Jan L. McAlpine, a leading U.S. government advisor, policy maker, negotiator and facilitator on international issues, has assumed a new role at the University of Michigan to contribute to and learn about collaborative research and education on environmental sustainability. The 17-year government-service veteran, currently on a one-year sabbatical from the U.S. Department of State, is serving as a senior research fellow with Natural Resources and Environment and the first visiting scholar at the Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute.
Majora Carter, the founder and executive director of Sustainable South Bronx, a grassroots organization dedicated to urban revitalization in the nation's poorest community, will be the featured speaker on Jan. 15 at the School of Natural Resources and Environment during its annual observance of Martin Luther King Day. The environmental-justice activist and MacArthur Fellow will deliver her formal remarks, "Environmental Justice: Civil Rights for the 21st Century," at 5 p.m. in room 1040 of the Dana Building. The event is cosponsored by the School of Natural Resources and Environment, the School of Social Work, and the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies of the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
Teachers in Michigan, the Great Lakes region and beyond recognize the importance of educating the next generation on the value of the Great Lakes, including its fishery resources. As a result, a comprehensive new collection of education tools and resources for K-12 educators in the Great Lakes region is now available through the Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN).