Sustainability

  1. February 26, 2014

    Study concludes new pollution targets needed to protect Lake Erie

    Reducing the size of the Lake Erie “dead zone” to acceptable levels will require cutting nutrient pollution nearly in half in coming decades, a new study concludes.

  2. February 24, 2014

    Planet Blue report highlights U-M sustainability achievements

    The 2013 Sustainability Progress Report shows U-M continues to show immense growth and engagement in sustainability education, research and operations.

  3. January 22, 2014

    Forty U-M students start new year as Dow Sustainability Fellows

    Forty sustainability-minded master’s and professional-degree students from eight U-M schools and colleges recently started the 2014 Dow Sustainability Fellows program.

  4. January 21, 2014

    Great Lakes evaporation study seeks to dispel misconceptions

    While the recent Arctic blast will likely contribute to higher Great Lakes water levels in 2014, new research shows the processes at work are not as simple and straightforward as one might think.

  5. December 3, 2013

    Progress toward sustainability goals

    The 2025 goals and the result of reduction efforts to date.

  6. December 3, 2013

    University sees sustainability gains, but some challenges remain

    Two years, 10 hybrid buses and more than 1,300 Planet Blue Ambassadors later, U-M is making strides toward its commitment to create a more sustainable campus through its operations, although challenges remain in some areas.

  7. November 25, 2013

    Growing community at campus farm engages learning

    Over the last year and a half, a variety of classes, groups and individuals have come to the 2-acre campus farm at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens to work and grow community as well as produce.

  8. November 13, 2013

    Native American activist LaDuke addresses sustainability

    Winona LaDuke, internationally acclaimed Anishinaabe author, orator and activist, spoke about sustainability earlier this week in her Native American Heritage Month keynote lecture.

  9. November 7, 2013

    Sustainability Town Hall explores climate change adaptation

    More than 120 students, faculty and staff attended Wednesday’s Sustainability Town Hall to learn about climate change adaptation practices and how the university’s efforts address climate change.

  10. November 4, 2013

    Campus briefs

    A roundup of news from around the university.