Regional

A satellite image of the Great Lakes.
Jun 4, 2026
New U-M research by Lauren Hart, a recent PhD graduate in biological chemistry, and Greg Dick, SEAS professor and director of CIGLR, shows that harmful algae blooms in Lake Erie produce a greater range of toxic compounds than previously known.

Global

A map of the world showing population growth from migration from 2000-2020. The scale is a color gradient, with orange showing that population change was driven by natural change and purple showing that population change was driven by migration.
Jun 1, 2026
SEAS Assistant Professor Nina Brooks is one of the authors of a new study that analyzed data from more than 10,000 cities worldwide, providing governments and agencies with information to help evaluate cities' strengths and vulnerabilities, and determine how best to allocate resources and support populations.

SEAS Perspectives

SEAS master’s project team members on a butte near Rocky Boy’s Reservation. Photo credit: Buffalo Nations Grasslands Alliance
May 22, 2026
SEAS master’s students collaborated with the Buffalo Nations Grassland Alliance to pilot conservation tools at Rocky Boy’s Reservation in Montana.

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.”