Regional

Living Learning Lab participant adds notes to the breakout session visioning board: "What would it look like to model, scale, and test climate-resilient housing in Detroit?"
Sep 30, 2026
The Detroit-UM Living Learning Lab has awarded $6,000 in Flex Grants to three community-university partnerships advancing sustainability, resilience, environmental justice, and community well-being in Detroit. The grants build on collaborations formed through the Lab’s Earth Day workshop and provide seed funding to strengthen partnerships, develop projects, and lay the groundwork for future implementation and funding.

Global

A room with auditorium style seating with the presenter in the front, standing in front of a projected presentation.
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

EPA removes limits on power plant pollution: SEAS experts discuss consequences
Sep 15, 2026
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced it will stop restricting the greenhouse gas emissions from gas- and coal-fired power plants. SEAS experts discuss the consequences of this move.

SEAS Perspectives

Waste Reduction and Composting Best Practices at SEAS
Sep 10, 2026
There’s a lot to think about when planning an event, but zero/low-waste planning is easily accessible, implementable and affordable. Here are some friendly reminders to create less waste at SEAS .

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.”