For a facinating account of the speech credited with launching the Peace Corps, read: JFK at the Union: The unknown story of the Peace Corps speech This week, it will have been 52 years since the Peace Corps was formally established, following John F Kennedy's...
Allison Shapiro and Rachel Smeak, Advisor: Rick Bunch Erb alumni give top priority to the potential for social or environmental impact in career selection. Read more in the Erb alumni employment survey....
Newsworthy renewables research and activity from faculty and students. http://issuu.com/erbinstitute/docs/renewable-energy-research-at-erb?e=3090542/45940757
Working at the Forefront of Climate-Change Action and Opportunity / Report No. 131, 4 pages Energized by overwhelming scientific evidence and agreement that human activity is causing serious changes in the Earth’s climate, the Erb Institute has joined environmental,...
Sustainable Entrepreneurship at the Erb Institute Report Erb students and alumni demonstrate leadership in turning planet-friendly innovations into profit-making ventures. Erb entrepreneurs collaborate with distinguished experts from across the University of Michigan,...
U-M experts, students, government officials and grass roots organizations met recently to highlight Michigan's need for stronger clean air safeguards. Julia Ruedig ( Erb '15) observed that, “Climate change can no longer be ignored,” adding “The economic and...
Brian Swett, Chief of Environment and Energy for the City of Boston reporting directly to the mayor and an Erb 08 alum, leads new mayoral initiatives to mitigate climate change: Boston mayor calls on city to prepare for climate change.
We can hardly believe it’s been 2.5 months since our reusable takeout container program, Go Blue Box, launched at the University Club in the Michigan Union. Thanks to the hard work of U-Club and Go Blue Box staff, and to the awesome participation of UMich staff,...
Congratulations to the 2014 1st prize winning team: H&M's Global Supply Chain Management Sustainability: Factories and Fast Fashion Written by Marianna Kerppola, Ryan Moody, Likangjin Zheng, and Amaryllia Liu under the supervision of Professor Andrew Hoffman....
Allie Goldstein and her master's project team attended the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Doha, Qatar. Her return to the States with unusually warm weather and a mind buzzing with reflections made her reconsider whether or not her and her...