Regional

Beyond solar energy: SEAS students reimagine multifunctional landscapes
Oct 20, 2026
How can communities expand renewable energy while protecting farmland, supporting biodiversity and creating local benefits? Five SEAS students explored this challenge through an interdisciplinary landscape planning and design project that has received national and state recognition.

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.

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.”