Faculty Spotlight: Virginia Murphy

Lecturer in Program in the Environment and the LSA Residential College Spotlight on ENVIRON 302: The Environment in an Election Year and RCCORE 334: Environmental Justice: The View From Capitol Hill Virginia Murphy didn’t begin her academic career with a focus on the environment or sustainability – in fact, she worked as a chef before…

Alex Bryan

STAFF – Director of Student Life Sustainability “I was a student here in my undergrad degree and [I had a] great time. [I took] English Lit as a degree with a double minor in PitE and Earth Sciences.  I learned a lot and had some pretty transformative experiences. I think many of those were around…

Faculty Spotlight: Alyssa Paredes

Assistant Professor of Anthropology Spotlight on ANTHRCUL 256: Culture, Adaptation, and Environment and the Environmental Wayfarer Project We engage in transnational relationships every day, usually without more than a passing thought about the global supply chains that structure our lives and lifestyles. Professor Alyssa Paredes dedicates her research to studying these relationships through immersive fieldwork…

The University Record: New swap shop aids U-M researchers, sustainability goals

This article was originally posted on The University Record by Caitlin Jacobs on June 11, 2024. A new Lab Swap Shop will allow University of Michigan researchers to browse for free, pre-owned laboratory equipment while supporting the university’s waste-reduction goals. The shop, housed in Room 5004 of the 1100 North University Building, opened June 6. More…

Faculty Spotlight: Michela Arnaboldi

Teaching Professor, Lecturer in Earth and Environmental Sciences and Intermittent Lecturer in Program in the Environment, School for Environment and Sustainability Spotlight on ENVIRON 111: Climate Change and Sustainability: Environmental Challenges of the 21st Century Professor Michela Arnaboldi has always been passionate about the oceans. During her undergraduate degree in Italy, she studied marine biology…

Faculty Spotlight: Toni Bushner

Lecturer in the Digital Studies Institute Spotlight on DIGITAL 355: Topics in Digital Creative Expression: Sustainable Board Game Design Analog board games are a classic form of group entertainment, breaking down social barriers and garnering competition and connection. Toni Bushner is fascinated by games – she completed her master’s and PhD at Purdue University, focusing…

Faculty Spotlight: Jason Duvall

Lecturer, Program in the Environment (PitE) Spotlight on ENVIRON 139: First-Year Seminar in the Environment, Prescription Nature and ENVIRON 308: Sustainability and Health  Dr. Jason Duvall developed a connection to nature early on while wandering around fields and forests in southwest Ohio. He went on to study environmental health as an undergraduate, worked for an…

Faculty Spotlight: Jenna Munson

Outreach Program Specialist and Lecturer in Earth and Environmental Sciences, Founder and Coordinator of Earth Camp Spotlight on EARTH 115: The Science Behind Michigan’s Environmental Justice Issues and EARTH 380: Natural Resources, Economics, and the Environment At a time when young people of all backgrounds are passionate about addressing climate change, Jenna Munson is an…

Faculty Spotlight: Omolade Adunbi

Director of the African Studies Center, Professor of Anthropology and Afroamerican and African Studies, Professor of Law (courtesy), Faculty Associate, Program in the Environment Spotlight on ANTHRCUL/AAS 458: Topics in Sociocultural and Linguistic Anthropology: Energy Matters: Environment, Culture, Power, and the Oil State To Professor Omolade Adunbi, topics in sustainability are inextricably linked to the…