Annual SNRE Campfire Oct. 3
Our campfire highlights a weekend of homecoming and reunion fun, including the Dean's Speaker Series lecture by Ford Motor Co.'s Sue Cischke
FROM THE ACTING DEAN
The academic year is less than a month old, but already it has been a whirlwind of excitement and energy. The year began in traditional style with new student orientation at the Biological Station. Nearly all our new students were there — members of the largest incoming graduate class in SNRE history. The semester has progressed with a larger-than-normal slate of fall activities, including three Dean's Speaker Series Lectures, the first of which was delivered Sept. 16 by SNRE's own Professor Mike Wiley. I encourage you to come back to campus, stop in to the Dana Building and talk with students and faculty. I also want to hear from you. Enjoy the fall season and don't miss the campfire.
Dave Allan, acting dean and professor
SNRE NEWS
NSF funds research on plant defense by SNRE/EEB Professor Hunter
Memorial service honors former SNRE Professor Bob Gregory
SNRE welcomes Simmons, Unger to Visiting Committee
Insects get their due in new book from Professor Hunter
Major foundations consider Great Lakes climate change adaptations at Michigan Sea Grant workshop
CALENDAR
OCTOBER 3
American Society of Landscape Architects Alumni & Friends Reception, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Penn Convention Center Grand Hall, Philadelphia, Pa.
OCTOBER 3
Homecoming lecture by Sue Cischke, Ford Motor Co. vice president for sustainability, environment and safety engineering, 3:15-4:45 p.m., College of Engineering - North Campus, Chrysler Center - Chesebrough Auditorium, Ann Arbor
OCTOBER 3
SNRE Campfire, 5-10 p.m., Saginaw Forest, Ann Arbor
OCTOBER 3-5
Reunion Weekend, Ann Arbor
OCTOBER 15
North American Association of Environmental Educators Alumni & Friends Reception, 5:30-7 p.m., Hyatt Regency, Wichita, Kan.
OCTOBER 23
Michigan Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects Alumni & Friends Reception, Grand Rapids
FEATURED PEOPLE
DOCTORAL CANDIDATE Qing Tian used to spend her time analyzing the interaction among bits and bytes as a software engineer. Now, her interest has shifted dramatically to the interactions between humans and their surrounding natural environment. And NASA has taken note.
RESEARCH NEWS
Through a detailed analysis of the science, policy and design of land use, University of Michigan researchers are examining how "exurban" areas outside of American's urban and suburban areas can absorb more carbon from the atmosphere. The research could lead to changes in how developers, residents and even local planning boards think about land-cover management, the value of land and land-use policies. Ultimately, those discussions could lead to local decisions and rules, zoning policies, educational initiatives and design innovations that promote patterns of development and landscape design that increase absorption of carbon, which could slow climate change.
ALUMNI UPDATES
LEON M. CARL (B.S. '74, M.S. '76, Ph.D. '80) has been named regional executive, Midwest Area, for the U.S. Geological Survey. Most recently, he was director of the Great Lakes Science Center in Ann Arbor. He also serves as an adjunct professor at SNRE.
JESS BUFF (M.S. '00) and DENISE MORTIMER (M.S. '01) are thrilled to announce the birth of their son, Kai, on May 13. Kai joins his "big" sister, Phoebe, who is 20 months old. They live in Takoma Park, Md.
ANDREA (FIRMAN) STAY (B.S. '02) is executive director of the Eaton (Eaton County, Mich.) Conservation District. She previously served in AmeriCorps and as a statewide Emerald Ash Borer outreach coordinator at the Ingham (Ingham County, Mich.) Conservaton District.
BRIAN COLLERAN (M.S. '07) is a restoration project manager with the San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust in Fresno, Calif. He also is a freelance writer, and his work appeared this summer in E magazine.
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