Sustainability
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September 30, 2016
Advisory committee named for sustainability school dean search
Provost Martha Pollack has appointed an advisory committee to assist with the search for the inaugural dean of a new school of sustainability at U-M.
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September 9, 2016
Campus prepares to party for the planet at EarthFest on Sept. 21
The campus community will continue its annual tradition of partying for the planet at EarthFest, Sept. 21 on the Central Campus Diag. It will highlight U-M’s sustainability goals.
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September 8, 2016
U-M leading $3M grant effort to turn urine into food crop fertilizer
Converting human urine into a safe fertilizer for agricultural crops is the goal of a new $3 million National Science Foundation grant being led by U-M researchers.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 .
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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.
