FACULTY – Associate Professor of History and Associate Professor of Program in the Environment Please note that this interview has been condensed and edited for length and clarity. To start, could you tell us a little bit about your current research? Dr. Perrin Selcer: “I’m researching a project that I’m calling “The Holocene Is History:…
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Jenna Steele is the Sustainability Program Assistant for U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.
Lauren May
STUDENT – Data Science Junior, Graham Sustainability Scholar, LSA Sustainability Intern Please note that this interview has been condensed and edited for length and clarity. To start, could you tell me a little bit about yourself? Lauren May: “I’m a junior studying data science. I’m minoring in Program in the Environment, and I’m also minoring…
Welcome to LSA Sustainability!
The 2024 Year of Sustainability has concluded, so what happens next? We are so grateful for all of your support throughout 2024 and look forward to continuing this work with you in the years to come. Want to learn more about what we were up to last year? Read our quarterly reports for more in-depth…
University of Michigan Library: Read “Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility”
This article was originally posted by the University of Michigan Library on October 17th. In solidarity with LSA’s Year of Sustainability, and to further the university-wide Vision 2034 initiative, this fall we’re offering free access to the audiobook and ebook editions of “Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility” (edited by Rebecca…
The Michigan Daily: LSA DEI and sustainability teams collaborate at environmental justice summit
This article was originally posted to The Michigan Daily by Elizabeth Foley on October 16, 2024. More than 250 University of Michigan students, faculty and community members gathered in the Rogel Ballroom of the Michigan Union for the LSA DEI x Sustainability Summit Wednesday. The event aimed to celebrate International Campus Sustainability Month and the second year…
The University Record: LSA to host summit focusing on DEI and sustainability
This article was originally posted to The University Record by the LSA DEI Office on October 11, 2024. The LSA DEI Office and LSA Sustainability will host the DEI x Sustainability Summit: For People + Planet from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 16 at the Michigan Union. The event, which is free and open to U-M community members,…
Andy Ault
FACULTY – Associate Professor of Chemistry Project 3 Lead of the Great Lakes Center for Fresh Waters and Human Health Curious about what “blind slimes” might be? Read on! Please note that this interview has been condensed and edited for length and clarity. What does your current research focus on? Andy Ault (AA): “The Great…
Aimée Classen
FACULTY – Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Director of the University of Michigan Biological Station Spotlight on the University of Michigan Biological Station (UMBS) Similar to other ecologists, Dr. Aimée Classen grew up hiking and spending time outdoors, but she “didn’t really make the connection until high school that this could be a…
David Zeglen
FACULTY – Lecturer I in International and Comparative Studies Spotlight on INTLSTD 401: International Studies Advanced Seminar: Global Climate Justice Dr. David Zeglen’s journey began in an oil town in Canada, recalling that he has always had a “sort of interest intellectually in globalization and climate change”, where he witnessed the disproportionate impacts of the…
Ryan Hendrickson
FACULTY – Lecturer IV of French, Coordinator for French 101, 102, 103 Spotlight on FRENCH 101: Elementary French & FRENCH 103: Review of Elementary French How can you integrate climate conversations into first-year language courses? Get creative and talk about it! After attending the Embedding Climate Change in Courses (EC3) retreat two summers ago, Dr.…