This article was originally posted by the LSA Magazine by Anna Megdell. For those at LSA leading sustainability efforts in labs and classrooms, the math is simple: The daily energy to run a single fume hood—a device critical to ventilating labs and keeping air quality safe—is equivalent to the energy it takes to run three…
Author: stejenna
Jenna Steele is the Sustainability Coordinator for U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.
The University Record: U-M initiatives recognized as AASHE outstanding case studies
This article was originally posted to The University Record by Kim Broekhuizen on April 20, 2026. Three University of Michigan initiatives focused on waste reduction, food access and reuse have been recognized by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education as Outstanding Case Studies. MORE INFORMATION The Lab Swap Shop, Maize and Blue…
Michigan News: U-M’s Lab Swap Shop surpasses $1M in savings for researchers
This article was originally posted to Michigan News by Kim Broekhuizen on February 16, 2026. In under two years, the University of Michigan’s Lab Swap Shop has surpassed $1 million in savings for researchers, giving new life to surplus laboratory equipment and supplies while advancing research efficiency and campus sustainability goals—by keeping thousands of usable lab items…
LSA News: Bee Hotels, Lab Swap Shop, Pollinator Gardens, and More: LSA’s Focus on Sustainability Brings Positive Results to Campus and Beyond
As part of the 2024 “Year of Sustainability,” LSA invested more than $100,000 in student, staff and faculty-led projects and programming focused on energy conservation, water, waste, and more.
Archie Criglar, Jr.
Facilities & Operations – Lane Hall Celebrating the Person Behind Lane Hall’s U-M Race to Zero Waste Win “It is a community, from Lane Hall, from facility services, from the top all the way down to us, the hands-on people, if you just trust the process, good things happen.” Nestled on the corner of E…
Jenan Kharbush
FACULTY – Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Science Please note that this interview has been condensed and edited for length and clarity. To start, could you tell me a little bit about your current research? Dr. Jenan Kharbush: “In my lab, we study any and all things nitrogen and any and all things microbial.…
Perrin Selcer
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:…
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…