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8/21/2023

Campus got some big infrastructure updates this summer

A stormwater upgrade to protect key buildings from flooding, a new-look recycling program and more LED lighting retrofits were among the updates facilities teams hustled to complete this summer. ...
7/11/2023

UM-Dearborn is developing a new comprehensive campus plan

The changing nature of work and education are prompting the university to rethink ways to optimize its physical spaces....
3/27/2023

Meet Grace Maves, UM-Dearborn’s sustainability programs coordinator

Maves joined the university’s Facilities Operations team last semester and is already making a splash....
1/25/2023

UM-Dearborn hosted its first public ‘Zero Waste’ event

The recent exhibition opening at the Stamelos Gallery Center diverted 96% of total waste from the landfill....
11/2/2022

Practicing hope in the age of climate change

New HHS assistant professor Finn Bell talks about why the human aspects of climate resilience matter....
3/18/2022

UM-Dearborn’s Fred Feng lands NSF CAREER Award to advance bicycle safety research

With dangerous driver-cyclist interactions on the rise, Feng’s work is laying the groundwork for safer streets....
2/2/2022

Paying for net-zero

We break down some of the ways the University of Michigan is planning to foot the bill for wiping out its carbon footprint, including on the Dearborn campus....
1/19/2022

How two UM-Dearborn students are advancing their activism

Senior Amanda Saleh and recent grad Daniel Arini reflect on how a recent United Nations Millennium Fellowship experience is helping focus and sustain their work as organizers....
12/8/2021

UM-Dearborn charges ahead on energy efficiency projects

The campus is moving quickly to implement improvements to lighting and building systems that will help us meet our carbon neutrality goals, with even bigger projects on the horizon. ...
11/22/2021

How UM-Dearborn’s new strategic plan is reshaping the university

Changing times in higher education call for new approaches. We break down how ideas from our strategic planning process are creating a new chapter at UM-Dearborn....