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SNRE Professor Dan Brown served as editor on this book, along with three other collaborators. As governments and institutions work to ameliorate the effects of anthropogenic CO2 emissions on global climate, there is an increasing need to understand how land-use and land-cover change is coupled to the carbon cycle, and how land management can be used to mitigate their effects.

Dean Miranda meets with SNRE students .... PHOTO BY ANGELA CESERE

Dean Marie Lynn Miranda, professor and dean at the School of Natural Resources and Environment, met with current SNRE students Thursday, Feb. 21, at a special dinner coordinated by SNRE Student Government. The event gave students a chance to speak with the dean, who completed her first year in January, and to ask questions about what's ahead for the school.

The event took place in the Dow Commons.

Eric A. Coleman is an assistant professor of political science at Florida State University. He received his Ph.D. in public policy from Indiana University through its Department of Political Science and the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, and was also affiliated with the Vincent and Elinor Ostrom Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis. He received a master's degree in economics and a bachelor's degree in economics and political science from Utah State University.

The Center for Sustainable Systems at the School of Natural Resources and Environment annually invites an internationally recognized leader to deliver the Peter M. Wege Lecture on Sustainability. Established in 2001, the lecture series is named to honor Peter M. Wege, the retired vice-chairman of the board of Steelcase, Inc., in Grand Rapids, Mich.

To celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, SNRE students are hosting a celebration.

To celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, SNRE students are hosting a celebration. And everyone is welcome.

The party is Tuesday, Feb. 12, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Ford Commons, Dana Building. Free food will be served, and there will be games, free gifts, lottery draw, decorations, and lots of fun. Mark your calendar, and join us for the
party! All you need to bring is your appetite!

Just come and Enjooooooy!

Peter M. Wege addressing SNRE students in the Dana Building.

"I felt that if we could have a chair at Michigan, we could feature the best of ecology, the best of economics, and the best of environmental problem solving."
-Peter M. Wege

The Wege Foundation's $1.5 million gift to the University of Michigan endows the Peter M. Wege Chair of Sustainable Systems at the School of Natural Resources and Environment. With this chair, the School hopes to take a leadership role in the application of life-cycle-design methodology needed to achieve a sustainable global society.

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