Sustainability
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June 18, 2025
Mike Shriberg named director of the U-M Water Center
Mike Shriberg, a longtime leader in Great Lakes water policy and sustainability, has been named director of the University of Michigan Water Center.
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June 10, 2025
U-M Biological Station’s free summer lecture series continues
The U-M Biological Station continues to welcome the public to its 2025 Summer Lecture Series, a long-standing tradition at the field research station along Douglas Lake.
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May 20, 2025
Maize Rays initiative launches first phase of campus solar project
U-M will add 25 megawatts of renewable energy across campus through the new Maize Rays solar expansion initiative, a milestone in its commitment to sustainability and climate action.
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May 6, 2025
Homeowners save energy, money with Holland program
Home Energy 101, a free program for residents in Holland, Michigan, provides hundreds of households with easy-to-use materials to use and lose less energy.
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May 5, 2025
Inaugural Energy Symposium launches May 20, 21
The symposium offers university researchers an opportunity to identify areas for future collaboration and synergies in research across U-M colleges, schools and departments.
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April 22, 2025
Historic Tappan Oak sapling planted to mark Earth Day at U-M
On Earth Day, April 22, a sapling grown from the historic Tappan Oak was planted near the Alumni Association’s Alumni Center on Central Campus.
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April 21, 2025
U-M’s Climate Week 2025 aims to boost climate engagement
As U-M continues its tradition of celebrating Earth Day, the first of which was held more than 30 years ago, planning is underway for an expanded Climate Week gathering in the fall.
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April 16, 2025
Catalyst grants fuel groundbreaking sustainability projects
Five research projects tackling key sustainability issues have received funding through the Sustainability Catalyst Grant program, administered by the Graham Sustainability Institute.
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March 19, 2025
Want to preserve biodiversity? Go big, U-M researchers say
Large, undisturbed forests are better for harboring biodiversity than fragmented landscapes, according to U-M research.
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March 19, 2025
U-M study finds time does not drive forest carbon storage
It is commonly assumed that as forest ecosystems age, they accumulate and store more carbon, but a new study based at the U-M Biological Station found it’s more nuanced than that.
