 2018
University maintains gold rating for sustainability performance
The university’s sustainability performance continues to earn a gold rating by the international Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System.
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September 17, 2018
Campus sustainability efforts to take center stage at EarthFest
The campus community is gearing up for its annual EarthFest sustainability celebration, set for Thursday on the Diag from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., with free food, chef demonstrations and giveaways, and environmental and energy initiatives.
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August 28, 2018
Anna Stefanopoulou to serve as director of Energy Institute
Anna Stefanopoulou, a mechanical engineer with an expertise in modeling, control and optimization of internal combustion engines, batteries and fuel cells, will become director of the U-M Energy Institute.
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August 8, 2018
Initiative aspires to turn greenhouse gas into profitable products
Removing carbon dioxide from the air and turning it into useful products is the long-term goal of U-M’s new Global CO2 Initiative.
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August 7, 2018
Environmental policy expert to lead Graham Sustainability Institute
Jennifer Haverkamp, an expert on climate change, international trade, and global environmental policy and negotiations, will become director of the Graham Sustainability Institute Oct. 1.
