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Fall 2022

A Man of Energy
10 Questions: Associate Professor Bilal Butt
A Champion for Justice
A Lifelong Passion for Trees
Carlson’s Fishery: Leaving its Mark on the Local Economy and Michigan’s Waters
Class Notes
Dean’s Letter
Developing Water Policy Solutions that Ensure a Just and Resilient Future
Environmentally Safe Pest Control
Faculty Accolades
FishPass Project Draws Inspiration From Single-Stream Recycling
Fostering Human-Tiger Coexistence in Nepal
Freshwater is ‘the Root’ That Connects This Area
Leading Sustainability-Focused Education
Mobility and Transportation Design
Nurturing Environmental Justice Activists
Pairing Solar Development With Innovative Land Management
Program in the Environment Celebrates 20 Years
Protecting the Diversity of Fish in the Great Lakes
Research Highlights
Righting Wrongs in Society
SEAS Releases First National Framework Designed to Measure and Advance Energy Equity
SEAS Travel Photo Contest
Studying Trees for Clues About Climate Change
Summer Discussion Series
Supporting Actionable Energy Solutions
The Forever Business: Conservation Leader Glen Chown
Yearbook

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SEAS Connect is a monthly e-newsletter that brings alumni, students, faculty, and friends even closer together. In every issue, you’ll read about what your classmates are up to, hear from your favorite professors, find out what’s going on in the Dana Building, and learn how to get involved.

 
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Summer Discussion Series

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Miranda Dupre and her master’s project team celebrate graduation day last April (from left): Maisy Rohrer, Anna Cone, Dupre, Allison Williams and Toyosi Dickson.
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Miranda Dupre and her master’s project team celebrate graduation day last April (from left): Maisy Rohrer, Anna Cone, Dupre, Allison Williams
and Toyosi Dickson. Dupre's favorite SEAS memory is working with her master's project team.

We asked alumni and students about their favorite books, memorable SEAS experiences and how they promote sustainability. Log on to SEASnet, the SEAS online community network, for more insights. Not a member of SEASnet? Join now!

What are your recent reads that you would recommend?

“Born a Crime” by Trevor Noah
—Analise Sala (MS ’22)

“Dune” by Frank Herbert
—Patrick Lewis (BS ’19)

“On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” by Ocean Vuong
—Alicia Kawamoto (MS ’23)

“Braiding Sweetgrass” by Robin Wall Kimmerer
—Robert Sanford (BS ’77)

“The Avant-Guards” by Carly Usdin and Noah Hayes
—Kate Hutchens (MS ’21)

“Lilith’s Brood” by Octavia E. Butler
—Todd Ziegler (MS ’15)

“The Night Portrait: A Novel of World War II and da Vinci’s Italy” by Laura Morelli
—Kathryn Bomey (MS ’12)

“Y: The Last Man” by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra
—Brianna Knoppow (BS ’05, MS ’13)

How do you incorporate sustainability into your daily life?

“I volunteer with Citizens’ Climate Lobby to advocate for meaningful action on climate change. They are well-organized and offer great resources to their volunteers, both online and from real people.”
—Victoria McMillan (MS ’03)

What was your favorite SEAS experience, memory or class?

“A summer at Camp Filibert Roth! Excellent instructors, wonderful classmates, beautiful environment, competition with other forestry programs—well, everything except for mosquitoes and black flies and no-see-ums!”
—Leonard Malczynski (BSF ’75)

"My favorite memories surrounded my master’s project and the Dana Building—meeting my teammates in person for the first time in the fourth-floor conference room, spending whole weekends in empty classrooms working on our presentation, then finally presenting and taking a celebratory selfie in front of the building to capture what felt like the ending of an era.”
—Miranda Dupre (MS ’22)

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