Community Highlights

U-M Organizational Studies and Program in the Environment associate professor Sara Soderstrom has received a 2022 Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award for her contributions to the development of a culturally and ethnically diverse U-M community. Established in 1996, the annual award is given by

U-M School for Environment and Sustainability alum Nat Lichten (MS ’15) was named associate program officer for Great Lakes and Environment. Lichten, who has seven years of experience in watershed management, green infrastructure, and water and environmental research, will work with current grantees

Congratulations to Isabella (Izzy) Juliet Shehab, a master’s student at the U-M School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) who is the recipient of the Kenneth R. Brooks MLA Research Scholarship Award from the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF). She received a $5,000 award. Shehab is

The Students for SEAS Outstanding Teaching Awards were established by the student governing board in 1995 to recognize teaching excellence. This year's award recipients are Professor Kyle Whyte and graduate student advisor Malulani Castro. Students were asked to nominate professors and GSIs by

Thea Louis, a master’s student in the U-M School for Environment and Sustainability, has been chosen for the inaugural cohort of Local Science Partners by the American Geophysical Union (AGU). The Local Science Partners program “is designed to cement the place of science in decision-making by

Congratulations to Parth Vaishnav, who is one of fourteen U-M faculty members named 2022 Public Engagement Faculty Fellows (PEFF) by the Center for Academic Innovation. Vaishnav, SEAS assistant professor of environment and sustainability, will spend five weeks this spring in an intensive program

Four University of Michigan students have been named 2021-2023 Wyss Conservation Scholars. The Wyss Scholars Program for U.S. Conservation recognizes and supports future leaders in nonprofit or governmental land conservation in the United States. The program supports students at six universities and

Grand Rapids, Michigan, January 7, 2022 — At its recent annual conference, the Michigan Outdoor Writers Association (MOWA) awarded Claire Watts (M.S. Candidate 2022) its MOWA/Toyota “Let’s Go Places” Scholarship. Watts received $2,500 in support of her presentations at both the Ann Arbor School

Kofi Boone, ASLA (BS’ 92, MLA ’95) was named President of the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) Board of Directors, following two years of service as Vice President of Education. Boone is a University Faculty Scholar and Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture at North Carolina State

Thirteen SEAS master's students, including eight dual-degree students, are among the more than 40 students from 12 University of Michigan (U-M) schools and colleges who have been named 2022 Dow Sustainability Fellows. They are: Luke Allen (MS '23) Kira Barsten (MS/MURP '24 - SEAS/Taubman) Katelyn

Congratulations to SEAS Landscape Architecture students Esther Chiang, Yunfan Zhou, and Chen Zuo. They have been named finalists in the Young Architect's Observation Cabin Competition, hosted by the World Wildlife Fund, for their entry, The Fold–The Changeable Location of Observation Points. "As we

Jon Allan, senior academic and research program officer at the School for Environment and Sustainability, was appointed to the NOAA Science Advisory Board (SAB). Established in 1997, the SAB is the only Federal Advisory Committee with responsibility to advise the Under Secretary of Commerce for

Carissa Knox, a PhD student in Resource Policy and Behavior at the School for Environment and Sustainability, is one of 21 U-M graduate students who received an Anti-Racism Summer Research Grant. Her project will focus on “The Impacts of Race and Equity on Participation in Local Food Systems.” The

Dolores Perales is the inaugural winner of the Young Climate Leader Award, given by the Michigan Climate Action Network. She is pursuing a dual master’s degree in urban and regional planning (through Taubman College) and environment and sustainability (SEAS). Perales, whose specialization at SEAS is

Congratulations to Dr. Casey Godwin, who will receive a Research Faculty Recognition Award. The Office of the Vice President for Research will honor four research faculty members with its annual recognition awards for their outstanding scholarly achievements and significant contributions to their

Congratulations to Rachelle Roake (MLA ’21) who won a $1,000 Sigma Lambda Alpha 2021 Scholarship. Sigma Lambda Alpha (SLA), the International Honor Society of Landscape Architecture, is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies. There are more than 50 chapters internationally. Every

Congratulations to Sara Steenbergh (MLA, MS ’21), a dual-degree graduate in Landscape Architecture and Ecosystem Science and Management. Sara has been named a 2021 Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) Olmsted Scholar. Sara and the other 2021 Olmsted Scholars will be formally recognized at an LAF

Congratulations, Dr. Sam Stolper, on receiving student government's Superior Teaching award! The award recognizes teaching excellence in faculty. Students note that Dr. Stolper "genuinely cares about his students' success both in and outside the classroom,” and “provides an incredibly inclusive

Dr. Ming Xu has won the 2021 Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize (Huber Award), the highest level mid-career research award in all areas of civil engineering. The award is annually given to individuals with notable achievements and contributions in research with respect to all disciplines of

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