Sustainability
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September 8, 2014
EarthFest 2014: Party for the Planet set for Sept. 17
The U-M squirrels will share the limelight with a barred owl on Sept. 17 when all things related to sustainability at the university take over the Diag for EarthFest.
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September 5, 2014
U-M partners with local entities on bike share program
The university is expanding its alternative transportation options with the launch of a new bike share program serving campus and the Ann Arbor area.
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August 18, 2014
Water Center wins $20M contract to help lead estuary research
The U-M Water Center has been awarded a five-year, $20 million contract to help oversee research at a nationwide network of 28 coastal reserves.
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August 13, 2014
U-M forest preserve plot now part of Smithsonian global network
A research plot at U-M’s Edwin S. George Reserve has been added to a Smithsonian Institution network used to study forest function and diversity.
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July 28, 2014
U-M Solar Car Team defends national title in hard-fought win
After a series of setbacks, the University of Michigan’s national champion Solar Car Team has won the eight-day American Solar Challenge, according to unofficial results.
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July 17, 2014
$3M global sustainability grant to fund projects on three continents
A team of 17 researchers will tackle sustainability challenges using “multidirectional innovation” funded by a $3 million Third Century Initiative Global Challenges grant.
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July 10, 2014
U-M, partners predict harmful Lake Erie algae bloom this summer
U-M researchers and their colleagues have issued a forecast for a significant bloom of toxic blue-green algae in Lake Erie late this summer.
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June 24, 2014
Climate change to profoundly alter Great Lakes region, report says
A report released Tuesday as part of a three-day climate-adaptation conference at U-M predicts profound changes for the Great Lakes region.
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June 24, 2014
U-M, partners predict dead zones for Gulf of Mexico, Chesapeake Bay
A U-M researcher and his colleagues are forecasting an average but still large “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico this year and a slightly above-average oxygen-starved region in the Chesapeake Bay.
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June 24, 2014
U-M students help Indian villages meet water needs
A group of U-M students, who call themselves the BLUElab India team, are working to improve water filtration and storage technology for people in western India.
