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Open Innovation Battery Lab Established at U-M with Ford and MEDC

A unique $8 million battery lab at the University of Michigan will enable industry and university researchers to collaborate on developing cheaper and longer lasting energy storage devices in the heart of the… more

New U-M Online Sustainability Journal Aims to Appeal to Broad Audience

A team of doctoral fellows from the University of Michigan's Graham Sustainability Institute just launched the Michigan Journal of Sustainability—an online, open-access periodical designed to make academic… more

Clean Water Collaboration in Brazil

Michigan engineering students and local youth build sand-based water filters together in Brazil. The U-M student group Pantanal Partnership is currently conducting basic engineering and water sanitation workshops… more

U-M Water Center Research Scientist Co-Edits Book about Quagga & Zebra Mussels

Zebra and Quagga Mussels (both invasive species in North America) have caused havoc to the Great Lakes ecosystem for more than two decades, and University of Michigan Water Center Research Scientist Tom Nalepa… more

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  • Open Innovation Battery Lab Established at U-M with Ford and MEDC
  • New U-M Online Sustainability Journal Aims to Appeal to Broad Audience
  • Clean Water Collaboration in Brazil
  • U-M Water Center Research Scientist Co-Edits Book about Quagga & Zebra Mussels
Outstanding Turnout for Inaugural

Outstanding Turnout for Inaugural "Healthy Holidays, Healthy Stuff" Event on Campus

More than 100 people participated in the"Healthy Holidays, Healthy Stuff" open house on campus on December 5, 2013. Sponsored by Planet Blue Ambassadors, with support from MHealthy and Ann Arbor's Ecology Center, the open… more

University Sees Sustainability Gains, but Some Challenges Remain

University Sees Sustainability Gains, but Some Challenges Remain

Two years, 10 hybrid buses and more than 1,300 Planet Blue Ambassadors later, the university is making strides toward its commitment to create a more sustainable campus through its operations.  As announced in the fall of… more

U-M Water Center Awards $500K+ for Freshwater Research at U-M & Seeks Additional Proposals

U-M Water Center Awards $500K+ for Freshwater Research at U-M & Seeks Additional Proposals

The U-M Water Center has awarded six research and capacity building grants, totaling more than $500,000, to increase freshwater research at the University of Michigan. These projects were selected under the first round… more