Sustainability

  1. August 12, 2016

    Grant to help connect Matthaei Botanical Gardens with trail system

    A nearly $730,000 grant will help create a hiking and biking trail that connects Matthaei Botanical Gardens with the regional border-to-border trail and beyond.

  2. July 25, 2016

    U-M wins national award for campus sustainability excellence

    U-M is one of eight institutions to be recognized for advancing sustainability excellence with the Sustainability Award in Facilities Management by APPA: Leadership in Educational Facilities. 

  3. July 11, 2016

    U-M offers students sustainable living experience

    The University of Michigan will offer students a new living-learning community this fall focused on various aspects of sustainability, climate justice and environmental justice.

  4. July 11, 2016

    School of Nursing building earns LEED Gold Certification

    The new School of Nursing building at the University of Michigan has received LEED Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

  5. July 7, 2016

    U-M researchers, partners predict smaller algal bloom for Lake Erie

    U-M researchers and their partners predict that western Lake Erie will experience a less severe harmful algal bloom in 2016 than last year’s record-setting event. 

  6. June 15, 2016

    Farmers markets and CSA program bring fresh produce to campus

    The U-M community will have access to locally-grown vegetables, fruits and other farm products every week into the fall through a series of M Farmers Markets on campus .

  7. June 13, 2016

    Near-average ‘dead zone’ forecast for Chesapeake Bay

    A U-M ecologist and colleagues from several institutions are forecasting a near-average Chesapeake Bay “dead zone” in 2016. This year’s forecast calls for an oxygen-depleted, or hypoxic, region of about 1.58 cubic miles, which is close to the long-term average measured since 1950.

  8. June 9, 2016

    U-M, partners predict average ‘dead zone’ for Gulf of Mexico in 2016

    A U-M researcher and colleagues from several institutions are forecasting an average but still large “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico this year.

  9. May 25, 2016

    Provost’s panel suggests new sustainability education structure

    A new school of sustainability is among the key recommendations in a report by a faculty committee exploring ways to strengthen U-M’s position as a leader in interdisciplinary sustainability education.

  10. May 13, 2016

    Additional water refill stations coming to campus this summer

    With 15 more water bottle refill stations and four more “gooseneck” attachments to be installed by the end of June, U-M students, faculty and staff can help reduce waste by filling a reusable bottle.