Graham Sustainability Institute

Opportunity

Apply Now! Graham Sustainability Scholars Program

The Graham Sustainability Scholars Program will equip you with the essential skills and experiences you need to become a sustainability leader now and in the future.

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Explore Siting Policy Recommendations

Access a set of memos submitted by the Center for EmPowering Communities to the Michigan Public Service Commission, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and more.

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Learn About Michigan Public Act 233

Browse these resources to learn more about Michigan's new renewable energy siting law.

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News

3/20/2025 - Now Available: We All Live Together in a Good Way with Manoomin

2/20/2025 - Graham Sustainability Scholars Program Invites Referrals for New Student Cohort

1/13/2025 - Dow Sustainability Fellows Program Secures Renewed Support and Welcomes 2025 Cohort

In the Media

3/20/2025 - Bridge Detroit: Groups Fight To Preserve Future of Michigan’s Indigenous Wild Rice ft. Vincent Salgado and Jen Read

2/27/2025 - Bridge Detroit: GLWA Customers Challenge 5.9% Water Rate Hike: ‘Why Now?’

2/19/2025 - Michigan Daily: Ann Arbor Performs Controlled Burns To Restore Ecosystems ft. Vincent Salgado

Upcoming Events

Graham-Sponsored Events

Apr

Webinar: Community Building through Collaborative Science: Evolution of the Mangrove Coast Collaborative 4/1/2025 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Apr

2025 Water@Michigan Symposium: The Water-Climate Nexus 4/4/2025 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

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U-M Sustainability Experts

Steve Skerlos

Professor, Program Director

Engineering » Civil and Environmental Eng.

U-M Sustainability Courses

URP 523 | Comparative Participatory Planning and Community Development

What are the impacts of participatory planning on community development and community building? As local communities become increasingly vulnerable in a global political economy, there has been an upsurge of policies and discourse on community building and participatory planning. This course examines the outcomes of participatory planning programs on community development. We start by problematizing our assumptions about community and working definitions of community development.

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In the Media

Upcoming Events

Graham-Sponsored Events

Enhancing Collaborative Research

Developing Sustainability Leaders

Informing Policy and Practice

Climate

Water

Communities

Steve Skerlos