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Sara Adlerstein. Photo by Eric Bronson, Michigan Photography

SNRE research scientist infuses art into science

Adorning the brick walls of Sara Adlerstein’s office are two large canvases she painted in dark earth tones, reminiscent of rustic cave paintings. "I have gone through a journey to understand how the natural sciences and art complement each other,” says Adlerstein, a research scientist at the School of Natural Resources and Environment. Receiving her first Master of Science degree in Chile, Adlerstein initially was unsure what type of degree to pursue. “I’m somebody who is in love with too many things. I applied to programs for journalism, biology and visual arts but I decided to study biology and do art on my own,” says Adlerstein, whose artwork primarily consists of oil paintings with vibrant colors, sharp edges and thick textures.

Buck Castillo (EEB Frontiers master's student), Katherine Crosman (SNRE), Naim Edwards (EEB Frontiers master's student), Dana Brown (University of Minnesota visiting student), Clarisse Betancourt Román (EEB Frontiers master's student), Lei Lei (SNRE), and Andrea Dominguez (SNRE) having fun at the E.S. George Reserve.

Fall Recruitment Partnership builds bridges to help diversify sciences

Each September, as the promise of a new academic year unfolds, the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology invites high-performing students from underrepresented minorities to experience U-M graduate programs. The Fall Recruitment Partnership gives students an idea of what it’s like to be a graduate student in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the School of Natural Resources and Environment. The initiative began in 2007, originally supported by a grant from the National Center for Institutional Diversity to Professors John Vandermeer (EEB) and Ivette Perfecto (SNRE). The Rackham Graduate School now funds the program.

What is an ecovillage: Speaker talks about an experiment in sustainable living

Sustainability is not just a future goal. Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage is doing it, now. One of the world's foremost experiments in real-world ecological living, it’s 70-plus residents have reduced their ecological impact on key metrics by over 90 percent in areas such as transportation, energy and water use. Creative, cooperative economic models and an entrepreneurial base support the economic sustainability of the village. Education and research are integral to Dancing Rabbit’s goals. It actively shares its ideas and discoveries through visitor programs, publications and other media.

BEAR: Building Environmental Awareness and Relationships

Hey you - a wise, intelligent, driven, focused graduate student with your life pulled together, with a plan, with a project, with some idea of what you want to be when you grow up .... remember when you didn't?

 

Remember when you were an undergrad and had no idea what you were doing, where you were going, what you liked, or how to do your own laundry, cook an egg, or fix a bike tire?

 

Scavia discusses Great Lakes' future with The Environment Report

Rebecca Williams of The Environment Report interviewed SNRE Professor Don Scavia about the future of the Great Lakes. Scavia, who also directs the Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute, is part of the U-M team participating with 20 other U.S. and Canadian universities. They are joining forces to propose a set of long-term research and policy priorities to help protect and restore the Great Lakes and to train the next generation of scientists, attorneys, planners and policy specialists who will study them.

Annual SNRE Pumpkin Carving: Oct. 26th (5-7pm)

Attention SNREds!

The Annual SNRE Pumpkin Carving Contest has arrived! Sharpen your carving tools and get ready to carve!

We'll be carving in the Dana commons on Friday Oct. 26th from 5-7pm. Sign up for a pumpkin and join a carving team on the lists outside the L.A. studios on the 3rd floor.

We'll provide the seasonal snacks, tunes, sharps, and gourds. You'll create the curcubita masterpieces. Pumpkins will remain on display in the commons for Judgement Day on Monday Oct. 29th.

An interdisciplinary team of researchers over the last four years has developed a set of case studies that highlight lessons learned from marine ecosystem-based management (MEBM) projects around the globe.

New website spotlights lessons for sustainable ocean management

Recognizing the declining health of the world’s oceans, policymakers, managers and scientists have called for expanded efforts at ecosystem-based management in marine and coastal systems. To provide guidance for these efforts, an interdisciplinary team of researchers over the last four years has developed a set of case studies that highlight lessons learned from marine ecosystem-based management (MEBM) projects around the globe.

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