November 20, 2015
University takes the American Campuses Act on Climate Pledge
The University of Michigan has joined more than 200 universities and colleges in signing the American Campuses Act on Climate Pledge.
Sustainability
November 19, 2015
University managing energy consumption as campus grows
While the University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus has added 23.3 percent more square footage since 2003 — with new but more energy-intensive buildings to support world-class research — Energy Management has maintained an 8 percent annual energy-consumption savings for six years.
November 18, 2015
U-M, two national labs to study energy savings in connected vehicles
Could vehicles that communicate with each other and their surroundings, helping drivers avoid crashes, also save energy?
The University of Michigan is working with two U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories to study whether connected and automated vehicles could help people drive more efficiently.
November 4, 2015
Munger is first university residence hall to be LEED Gold certified
The University of Michigan's newest residence hall has struck gold by being the first on campus to receive LEED Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
October 29, 2015
Sustainability Town Hall to review push toward campus goals
The University of Michigan will host a town hall Nov. 5 to review initiatives, projects and programs that are supportive of the university's sustainability goals.
October 23, 2015
University invests in major campus sustainability efforts
The University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus is about to get a whole lot "greener" following significant investments toward more sustainable campus operations.
October 15, 2015
U-M Health System projects to improve energy efficiency
A $3 million project for new occupancy sensors and a $1.3 million air handler upgrade project will improve energy efficiency at the U-M Health System's University Hospital.
The two projects were approved Thursday by the Board of Regents.
October 12, 2015
Survey shows sustainability knowledge not translating to action
The results are in from the U-M Sustainability Cultural Indicators Program 2014 survey, providing the third year of information about the awareness, attitudes, and behavior of students, staff and faculty.
September 23, 2015
U-M releases final report on high-volume hydraulic fracturing in Michigan
University of Michigan researchers Wednesday released the final version of a report analyzing policy options for the state of Michigan regarding high-volume hydraulic fracturing, the natural gas and oil extraction process commonly known as fracking.
September 16, 2015
$3M to aid study of Detroit River phosphorus, green infrastructure
Researchers at the University of Michigan have been awarded a three-year, $3 million grant from the Erb Family Foundation to determine the Detroit River's contributions to algae blooms that plague Lake Erie each summer.
September 14, 2015
EarthFest's Party for the Planet set for Thursday
The University of Michigan campus community is invited to join the annual "Party for the Planet" at EarthFest on Thursday.
This sustainability-themed event features free local food, chef demonstrations, live entertainment and games with prizes on the Central Campus Diag from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
September 11, 2015
University climbs to gold rating for sustainability performance
The University of Michigan's sustainability performance has moved up to a gold rating by the international Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System. The new rating is an improvement from the university's previous silver rating in 2012.
August 11, 2015
U-M part of new network to build sustainable, livable cities
The University of Michigan is one of nine research universities in a new international effort, funded by a $12 million award from the National Science Foundation, to build better cities of the future.
July 15, 2015
All Michigan Dining facilities certified as Platinum for sustainability
Michigan Dining is the first department on the Ann Arbor campus to have all of its facilities achieve the university's Platinum-level certification for sustainability.
July 9, 2015
U-M, partners predict severe harmful algal bloom for Lake Erie
University of Michigan researchers and their colleagues predict the 2015 western Lake Erie harmful algal bloom season will be among the most severe in recent years and could become the second-most severe behind the record-setting 2011 bloom.
July 9, 2015
Report shows personal weather observations guide global warming views
The number of Americans who believe there is evidence of global warming rose to 63 percent after a memorable winter that included record cold and snow in the Northeast and historic warmth and drought in the West, according to a University of Michigan survey.
June 23, 2015
Below-average 'dead zone' predicted for Chesapeake Bay in 2015
A University of Michigan researcher and his colleagues are forecasting a slightly below-average but still significant "dead zone" this summer in the Chesapeake Bay, the nation's largest estuary.
June 17, 2015
U-M, partners predict average Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' in 2015
A University of Michigan researcher and his colleagues are forecasting an average, but still large, "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico this year.
June 3, 2015
Federal funding extends Great Lakes climate research at U-M, MSU
Researchers at the University of Michigan and Michigan State University have been awarded $3.65 million from the federal government to continue the study of climate change adaptation and climate variability in the Great Lakes region for another five years.
May 19, 2015
Food movement is the focus of May 28-29 Michigan Meeting
The ascendant Food Sovereignty movement — in which peasant farmers, fishers and farmworkers seek to solve world problems in food and agriculture — is the focus of an academic conference opening May 28 at the University of Michigan.
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