3/11/2020

Food and campus culture get the spotlight at the latest carbon neutrality forum

We break down some of the ways the University of Michigan could reduce food waste, knock down our carbon footprint from food services, and get everyone on board with the daily actions needed to make our campuses more sustainable....
1/29/2020

Faculty, staff and students are teaming up for a major energy efficiency initiative

A DTE-sponsored competition is challenging Michigan universities to craft comprehensive plans for saving energy. Here’s a peek at how ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn is tackling the massive campuswide project....
1/23/2020

How campus can tackle one of its major sources of carbon pollution

For ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn to go carbon neutral, we’ll have to do something bold about our culture of commuting. Here are some big (and small) ideas that can get us there....
10/22/2019

What U-M’s carbon neutrality goal means for ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn

We break down the University of Michigan’s plan to reach net-zero carbon emissions and how it could change the ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn campus. ...
9/18/2019

How researchers can help win the long game on public health

A partnership between Delray residents, community leaders, University of Michigan researchers and students could be a template for advancing campaigns for environmental justice....
12/3/2018

Curbing climate change and sustainably supplying food, water and energy among top challenges environmental engineering can help address

These challenges call for new and expanded roles for environmental engineers, says a new report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Chancellor Domenico Grasso served as chair of the committee that wrote the report....
10/29/2018

ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn grounds manager on why great landscaping design takes its cues from nature

Keith Sudak and his team are a big reason why campus is more sustainable than ever....
10/12/2018

Examining the effectiveness of hazardous substance rankings and their impact on more environmental conscious industrial practices

Decision Science Assistant Professor Wayne Fu’s research shows that business production practices do change with updated information and improved awareness — even when regulation doesn’t require it....
9/21/2018

Cultivating a Green Energy Village

ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn faculty are helping a Detroit resident push his Green Energy Village concept — rows and rows of energy-generating wind-turbine and solar panel-equipped sculptures — to a near-reality on Detroit’s east side....