The 2013 U-M United Way campaign kicked off on October 14! This year’s campaign goal is $1.55 million. Last year, we raised $1.45 million to help our neighbors in the Washtenaw County area.
S.C. Johnson & Son, maker of household products such as Windex, Pledge and Ziploc, is viewed as one of the more environmentally responsible companies in the U.S. So it was surprising to some when the Racine, Wisc.-based company faced multiple lawsuits for its patented Greenlist label and methodology. How did a company that was lauded as visionary years ago for voluntarily removing chlorofluorocarbons from aerosol cans wind up being accused of greenwashing? Andrew Hoffman, an SNRE and Ross School of Business professor, wrote in the case study, "SC Johnson and the Greenlist Backlash," that the company's experience underscores the wider problem of communicating green credentials to consumers.
The U.S. Department of Energy is supporting research by SNRE Professor Don Zak that may help finally answer how human production of nitrogen are shaping forests and the future of Earth’s climate.
Careers at SNRE - We are seeking faculty colleagues who will meaningfully contribute to the ecological design focus of our Landscape Architecture Program
Alumnus Cynthia Koenig and the Dana Building are featured in the new public service announcement created by the University of Michigan. The announcement will air as a commercial and during sporting events broadcast on TV.
Shots from inside the Dana Building come from the Flume Room, the research lab space operated by Associate Professor Brad Cardinale.
Here is the story from the University Record explaining how the announcement was built ...
Robert L. Ryan, who earned master of landscape architecture (1995) and doctoral (1997) degrees from SNRE, has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).
Local entrepreneurs Phel Meyer and Rich Grousset (both M.S./M.B.A. '13 graduates) want to bring their new reusable takeout container service to life by raising $30,000 through the crowdfunding site indiegogo.com.
A national land-use study chaired by SNRE Professor Dan Brown today is calling for a new generation of modeling techniques and even more interdisciplinary and data-driven approaches.
A project led by SNRE Professor Dave Allan is among eight Great Lakes restoration and protection projects receiving $2.9 million from the U-M Water Center.