Erb Student, Sheena VanLeuven shares her story with Poets & Quants on her experiences prior to Michigan and her reflections on the Erb Institute dual degree program. Read Sheena's story online.
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Urban Policy and Planning in a Climate Constrained World: The Development of a Climate Action Plan in Detroit
by Jill Carlson, Jenny Cooper and Marie Donahue Cities across America and around the world are feeling the impacts of climate change, and in their long-term planning efforts should be incorporating climate change—both reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and...
Ross Student Team Wins the GE Experienced Commercial Leadership Program Midwest Case Competition
On Friday, November 7th, a Ross team consisting of first year Ross student Thiago Gdikian, and second year Erb students Nate Underwood, Pavel Azgaldov, and John Serron won the 2014 GE Experienced Commercial Leadership Program Midwest Case Competition. The case...
Erb Alum Nina Henning Heading Up Innovative Work in Ghana through SC Johnson
Erb alumna Nina Henning is heading up innovative solutions to reduce the threat of malaria infections through SC Johnson's WOW™ product bundle. The bundle is focuses on serving at-risk populations at the base of the pyramid (BoP). Read more through Nina Henning's...
Exploring The University’s Potential for Positive Impact
By Kelsea Ballantyne When I joined the U of M Presidents Committee for Labor Standards and Human Rights last year, I had no idea how much it would open my mind to the power universities have to transform global supply-chains. Helping to organize the Symposium on...
Video from the Michigan Ross Nespresso MBA Challenge Finalists
Watch the Nespresso MBA Challenge finalist's from Michigan Ross “ground truth” their winning Nespresso recommendations in Costa Rica. Special thanks to Terry Nelidov, Erb Institute Managing Director for advising the team and Emma Wendt, Erb Institute Student Affairs...
Why Lighting is Not the Same as Mobile Phones
by Therese Miranda How will it be possible to meet the needs of the 1.4 billion people who lack access to electricity? One of the most common arguments is that developing countries will leap-frog developed countries to implement cutting edge technology just as they...
Driving Sustainable Changes in our Food Systems
This summary report includes the following feature stories: Leading the way toward food sustainability through: Exploring the benefits of buying locally grown food Taking the waste out of takeout Sowing the seeds for food system sustainability Breaking new ground in...
Honey Bee Population Decline in Michigan
U-M Students Mike Bianco and Michelle Fournier and Erb student Jenny Cooper published their research on the interconnected relationship between industrial agriculture and the decline of honey bee colonies: Honey Bee Population Decline in Michigan: Causes,...
Exploring Sustainability Trends in Chicago: #ErbRoadshow
by Terry Nelidov and Dominique Abed, with Michelle Lin Terry and Dom met with Laura Flanigan (Erb ‘06), Rosemary Lapka and Michelle Lin (both Erb ‘12) on a Monday night in August at the “Little Goat Diner” (Thanks Michelle, for the recommendation!)--a bustling...