Exploring Sustainability on Planet Blue

A Monthly Discussion Series
Co-Sponsored by the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise
and the Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute

Exploring Sustainability on Planet Blue is a set of monthly dialogues with key thought-leaders from within the university on issues related to sustainability. These will follow a relaxed and conversational format with deep intellectual content. The directors of the Erb and Graham Institutes will interview each speaker in a conversational style. All events, which will have a relaxed and informal atmosphere, will take place from 5:15 to 6:45 p.m. at the Ross School of Business in the 6th floor Colloquium room

NOTE: An invitation to register for the February 15 event was e-mailed to sustainability faculty in late January. The invitation for the March 14 event will be sent in late February, and so on. Invitations are non-transferable, and registration is required.

The Schedule for Winter 2012 is as Follows:

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15: Twenty Years of Environmental Reporting with the BBC A conversation with Roger Harrabin, BBC Environmental Analyst and Knight-Wallace Fellow, University of Michigan. An invitation to register was e-mailed in late January.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14: The Psychology & Biology of Consumption A conversation with Prof. Stephanie Preston, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan.

THURSDAY, APRIL 19: The University as the Engine of a New Energy Economy A conversation with Prof. Stephen Forrest, Vice President for Research, University of Michigan. Click here to watch discussion video.

NOTE: U-M faculty members with sustainability interests who are not included on the invitation distribution list should contact us if they would like to be added.