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Advancing a just and sustainable world where policy and practice are powered by science, collaboration, and creativity.

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Explore U-M's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Dashboard

This new tool tracks and shares U-M's progress toward its carbon neutrality goal.

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Dow Distinguished Award - Sustainability Projects

Learn more about the collaborative team projects work made possible by Dow Distinguished Awards. Project teams and their partners support high-impact projects (energy justice, climate, circular economy) that enhance the quality of life.

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Get Involved with the GLNF-CESU

Join the Great Lakes Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (GLNF-CESU) Network, a consortium for informed resource stewardship.

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1447 Students funded by Graham-administered programs

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546 Faculty members have engaged with Graham-administered programs

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Recent Work

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Urban water quality management towards a sustainable framework the investigation of finescale urban form effects on stream water quality

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Ecoworks Detroit Net Zero F.A.S.T. Program

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Supporting Implementation of Michigan’s Revised Lead and Copper Rule

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Strategic Priorities

Climate Change

Climate Change

Water Resources

Water Resources

Leadership Development

Leadership Development

Policy Integration

Policy Integration

Broader Impacts

Broader Impacts

News

4/28/2022 - United Nations University: Great Lakes Freshwater, Commoning, and Democracy in a Changing Climate

4/5/2022 - Senior Sustainability Scholars Deliver Four Unique Projects

4/5/2022 - Graham Sustainability Scholars Work with City, County, Nonprofits

3/25/2022 - University Record: U-M Moves Toward 100% Renewable Purchased Power

3/18/2022 - Dearborn Professor Works in Partnership to Reinvigorate Detroit

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In the Media

6/20/2022 - Detroit River Story Lab Embarks on Skiff and Schooner Program for Second Summer

5/2/2022 - Circle of Blue: After Decades of Neglect, Bill Coming Due for Michigan’s Water Infrastructure

3/9/2022 - Michigan EGLE: Grant Supports Michigan Wild Rice Stewardship

2/28/2022 - Ann Arbor Observer: The Greening of the University

2/23/2022 - Detroit Free Press: Water Authority Plans Metro Detroit Rate Hikes of 3% Or More Over Each of Next Five Years

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Upcoming Events

Graham-Sponsored Events
  • 7/14/2022 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
    Webinar: Listen In: Acoustic Monitoring of Estuarine Communities Facing Ecosystem Change
Other U-M Sustainability Events
  • 6/30/2022 7:00 am – 11:59 pm
    UROP 2022-2023 Rising Sophomore Applications Open
  • 6/30/2022 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
    U-M Farm Stand

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U-M Sustainability Experts

Bryan Goldsmith

Bryan Goldsmith

Assistant Professor

Engineering » Chemical Engineering

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Spotlight

“By digging deep with the client, the documents we created are an accurate reflection of the communities they represent and can be used verbatim by county administrators.”

Emily Johnson | MSE/MS ’19

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Planet Blue: Sustainability at the University of Michigan

Many Voices, Our Michigan

The Graham Institute is committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

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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