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Paul Mohai Recipient of 2013 Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award

The 2013 Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award went out to seven University of Michigan faculty members, one being SNRE's own Paul Mohai. The award, which comes from the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, honors faculty who have shown dedication to developing cultural and ethnic diversity at U-M.

Middy Potter

Art & Environment Gallery: Work of Middy Potter

Middy Potter is a self taught as an artist, and has always realized the connection of science and art. His formal training includes a degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, a form of art in itself. Influences include traveling throughout the United States and Europe while experiencing new cultures, art, buildings and people. Materials for my sculptures have included wood, cloth, glass mosaics on three dimensional forms, stone, metal, cast stone, and found objects.

A satellite image of Lake Erie on Sept. 3, 2011, overlaid on a map of the lake and its tributaries. This image shows the bloom about six weeks after its initiation in the lake's western basin. On this date, it covers the entire western basin and is beginning to expand into the central basin. Map by Michigan Sea Grant.

Record-breaking 2011 Lake Erie algae bloom may be sign of things to come

The largest harmful algae bloom in Lake Erie's recorded history was likely caused by the confluence of changing farming practices and weather conditions that are expected to become more common in the future due to climate change. Rather than an isolated, one-time occurrence, it was more likely a harbinger of things to come, according to U-M researchers and other.

SNRE Alumni and Students Gather at Jolly Pumpkin

SNRE students and alums gathered Thursday for their regular happy hour at Jolly Pumpkin. Tom Wagner, Class of '71 (pictured on right) told stories about his days in the Dana Building before SNR got its 'E', Erik Herzog, Class of '89, told us about his work at the EPA and 2004 graduate Michael DiRamio talked about the beginnings of the Sustainable Systems track. A good time had by all! Thanks to all the students and alums who came! We look forward to this every month.

 

-SNRE Alumni Gateway

Allan named to EPA Great Lakes Advisory Board

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced on behalf of 16 federal agencies the membership of the first advisory board to support implementation of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. “Protecting the Great Lakes -- the largest surface freshwater system on Earth -- is important for the health and well being of millions of people," said EPA Acting Administrator and Acting Interagency Task Force Chair Bob Perciasepe. "Today I’m pleased to announce the membership of the first-ever Great Lakes Advisory Board.”

Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest

Protected areas successfully prevent deforestation in Amazon rainforest

Strictly protected areas such as national parks and biological reserves have been more effective at reducing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest than so-called sustainable-use areas that allow for controlled resource extraction, two University of Michigan researchers and their colleagues have found. In addition, protected areas established primarily to safeguard the rights and livelihoods of indigenous people performed especially well in places where deforestation pressures are high. The U-M-led study, which found that all forms of protection successfully limit deforestation, is scheduled for online publication March 11 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Valerie Mann

Art & Environment Gallery: Work of Valerie Mann

Valerie Mann is a professional artist, living, working and teaching in Michigan.  She earned a BFA in painting from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and an MFA in sculpture from Michigan State University .  After Michigan State, she married and settled in the Ann Arbor area. She has been making art, exhibiting and selling her work in the U.S. and abroad for over 20 years. She has taught students in pre-school age programs, through all levels of K-12, including at-risk and alternative high school programs, as an adjunct college professor on through to multi-age adult classes in various media.  She is an evangelist for the use of hand tools and power tools at a young age.

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