Community Highlights

SEAS Dean Emeritus Bill Johnson, FASLA, the founder of JJR and a highly influential landscape architect, was awarded the 2020 Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) Medal during a virtual awards ceremony held April 6, 2021. Also during the ceremony, Master of Landscape Architecture graduate Lauren

Congratulations to the School for Environment and Sustainability students who are the recipients of 2021 Honors Awards. In celebration of their academic achievements, we invited awardees to share their thoughts on why it is meaningful to be recognized for their work. Thank you to the students who

Dr. Casey Godwin has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 Research Faculty Recognition Award. In connection with this award, he will receive an honorarium of $1,500. The U-M Office of Research established this award to recognize members of the Research Faculty for significant scholarly

School for Environment and Sustainability alumnus Dr. Robert Corry (PhD '02) was presented the Triad Award from the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) at its annual conference in March. This is the first time the award has been given, which recognized Corry's "extended

Professor Ming Xu has been elected president of the International Society for Industrial Ecology for a two-year term beginning in 2023. The Society promotes the use of industrial ecology in research, education, policy, community development, and industrial practices. Another SEAS faculty member

The American Meteorological Society (AMS) celebrated its 20th annual student conference in January, 2021. The AMS is the premier scientific and professional organization in the United States promoting and disseminating information about the atmospheric, oceanic, and hydrologic sciences. Each year

Four students from the University of Michigan have been named 2020-2022 Wyss Conservation Scholars. The Wyss Foundation supports students at six different universities nationwide to recognize future leaders in nonprofit and public sector conservation with a focus on the Western United States. U-M

SEAS students are among 34 outstanding graduate students from 10 U-M schools and colleges who have been named 2021 Dow Sustainability Fellows. Each Dow Sustainability Fellow will receive a $20,000 stipend, along with sustainability skills-development opportunities and professional experience working

SEAS students Rachael Carlberg, Tess Fields, Matt Sehrsweeny, and Tonya Summerlin have been named Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF) finalists. The nationally competitive two-year PMF program attracts top graduate-level students to federal service from a variety of academic disciplines and

SEAS alumna Laura Rubin (MS ’95, MBA ’95) was appointed by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to the Great Lakes Protection Fund Board of Directors. Her term began on October 30, 2020, and will end on October 11, 2022. The Great Lakes Protection Fund is a private, nonprofit corporation formed in 1989 by

The SEAS community congratulates Teresa Herrick, who is the recipient of the 2020 U-M Research Administrator Recognition Award. "Teresa has been an incredible asset to SEAS and has provided me with tremendous support in my role as the Associate Dean of Research and Engagement," said SEAS Professor

CIGLR ECO Team Recognized as NOAA Team Members of the Month CIGLR’s Engagement, Career Training, and Outreach and Communications (ECO) Team was recognized as National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Team Members of the Month in August 2020. NOAA included a spotlight on the team’s

SEAS alumni Kofi Boone (BS ’92, MLA ’95) and John S. Troy (MLA ’73) are two of the 19 members of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) elevated in 2020 to the ASLA Council of Fellows for their exceptional contributions to the landscape architecture profession and society at large

The University of Michigan was a top-ranked university in the 2020 RecycleMania competition, placing first in the large-campus division for zero waste. The SEAS Dana building was selected as one of five “high-achieving” buildings on campus.

Four years after officials first piloted LED lights in Amsterdam Hall, officials said GW has saved enough energy to power more than 2,000 homes for a year. University spokeswoman Crystal Nosal said the University’s use of energy-efficient lights has saved 18 million kilowatt-hours over the past four

Rosina Bierbaum (2nd from left), Chair of the Science and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) addressed the 57th Council of Countries this week in Washington, DC. Professor Bierbaum explained how new science warns that the confluence of accelerating climate

Photo via Climate Action Movement at the University of Michigan By Miriam Francisco In 2011, the University of Michigan announced its intention to cut carbon emissions by 25 percent by 2025. But seven years later, carbon emission reduction had stalled at just 5 percent. So after U-M President Mark