Regional

Hira Ahmad (MS '24): Meet the Future of Ecosystem Science and Management
Apr 24, 2024
SEAS master’s student Hira Ahmad (MS ’24) came to graduate school looking for a program that would complement and expand her undergraduate degree. She chose SEAS because of the curriculum’s emphasis on the intersection between ecology and environmental justice.

Global

A farmer in Brazil is pictured on a diversified fruit and vegetable farm.
Apr 5, 2024
A new study published online April 5 in the journal Science finds that agricultural diversification comes with significant benefits, and very few negative effects. SEAS Associate Professor Jennifer Blesh is co-author and part of the leadership team for this study, in which a team of 58 researchers brought together data from 24 research projects representing a total of 2,655 working farms on five continents.

National

Vehicle tailpipes emitting exhaust.
Mar 20, 2024
The Biden Administration has issued new limits on vehicle emissions designed to speed the adoption of electric vehicles. U-M experts, including Liesl Eichler Clark and Gregory Keoleian from SEAS, are available to discuss the significance of the new guidelines.

SEAS Perspectives

Commoning for resilience, commoning through change
Apr 8, 2024
This is the second in a two-part blog series focused on the commons. In it, we share a few lessons we’ve learned about commoning and change.

Alumni in the News

Bob Gibbs (MLA ’84): New Urbanism planning
Apr 24, 2024
What does the future of urban centers look like? SEAS alumnus Bob Gibbs, FASLA, AICP (MLA ’84), founder of Gibbs Planning Group, has some answers, and is already working to make his vision of sustainable and connected urban centers a reality for communities in Michigan, the broader U.S. and the world beyond.