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Africa-China Conference 2017: Infrastructure, Resource Extraction, and Environmental Sustainability

Focusing on sustainability, infrastructural development, cultural practices, resource extraction, and new media usage, this conference provides a space for leading scholars across all disciplines to explore the social and environmental realities of Chinese engagement in Africa. The conference will explore China-Africa issues using interdisciplinary approaches to notions of nature, power, infrastructure, ownership, and belonging. This […]

Come meet us at the Idealist Grad Fair in NYC – Sept. 19th

We'd love to chat with you about the Erb Institute dual-degree! Learn about Erb Institute admissions requirements and application deadlines and speak with our Student & Alumni staff. Photo courtesy of Idealist Grad Fairs Erb Institute representatives will be at the following fairs.  RSVP for the fair below. September 19: New York September 20: Atlanta […]

Come meet us at the Idealist Grad Fair in Atlanta – Sept. 20th

We'd love to chat with you about the Erb Institute dual-degree! Learn about Erb Institute admissions requirements and application deadlines and speak with our Student & Alumni staff. Photo courtesy of Idealist Grad Fairs Erb Institute representatives will be at the following fairs.  RSVP for an upcoming fair below. September 20: Atlanta September 25: Boston October […]

Come meet us at the Idealist Grad Fair in Chicago – Oct. 5th

We'd love to chat with you about the Erb Institute dual-degree! Learn about Erb Institute admissions requirements and application deadlines and speak with our Student & Alumni staff. Photo courtesy of Idealist Grad Fairs Erb Institute representatives will be at the following fairs.  RSVP for an upcoming fair below. October 5: Chicago October 11: San Francisco […]

Come meet us at the Idealist Grad Fair in D.C. – Oct. 2nd

We'd love to chat with you about the Erb Institute dual-degree! Learn about Erb Institute admissions requirements and application deadlines and speak with our Student & Alumni staff. Photo courtesy of Idealist Grad Fairs Erb Institute representatives will be at the following fairs.  RSVP for an upcoming fair below. October 2: Washington, DC October 5: […]

Come meet us at the Idealist Grad Fair in Boston – Sept. 25th

We'd love to chat with you about the Erb Institute dual-degree! Learn about Erb Institute admissions requirements and application deadlines and speak with our Student & Alumni staff. Photo courtesy of Idealist Grad Fairs Erb Institute representatives will be at the following fairs.  RSVP for an upcoming fair below. September 25: Boston October 2: Washington, DC […]

Managing for Business and Societal Impacts: Erb Institute and World Environment Center Roundtable (Washington D.C)

The University of Michigan’s Erb Institute for Sustainability in Business (Erb) and the World Environment Center (WEC) brought together 40 senior-level thought leaders and executives from business, academia, government and nonprofits, as well as selected Erb Institute students, for a roundtable discussion. Held November 30 to December 1, 2017, in Washington, D.C., with support from […]

Come meet us at these Idealist Grad Fairs!

We'd love to chat with you about the Erb Institute dual-degree! Learn about Erb Institute admissions requirements and application deadlines and speak with our Student & Alumni staff. Photo courtesy of Idealist Grad Fairs Erb Institute representatives will be at the following fairs: Wednesday, September 12th - New York City Monday, September 17th - Boston […]

Conversations with Consequence: How can business better innovate for sustainability?

The Erb Institute engaged with several speakers and participants around key questions that relate to business, academia and sustainability, during a partner event with Innovation Forum in Detroit.  Below we ask business sustainability professionals: What new opportunities are on the horizon for business to better "innovate for sustainability"? How can business better innovate for sustainability? Erb Institute faculty director Joe […]

Andy Hoffman facilitates training sessions for nonprofit leaders

Andy Hoffman will be facilitating advanced training sessions for leaders from the following organizations:  EDF, Sustainability Consortium, National Climate Data Center, The World Environment Center and the University of Minnesota  for the Leopold Leadership Program March 16-19 at Stanford. The training will focus on an integrated approach for collective impact-collaborating with private sector consortia, corporate partnerships with NGOs, […]

Michigan Energy Futures II Conference – 2015

Transitioning to market models and implementation challenges, changing regulatory framework to support the utility of the future. View slides, video and notes from the conference. Read an executive summary on the highlights of the conference with event specific quotes from: Dennis Dobbs, Vice President of Consumers Energy Janet McCabe, EPA Senator Evan Bayh Michigan State […]

Come meet us at the Idealist Grad Fair in San Francisco – Oct. 11th

We'd love to chat with you about the Erb Institute dual-degree! Learn about Erb Institute admissions requirements and application deadlines and speak with our Student & Alumni staff. Photo courtesy of Idealist Grad Fairs Erb Institute representatives will be at the following fairs.  RSVP for the fair below. October 11: San Francisco Since 2004, the Idealist […]

When asked to make an informed choice, do people prefer nuclear power? – Michigan Energy Symposium

Americans’ relationship with nuclear power is an uneasy one. This session will explore the public’s perception of nuclear power’s benefits and risks as compared to other energy sources. Session participants will examine the public’s tolerance for nuclear risk, including Fukushima-style disasters and waste storage. They’ll look at how and why some non- U.S. countries have […]