Environment

  1. Environmentalist Wendy Abrams will discuss her journey from businesswoman to advocate October 12, 2011
  2. In bubble-rafting snails, the eggs came first October 10, 2011
  3. Documentary “Black/Land: Women’s Voices” to be presented at U-M, Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit October 7, 2011
  4. Understanding ‘alien species’ threats to wildlife; a call to action October 6, 2011
  5. Colored solar cells could make display screens more efficient October 6, 2011
  6. Young clean-tech entrepreneurs to compete on national stage October 6, 2011
  7. U-M researchers to speak during Great Lakes Week in Detroit October 5, 2011
  8. U-M will invest in new ideas for a changing world October 5, 2011
  9. Rising carbon dioxide levels at end of last ice age not tied to Pacific Ocean, as had been suspected October 3, 2011
  10. U-M president announces ambitious goals for sustainability September 27, 2011
  11. U-M rolls out plans for new hybrid buses September 27, 2011
  12. First geothermal facility opening on campus September 27, 2011
  13. U-M’s Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum receives grant to assess at-risk plants September 21, 2011
  14. Rebranding exercise: ‘Quality of life’ a better motivator than ‘Live longer’ September 13, 2011
  15. Health risks of new technologies will be topic of U-M conference September 12, 2011
  16. Driving a gas-guzzler? You can still cut fuel costs by nearly half September 7, 2011
  17. U-M receives grant from Alcoa Foundation for sustainable transportation research in Detroit, Beijing August 30, 2011
  18. U-M launches collaboration to help Great Lakes cities adapt to a changing climate August 22, 2011
  19. U-M students help build sustainable community in rural Africa August 16, 2011
  20. University of Michigan and Ford researchers see plentiful lithium resources for electric vehicles August 2, 2011

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