Regional
Sep 3, 2024
SEAS faculty and graduate student project groups have received anti-racism grants to address racial inequality and to inform action that achieves equity and justice.
Global
Sep 4, 2024
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) comes with significant challenges, especially since this kind of mining typically lacks regulation and can be socially and environmentally harmful. But ASM also plays a critical role in supplying the world with minerals vital for decarbonization, which is one reason why a study led by SEAS Assistant Research Scientist Brandon Marc Finn argues that ASM should be embraced.
National
Jun 17, 2024
A team of scientists, including U-M aquatic ecologist Don Scavia, professor emeritus at SEAS, forecasts an above-average summer “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico covering about 5,827 square miles—an area roughly the size of Connecticut, about 12% higher than average. The dead zone, or hypoxic area, is an area of low oxygen that can kill fish and other marine life.
SEAS Perspectives
Aug 13, 2024
Why do we experience a vast difference in general comfortability when we’re in a dense urban landscape versus a green space such as a park, forest or lake? The answer requires an understanding of the urban heat island and its effects on the microclimates in urban spaces.
Faculty in the Media
September 2, 2024
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Alumni in the News
May 28, 2024
The Julia Elkin Conservation Leadership Award has been established in memory of Elkin, a member of the SEAS community who graduated in 2015. Elkin passed away on February 25 after being struck by a car while jogging in Berkeley, California, and sustaining a traumatic brain injury. With generous support from the Wyss Foundation and U-M, an endowment has been established with a $200,000 gift that aims to honor Elkin’s memory by supporting students with interests similar to hers, enabling them to participate in a summer internship experience focused on U.S. land conservation.
