Environment

  1. $18M to advance materials research for quantum computing, sustainable plastics and more June 26, 2023
  2. Chesapeake Bay’s dead zone predicted to be 33% smaller than long-term average June 22, 2023
  3. Caribbean seagrasses provide services worth $255B annually, including vast carbon storage, study shows June 21, 2023
  4. $27M for laboratory astrophysics and nuclear fusion, led by U-M June 20, 2023
  5. Canadian wildfires prompt US health warnings: U-M experts available June 7, 2023
  6. Full electrification of Uber and Lyft vehicles would provide only modest benefits to society, study shows June 7, 2023
  7. Michigan Minds Podcast: Exploring Carbon Pricing and Carbon Border Adjustments June 6, 2023
  8. NOAA forecasts below-average summer ‘dead zone’ in Gulf of Mexico June 5, 2023
  9. Colorado River deal: U-M experts available May 24, 2023
  10. Warming climate in Brazil may increase risk of Zika, dengue by 2050 May 23, 2023
  11. Study: Modest moss supports billions of tons of carbon storage May 22, 2023
  12. Information about climate-induced migration spurs negative attitudes about immigrants May 18, 2023
  13. Flint community solar, sustainable airport operations among 5 studies funded by U-M’s Graham Institute May 18, 2023
  14. Smallest shifting fastest: Bird species body size predicts rate of change in a warming world May 8, 2023
  15. U-M microplastics exhibit on Detroit’s Belle Isle May 4, 2023
  16. Study: Tree diversity increases storage of carbon and nitrogen in forest soils, mitigating climate change April 26, 2023
  17. A healthy but depleted herd: Predators decrease prey disease levels but also population size April 26, 2023
  18. Renewable energy zoning initiative expands to six states with funding from US Department of Energy April 25, 2023
  19. Optimization could cut the carbon footprint of AI training by up to 75% April 17, 2023
  20. U-M’s botanical gardens taking steps toward carbon neutrality April 14, 2023