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.
Apply Now! Michigan Community Climate Action Fellowship
U-M undergrads: Spend next summer with a Michigan climate organization, gaining experience and building your career!
Mike Shriberg Named Director of the U-M Water Center
Mike Shriberg, a longtime leader in Great Lakes water policy and sustainability, has been named director of the University of Michigan Water Center. He will assume the role on July 1, 2025, succeeding Jennifer Read, who will retire at the end of the year.
Now Available: We All Live Together in a Good Way with Manoomin
The Michigan Wild Rice Initiative (MWRI) is a collaboration among the twelve federally recognized Anishinaabe nations that share geography with the state of Michigan and several Michigan state agencies. Together with federal, NGO, and academic partners, the MWRI is working to restore and revitalize Manoomin (wild rice) while promoting awareness and education of this sacred relative. The MWRI hope to encourage people of all communities to connect with Manoomin in a good way and seek ways to sustain and protect them.
A Legacy of Sustainability Leadership Development
The Graham Sustainability Institute is pleased to announce the newly formed Graham Sustainability Scholars Alumni Advisory Council. Established in 2023, this council consists of alumni from the Graham Sustainability Scholars Program, reflecting the institute's mission to mobilize the expertise and passion of scholars, partners, and decision-makers to work together and bring world-class research to real-world sustainability challenges.