Community Highlights

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