Sustainability
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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 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.
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February 6, 2024
U-M part of urine-to-fertilizer effort in Great Lakes consortium
A $15 million effort to wring both valuable resources and harmful pollutants out of wastewater involves U-M researchers and educators.
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January 24, 2024
Biological Station’s snowpack sensors help study changing winters
Researchers at the U-M Biological Station in northern Michigan are strengthening their snow science with new technology to track snowpack at an hourly rate.
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January 23, 2024
Study examines carbon footprint of urban-farmed food
An international study led by U-M finds that fruits and vegetables grown in urban farms and gardens have a carbon footprint that is, on average, six times greater than conventionally grown produce.
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January 22, 2024
Catalyst grants address climate resilience and sustainability
Four newly awarded “catalyst grants” from the Graham Sustainability Institute are piloting innovative methodologies to bolster climate resilience and sustainability.
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December 11, 2023
Study examines switching from fluorescent lamps to LEDs
A U-M study that compared the costs of six lighting replacement options for linear recessed lighting systems found LED products were 18%-44% more efficient than T8 fluorescent lamps.
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December 1, 2023
Campus Farm experiments with composting stadium waste
Compost from U-M football games could be used to grow produce at the student-run Campus Farm, if a recent experiment goes well.
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November 8, 2023
University community views geo-exchange construction up close
U-M community members gathered Nov. 3 at the site of the future Central Campus residential development to observe construction of a new geo-exchange heating and cooling system.
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November 8, 2023
Study focuses on decarbonizing light-duty transportation
U-M researchers have found that meeting greenhouse gas emissions goals for light-duty vehicles — passenger vehicles such as cars and trucks — is possible, but not just by increasing EV sales.
