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Mobilizing the expertise and passion of faculty, students, partners, and decision makers to work together and bring world-class research to real-world sustainability challenges.

Opportunity

Be Counted Among U-M’s Sustainability Experts

Join U-M's Sustainability Experts Database, maintained by Graham, to help make our collective sustainability expertise transparent and accessible. 

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Apply Now! Michigan Community Climate Action Fellowship

U-M undergrads: Spend next summer with a Michigan climate organization, gaining experience and building your career!

Apply by Nov. 2

Join the October Coffee Talk

Explore what’s next for the Great Lakes Compact and connect with experts shaping resilient water futures across the region.

 

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3055 U-M students have engaged with Graham-administered programs

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Graham Sustainability Institute

2432 U-M students funded by Graham-administered programs

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News

8/14/2026 - MBGNA: Line 5 Saga Continues by Mike Shriberg

7/15/2026 - Planet Blue Ambassadors Welcome Incoming Students During Orientation

6/2/2026 - UM-Flint Students Turn Climate Passion Into Action Through Inaugural Fellowship

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In the Media

10/14/2026 - Fact Check: What’s True and What’s Not in Michigan’s Data Center Debate ft. Sarah Mills

9/3/2026 - Circle of Blue: Trump’s ‘Lake America’ Name Change Disrupts Cross-Border Management and Overwrites Native History ft. Mike Shriberg

8/28/2026 - CBC: Despite Trump's Renaming of Lake Ontario, Great Lakes Endure as Symbol of U.S.-Canada Collaboration ft. Mike Shriberg

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Upcoming Events

Graham-Sponsored Events
4
Nov
Nibi Anishinaabe Ikwewag Inaakonigewin 11/4/2026 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
10
Nov
Webinar: Stories of Impact: Pathways to Collaborative Science 11/10/2026 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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Recent Work

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Strategies for Renewable Energy Revenue: A Guide for Michigan Local Governments

Holland Harbor Lighthouse

Great Lakes Horizon Scanning Pilot Workshop

"Go Green" on a tablet

How to Implement Sustainability Leadership in Municipal Management

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Strategic Priorities

Enhancing Collaborative Research

Enhancing Collaborative Research

Developing Sustainability Leaders

Developing Sustainability Leaders

Informing Policy and Practice

Informing Policy and Practice
Sustainability Focus Areas

Climate Change

Climate

Water

Water

Communities

Communities

U-M Sustainability Faculty Experts

Yavuz Bozer

Yavuz Bozer

Professor

Engineering » Industrial and Operations Engineering

The Graham Institute maintains a list of Sustainability Experts at U-M. Find/browse experts »

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U-M Sustainability Courses

ENVIRON 350 | The Built Environment: Introduction to Landscape Change

This course is an introduction to the role of humans in shaping the built environment. It explores physical design and cultural meaning at various scales and contexts in the landscape. We explore the power of physical design and planning to enrich the human spirit, provide functional needs, interpret cultural history, and sustain natural systems.

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Planet Blue: Sustainability at the University of Michigan

Engaged Michigan Partner

The Graham Institute mobilizes the expertise and passion of scholars, partners, and decision-makers to work together and bring world-class research to real-world sustainability challenges.
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