Ross Professor: There’s Something Terribly Wrong With How We Make Decisions About Climate ChangeFor over two decades, Joe Árvai has studied how we actually make choices — compared to how we think we make them. It will come as no surprise to even the most casual...
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Shedding light on gender and navigating academia
When you realize, it’s not just you. Shedding light on gender and navigating academiaOr how two professors are bringing awareness and a voice to gender issues in higher education: Erb Staffer Carolyn Kwant talks with Sara Soderstrom, Asst. Professor, University of...
Erb Institute Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program: Overview of Responsibilities
The expectations of a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Erb Institute include the following: RESEARCH. Post-Doctoral Fellows are expected to contribute to the research agenda of the Institute. Produce Scholarly Research. The Post-Doctoral Fellow will submit for publication...
The Future of Business Sustainability Blog Series
The Future of Business Sustainability Blog Series We're excited to launch a new blog series this fall! The Future of Business Sustainability blog series is an opportunity for students to share their perspective and experience related to the issues of diversity,...
Prioritizing human rights in extractives companies: A discussion with Ouida Chichester of BSR
Ouida Chichester, manager of Advisory Services at BSR, has firsthand experience working directly with extractives companies on human rights issues. This fall, the Erb Institute was fortunate enough to host her for a series of workshops on human rights. While Chicester...
India and Sustainability Standards with the
Erb Faculty Director Joe Árvai and I took Erb on the road in November—to India! India is one of the institute’s priority emerging markets for sustainability impact, and we’ve been working with the India Centre for Responsible Business (CRB) to develop a partnership...
Trash Talks Part I: Working to Reduce SB’17’s Environmental Footprint
The food waste problem Forty percent of the food in the United States is never eaten, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council. Furthermore, growing and transporting food requires a substantial amount of resources, and simply throwing organic waste into a...
A chance to revamp an after-school program’s vocational track
StarrVista is a care management organization formed by two nonprofit human services agencies: Starr Commonwealth, which serves children and families in Michigan and Ohio, and Vista Maria, which focuses on the residential and community-based needs of girls and women...