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Art & Environment Gallery: Work of Joe Trumpey

The second exhibit in the Art & Environment Gallery is "Drawing on Nature," featuring work by Joe Trumpey, a U-M professor. He is an associate professor of art at the School of Art & Design and an associate professor of Natural Resources at SNRE. He also serves as director of international engagement for Art & Design. Trumpey earned his A.B. in art and biology from Wabash College and his M.F.A. in medical and biological illustration from the University of Michigan.

Washington, D.C., United States of America - August 31, 2011: The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the edge of the Tidal Basin on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Tourists circle the monument in late summer, less than a week after it opened.

Dorceta Taylor to deliver MLK Lecture Jan. 21 at SNRE

Dorceta Taylor is delivering the annual MLK Lecture at the School of Natural Resources and Environment as part of the school’s Dean's Speaker Series. Taylor is a professor of Environmental Justice at SNRE. She also is founder and director of the Multicultural Environmental Leadership Development Initiative, which aims to increase diversity in environmental organizations as well as the broader environmental movement. It also promotes greater diversity in leadership in the environmental field. Her lecture is titled "Race, Poverty, and Access to Food in America: Resistance, Survival, and Sustainability." It begins at 5 p.m. in Room 1040, Dana Building.

Sustainable Food Systems Lecture: Jennifer Blesh

Sustainable Food Systems Lecture: Jennifer Blesh

Jennifer Blesh is a post-doctoral researcher in agronomy at the Federal University of Mato Grosso in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil. She earned her Ph.D. in soil and crop sciences and a master of science degree in soil science, both from Cornell University. She also has a bachelor of science degree in ecology from the University of Geogia.

When: Tuesday, Dec. 4; 4-5 p.m.
Where: Room 1040, Dana Building

Long-eared owl outside the Dana Building. Photo by Sara Cole

Whoo are you kidding?

SNRE students don't need to travel to Saginaw Forest to see wildlife it seems. Behavior, Education and Communication student Sara Cole walked outside the Dana Building last week and saw something out of the corner of her eye. There, in the pines between Dana and the Chemistry Building, was a roosting long-eared owl.

SNRE (Erb) students launch reusable takeout container program at University Club

Go Blue Box, a student-initiated reusable takeout container program, began its pilot phase at the University Club restaurant in the Michigan Union Nov. 5. The program aims to help the university reach its waste-reduction goals by offering customers a reusable alternative to the disposable containers that are used only once before they are thrown away.

The research explores “food deserts,” defined as poor access to safe, healthy and nutritious food. It also will examine urban agriculture, and how volunteer groups such as the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network and its D-Town Farm in Detroit are contributing to the public dialogue about food security and food justice.

Taylor leads research team examining 'food security' across Michigan

Researchers at the University of Michigan's School of Natural Resources and Environment are leading a five-year, $4 million study of disparities in access to healthy food across the state. The researchers will interview residents and study data in 18 small to mid-sized cities to better understand the factors affecting "food security," a socioeconomic term that defines easy access to safe and healthy food.

Professor Andy Hoffman

Hoffman named one of 'World's 50 Best Business School Professors'

SNRE Professor Andy Hoffman has been chosen as of the World’s 50 Best Business School Professors by Poets & Quants. Hoffman has a joint appointment with SNRE and the Stephen M. Ross School of Business. He also serves as director of the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise. He came to the University of Michigan in September 2004. The rankings were announced this week. This is how Poets&Quants describes the survey and its results:

Andrea Urbiel Goldner

Alumna Andrea Urbiel Goldner receives Fulbright Scholar award

More Fulbright grants were awarded to students from U-M than from any other U.S. institution for the 2012-13 academic year — the sixth time in the past eight years the university has held the honor, officials said today, including Andrea Urbiel Goldner (B.S. '98), who also teaches at SNRE. A U-M record 40 students received the grants, allowing them to participate in one of the most competitive and prestigious programs in the world. They will travel to 24 countries to do research, study or teach English for six to 12 months.

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