Regional

The calm after the storm: U-M research confronts extreme weather—and aims to curb its effects
Jul 29, 2026
As Michigan experiences more frequent flooding, heavier rainfall, warmer winters and extreme heat, donor support is enabling U-M researchers, including SEAS Associate Professor Drew Gronewold, to study how these changes affect the Great Lakes, public health and local communities.

Global

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Aug 12, 2026
A workshop to prepare early-career researchers to tackle some of the Amazon rainforest’s most pressing challenges is being hosted by the University of Michigan and the Federal University of Pará in Brazil.

National

A valley with dense forest of coniferous evergreen trees covered by smoke from forest wildfires.
Aug 12, 2026
A new research partnership is working to help protect communities in the Pacific Northwest from the combined impacts of wildfires, smoke and extreme heat.

SEAS Perspectives

Red cabbage and other leafy greens in a basket.
Jul 20, 2026
We shouldn't need a crisis to remind us to keep our next meal closer to home—and we shouldn't have to wait for the next one to build the systems that make that possible, affordable and accessible for all families, writes PitE faculy member Amanda Maria Edmonds.

Alumni in the News

Jason Taylor (MS ’04, PhD ’08): Leading conservation at Indiana Dunes National Park
Apr 8, 2026
As superintendent of Indiana Dunes National Park, Jason Taylor leads an “exceptional team” that is responsible for everything that happens within the park’s boundaries, from ecological stewardship and restoration to visitor engagement and experience. The park sits within three hours of about 30 million people, so in addition to stewarding the fifth most biodiverse national park, Taylor works every day to help make it “the people’s park.”