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Miranda begins deanship at SNRE

Marie Lynn Miranda began her term as dean of the School of Natural Resources and Environment Jan. 1. Dean Miranda has devoted much of her professional career to research directed at improving the health status of disadvantaged populations, particularly children. To inaugurate her tenure, she sent the following email to faculty, students and staff Jan. 1.

Diamond featured in story on Heidelberg, U-M role in Detroit (video)

Research being conducted by SNRE Assistant Professor Beth Diamond in the Heidelberg Cultural Village area of Detroit is featured in a report on the Fox News Channel University Network. Diamond is the lead designer on the project, which is working to implement a vision for arts-based neighborhood redevelopment for Detroit.

Alumni Macht, Schwartz named Fellows of the ASLA

Two alumni of the SNRE Landscape Architecture program were honored with their industry's highest professional honor: being named a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects. Honored were Carol Macht (M.L.A. '75) and Martha Schwartz (M.L.A. '78), who were recognized Tuesday at the ASLA Council of Fellows Investiture Dinner in San Diego during the ASLA 2011 Annual Meeting & Expo.

Dana Garden taking shape at east-side entrance

A transformation is under way on the east side of the Dana building. Based on input gathered from the SNRE community in the winter of 2011, the Dana Garden is being improved by SNRE students as part of a design/build class. The new garden will feature improved aesthetics, native plants, sustainable site design practices and increased seating opportunities.

President Coleman highlights SNRE in sustainability address

President Mary Sue Coleman higlighted several programs of the School of Natural Resources and Environment in her address yesterday unveiling the progress and new goals behind the university's sustainability initiatives.

City of Ypsilanti

This internship dealt mainly with managing an urban forestry grant that the City of Ypsilanti previously received.

SNRE's Nassauer driving research at new $28M research synthesis center

University of Michigan Professor Joan Iverson Nassauer has a lead role in a new $27.5 million federally funded center to promote synthesis of the social and environmental sciences and produce actionable research for policy and practice.

Nassauer talks urban reclamation in NYT article

In the (Aug. 4) edition of The New York Times, Landscape Architecture Professor Joan Nassauer discusses land-use strategies for urban areas dealing with too many vacant lots. The article, titled í¢â‚¬Å“Finding the Potential in Vacant Lots,í¢â‚¬ examines how American cities are rethinking the value of the thousands of vacant lots now reshaping their landscapes.

Marie Lynn Miranda named new SNRE dean

By Jim Erickson
News Service

One of the nation' leading researchers in children's environmental health, Marie Lynn Miranda, will be the new dean of the School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE), effective Jan. 1, 2012, pending approval from the Board of Regents.

Ellis, Kweon named Landscape Architecture Foundation fellows

Chris Ellis, associate professor of landscape architecture, and SNRE researcher Byoung-Suk Kweon have been selected by the Landscape Architecture Foundation to lead the production of Case Study Briefs that quantify environmental, economic and social benefits of exemplary high-performing landscape projects.

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SS Forum - Chris Kennedy & John Crittenden
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- SS FORUM: Sustainable and Resilient Urban Infrastructure for the Next 100 Years
  
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  Two renowned scholars on urban systems share their perspectives on how we may foster more resilient and sustainable urban infrastructures for the 21st Century. Professor Christopher Kennedy (Civil Engineering, University of Toronto) presents cities as an urban metabolism, composed of material and energy stocks and flows, and discusses how infrastructure is a fundamental determinant of the metabolism. Professor John Crittenden (Director, Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems, Georgia Tech University) introduces the audience to infrastructure ecology, which conceptualizes and models traditional infrastructures (e.g., water, energy, transportation) and socio-economic-ecological infrastructures (e.g., community design, land use planning) as an intertwined, complex, emergent urban nexus.
  
  Each presenter will speak for approximately twenty minutes, followed by questions from University of Michigan assistant professors, Joshua Newell (SNRE) and Ming Xu (SNRE), and from the audience. The event will produce a lively, interactive discussion and reflection on what we must do to forge sustainable, resilient cities in an era of climate change, unprecedented urbanization, and ecological crises. A reception follows this special event.
  
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  Chris Kennedy, Professor of Civil Engineering at University of Toronto
  
  His research focus includes: Economic and environmental aspects of sustainable urban infrastructure including transportation, buildings and water systems; Design of sustainable streets and neighbourhoods; Urban metabolism.
  
  John Crittenden, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech and Director, Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems
  
  His research focus includes: Infrastructure Ecology, Pollution Prevention; Physical Chemical Treatment Processes; Transport of Organics in Saturated and Unsaturated Groundwater; Mass Transfer; Modeling of Wastewater and Water Treatment Processes.
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Monday, November 11th

Talk by Monica Ellis, CEO of Global Water Challenge
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Miranda begins deanship at SNRE

Diamond featured in story on Heidelberg, U-M role in Detroit (video)

Alumni Macht, Schwartz named Fellows of the ASLA

Dana Garden taking shape at east-side entrance

President Coleman highlights SNRE in sustainability address

City of Ypsilanti

SNRE's Nassauer driving research at new $28M research synthesis center

Nassauer talks urban reclamation in NYT article

Marie Lynn Miranda named new SNRE dean

Ellis, Kweon named Landscape Architecture Foundation fellows

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