School of Natural Resources and Environment
In the News: June 1 – June 30
The following media citations were compiled by the Dean’s Office from paid-subscription news-clipping services and other sources. (In some cases, the citations are based upon late-May publication dates.) Please submit additional news links to Kevin Merrill (merrillk@umich.edu). You can find the most current school news at www.snre.umich.edu/newsroom.
SNRE
June 12 – States News Service: UW Regents Approve Proposed College of Environment (press release, University of Washington)
http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleID=42460
June 12 – Gannett News Service: Senate Puts Global Warming Bill on Ice
http://www.wisconsinrapidstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080606/WRT0101/80606129/1982
CENTERS & INSTITUTES
Michigan Sea Grant
June 29 – Detroit Free Press: Students Learn History and Biology of Detroit River in Summer Discovery Program
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080629/CFP11/806290411/1003/news01
FACULTY
(includes professors, adjuncts, research scientists, research investigators, research fellows and supplemental instructors)
Agrawal, Arun
June 13 – MINT: Forests Play Critical Role in Climate Change
http://www.livemint.com/2008/06/13003109/Forests-play-critical-role-in.html
Hoffman, Andrew
June 10 – States News Service: Students Make Most of Exploring Sustainable Energy (press release, Arizona State University)
http://asunews.asu.edu/20080610_sustainabilityfellowship
Hoffman, Andrew; Lyon, Tom; Rabe, Barry; Scavia, Don
June 24 – University of Michigan News Service: U-M Experts Available to Discuss 2008 Presidential Election (press release, University of Michigan)
http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=6624
Hook, Tomas
May 29 – United Press International: Species Disappearance Puzzles Scientists
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Science/2008/05/29/species_disappearance_puzzles_scientists/1614/
Keoleian, Greg; Heller, Martin
June 26 – TheStreet.com: Restaurant Stays Green—And in the Black
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10423178/1/restaurant-stays-green--and-in-the-black.html
Kweon, Byoung-Suk
June 6 – Planetsave.com: By Exposing Participants to Infuriating Computer Activities, Scientists Prove that Nature Posters Reduce Anger and Stress
http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/06/06/by-exposing-participants-to-infuriating-computer-activities-scientists-prove-that-nature-posters-reduce-anger-stress/
June 5 – Environment and Behavior: The 50 Most-Frequently Read Articles
http://eab.sagepub.com/reports/mfr1.dtl
Nassauer, Joan
June 12 – The Flint Journal: Bank on It: Study has fresh ideas for use of vacant land
http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/voices/index.ssf/2008/06/flint_journal_editorial.html
June 8 – The Flint Journal: New Plan Says There's a Way to Convert Vacant Genesee County Property into Assets
http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/index.ssf/2008/06/new_plan_says_theres_a_way_to.html
Rutherford, Ed
June 14 – The Muskegon Chronicle: Muskegon River in Good Health, New Study Says
http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle/2008/06/muskegon_river_in_good_health.html
Scavia, Don
June 24 – The Christian Science Monitor: Some Coastal Woes Begin Far Inland: Farm runoff creates ‘dead zones’ offshore, but no national authority is tasked to address them
http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2008/06/24/some-coastal-woes-begin-far-inland/
June 17 – Time.com: The Gulf’s Growing ‘Dead Zone’
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1815305,00.html
June 6 – U.S. News & World Report: Dead Zones Grow in the Gulf of Mexico: How U.S. farming policy leads to ‘dead zones,’ huge marine areas where nothing can grow
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/national/2008/06/06/dead-zones-grow-in-the-gulf-of-mexico.html
May 29 – The Buffalo News: Buffalo's carbon footprint rated 16th-lowest among 100 metro areas
http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/niagaracounty/story/357637.html (available through archives)
May 29 – The Post-Tribune: Climate Change Forecast: Environmentalists see dire effect on Great Lakes, but say it can be mitigated
http://www.post-trib.com/news/976334,climate.article (available through archives)
May 28 – States News Service: New Report: Congress Must Deal with Global Warming- Great Lakes Impact (press release, National Parks Conservation Association)
http://www.npca.org/media_center/press_releases/2008/greatlakeswarming_052808.html
Seelbach, Paul
June 26- The Detroit News: Senate OKs Lakes Bill
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008806260359
Wiley, Mike
June 14 – The Muskegon Chronicle: Muskegon River in Good Health, New Study Says (see above)
http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle/2008/06/muskegon_river_in_good_health.html
Zint, Michaela
May 14 – Great Lakes IT Report: UM Launches Online Resource for Environmental Educators
http://www.wwj.com/pages/2188472.php
STUDENTS
Henning, Nina (Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise)
June 9 – Acumen Fund Blog: Welcoming Acumen Fund’s Summer Associates
http://blog.acumenfund.org/2008/06/09/welcoming-acumen-funds-summer-associates/