Regional

Q+A with Vice Provost for Sustainability and Climate Action Shalanda Baker
Oct 8, 2024
Shalanda Baker, U-M's first vice provost for sustainability and climate action and a professor of environment and sustainability at SEAS, talks about what drew her to the role and how universities can move the needle on climate change.

Global

Bags of copper and cobalt are loaded by artisanal and small-scale miners near Kolwezi, DRC.
Sep 4, 2024
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) comes with significant challenges, especially since this kind of mining typically lacks regulation and can be socially and environmentally harmful. But ASM also plays a critical role in supplying the world with minerals vital for decarbonization, which is one reason why a study led by SEAS Assistant Research Scientist Brandon Marc Finn argues that ASM should be embraced.

National

Meha Jain giving a lecture.
Sep 18, 2024
Congratulations to Meha Jain, associate professor at SEAS, who has been awarded the Early Career Award in Global Environmental Change from the American Geophysical Union.

SEAS Perspectives

Urban heat islands and a climate of inequities
Aug 13, 2024
Why do we experience a vast difference in general comfortability when we’re in a dense urban landscape versus a green space such as a park, forest or lake? The answer requires an understanding of the urban heat island and its effects on the microclimates in urban spaces.

Alumni in the News

Happy trails
Oct 8, 2024
Under the leadership of SEAS alum Glen Chown, the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy has created more than 3 miles of accessible trails since 2016.