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JOIN US FOR THE MIDWEST CLIMATE SUMMIT!
January 28th, 2022
10am-12noon CT / 11am-1pm ET
The launch event will feature remarks from:
Gina McCarthy, White House National Climate Advisor
Aimee Witteman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of Energy
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Pass the whitefish: U-M chef builds a sustainable food network:
"Michigan Dining serves about 20,000 meals across nine dining halls on a daily basis...Local and sustainable food makes up more than 19% of Michigan Dining’s total budget. Turchan aims to reach 20% by 2025."
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After all, disasters start and end locally. By equipping those who are on the front lines at the local level with the tools to respond, there will be a cadre of responders who share the knowledge and values of the community."
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Tonga eruption and tsunami: University of Michigan experts available to discuss:
“Efforts should focus on the immediate and long-term needs of Tongan communities, centering on those who will most be affected by the disaster events within these communities, such as older adults..
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Pass the whitefish: U-M chef builds a sustainable food network:
"Michigan Dining serves about 20,000 meals across nine dining halls on a daily basis...Local and sustainable food makes up more than 19% of Michigan Dining’s total budget. Turchan aims to reach 20% by 2025."
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JOIN US FOR THE MIDWEST CLIMATE SUMMIT!
January 28th, 2022
10am-12noon CT / 11am-1pm ET
The launch event will feature remarks from:
Gina McCarthy, White House National Climate Advisor
Aimee Witteman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of Energy
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You can buy tickets independently, but if you’d like to join a small group of students and staff who are gathering to discuss the book and attend the performance together, please message pba-information@umich.edu.
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Parable of the Sower:
This March, the University Musical Society is hosting a performance based on Octavia E. Butler’s novel, Parable of the Sower. The performance fuses science fiction, African-American spiritualism, deep insights into gender and race, and climate activism.
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Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis, so click the link to learn more and apply!
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Social & Environmental Sustainability Grants:
The Student Sustainability Coalition (SSC) offers grants of up to $2,500 for student organizations working on a project, event, or initiative working to address environmental and social sustainability.
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Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis, so click the link to learn more and apply! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI
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Mini-Grants for Food Justice:
The U-M Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP) offers grants of up to $1,000 for student organizations to bring to life innovative visions for food justice. This grant is open to registered student organizations at U-M Ann Arbor.
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Read job descriptions and learn about the application process for each organization at this link: docs.google.com/document/d/1tl
Apply by February 13!
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Sustainable Food Leadership Positions:
The U-M Sustainable Food Program and the Campus Farm at Matthaei Botanical Gardens are hiring undergrad and graduate students for the 2022-2023 Academic Year.
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David Strayer, a freshwater ecologist at and visiting scholar at U-M , authored an article for that offers a unique perspective on the month of January in Michigan, which he calls “The Kingdom of Ice.” myumi.ch/NmkQP
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Join Feb. 23, 12pm ET for an engaging conversation about #climate action & social justice with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson. A marine biologist & policy expert, Johnson is the co-founder of . RSVP today: seas.umich.edu/events/20th-pe
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If your #selfcare routine includes a trip to the #nail salon, be sure to check out the new look for this trusted source of info about how #beauty products affect #workerhealth and what leading salons are doing with #Sustainability
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MHNSC has a new home! In Dec, we re-launched our website, and over the next few weeks, we will be featuring pages on our website to show you all that our new website has to offer. Come check us out by visiting our new website, sites.google.com/view/mihealthy
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Actually, & , there *is* a market for carbon removal, if you treat the captured carbon as a resource with which you can make products.
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#CCU #carbontech
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Join us at the STAND Launch!
➡️ helps #advancednuclear find host communities
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Learn about the capabilities of STAND on January 26 at noon ET.
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CLC Fellows receive $6,000 in funding, an additional $1,500 housing/travel stipend, and professional training for emerging sustainability leaders. Interested students from all fields of study may apply! Deadline: Feb. 7, 2022. Apply here! graham.umich.edu/application-re
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Catalyst Leadership Circle Fellowship
The CLC Fellowship is a new summer program open to graduate-level students with a passion for sustainability. CLC Fellows help local governments take tangible steps toward their sustainability goals while creating shareable deliverables.
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2025 Sustainability Goal Fact Sheets:
For an update on progress on the carbon neutrality goals so far, check out these fact sheets recently released from the Office of Campus Sustainability. ocs.umich.edu/wp-content/upl
Carbon Neutrality Updates:
Since U-M announced our commitment to pursuing carbon neutrality in May, there's been a lot of work happening behind the scenes! Click here to learn about the carbon neutrality goals & what you can do to help!
There will be weekly trivia (with prizes!) for individual participants. Winning buildings will receive an award to recognize their efforts. Find out more here!
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From January 30 - March 26, the Office of Campus Sustainability is hosting Campus Race to Zero Waste, a campus-wide waste reduction and recycling competition for students + staff. You can sign up to participate with a campus building or as an individual.
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Then you should apply for U-M’s Semester in Detroit fall 2022 program! Priority Deadline: February 4. Final Deadline: March 13. APPLY HERE! lsa.umich.edu/sid?utm_source
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Are you a student interested in social activism and changing the world, with humility and curiosity about what you can learn from Detroit, committed to learning through engagement outside of the classroom, and willing to immerse yourself deeply in building community?
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Looking for a sustainability-focused job or internship? Employers from around the country will be recruiting both graduate and undergraduate students at the U-M Green Career Fair on January 26. This event will be virtual & is open to all University of Michigan students and alumni
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Adaptation to sea level rise:
Dutch experiences & global challenges w/ Bas Jonkman. This will focus on the effects of sea-level rise scenarios for the Dutch flood protection & water management system, & the options for adaptation. 1/21 @ 12:30pm. Register: umich.zoom.us/webinar/regist
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2022 MUSE Conference:
The Conference provides a unique venue for sharing research, building new connections, & fostering interdisciplinary collaboration among people engaged in the broad range of sustainability & environment-related research. Register here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI
It's today! The first #UMCSS Winter 2022 Sustainable Systems Forum feat. Prof. Michael Davidson of UC San Diego: "Renewable Energy Pathways for Carbon Neutrality in China." @ 12:00 noon via Zoom. Learn more & join here!
css.umich.edu/event/sustaina…
Water Ties as Political Methodology in the Everglades and Beyond:
Jessica Cattelino, UCLA
Monday, Jan 24, Open Talks 12-1pm, Grad Workshops 1-3pm.
In-person in ISR-Thompson 6050.
Presentations will also be available online via Zoom: umich.zoom.us/s/95385019774
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It's today! The first #UMCSS Winter 2022 Sustainable Systems Forum feat. Prof. Michael Davidson of UC San Diego: "Renewable Energy Pathways for Carbon Neutrality in China." @ 12:00 noon via Zoom.
css.umich.edu/event/sustaina
André Green featured in premiere Butterfly Blueprints! Explore how scientific secrets of butterflies inspire technological innovations & provide window into climate change #butterflies
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#TSNConference brings #UMSEAS Prof. Rosina Bierbaum, , and SEAS Alum Missy Stults, Sustainability and Innovations Manager at , for their talk on "Nature-Based Climate Solutions and Local Conservation Work" Register here: conference.stewardshipnetwork.org/register/
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