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

Opportunity

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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Apply Now: Graham Sustainability Scholar

Undergraduate students of any discipline interested in sustainability: Apply to be a Graham Sustainability Scholar! This program will prepare you to be a future sustainability leader through skill development and hands-on, interdisciplinary, collaborative project experiences with community partners.

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Apply for an SES Grant

Social and Environmental Sustainability (SES) Grants provide up to $2,500 for projects that advance DEI&J-focused sustainability on campus. Applications accepted anytime!

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1461 Students funded by Graham-administered programs

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1141 Organizations 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

3/23/2023 - U-M Launches Effort to Support Student Climate Education

3/10/2023 - U-M Earns Gold Rating for Climate, Sustainability Work

3/1/2023 - U-M Water Center Receives Erb Grant to Work With State on Lake Erie Phosphorus Reductions

2/23/2023 - U-M Seeking 25 Megawatts of On-Campus Solar Power

2/16/2023 - New Carbon Neutrality Acceleration Program Projects Receive Over $1M in Funding

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In the Media

3/6/2023 - MLive: Sustainability Goals on Schedule at University of Michigan Despite Built-In Hurdles

2/27/2023 - MLive: Organics Recycling, Nuclear Energy, and Anti-Frost EVs: $1.2M in Carbon Neutrality Research Begins

2/22/2023 - Great Lakes Echo: Four Electric Buses Will Hit University of Michigan’s Campus Next Summer

2/21/2023 - Detroit News: Water Authority Proposes Metro Detroit Rate Hikes of 2.75% or More ft. Jen Read

2/7/2023 - Bridge: Right to water: Could 2023 Be the Year Michigan Ends Shutoffs?

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Upcoming Events

Graham-Sponsored Events
  • 4/26/2023 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
    Webinar: Digging Deeper into User Engagement to Build Collaborative Science Capacity
  • 5/4/2023 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
    Water@MI 2023
Other U-M Sustainability Events
  • 3/27/2023 8:00 am – 11:00 pm
    Become a UROP Symposium Judge

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U-M Sustainability Experts

Joanna Millunchick

Joanna Millunchick

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Engineering » Materials Science and Engineering

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Spotlight

“We are looking for creative approaches on the lots [where] we have already done some level of restoration. We want to continue to elevate those landscapes.”

Ted Lind, Director of Community Conservation at SBLC

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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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