Christoph Nolte is an institutional economist and conservationist who can see the forest for the trees.

In this personal essay, MT writer Madeline Strong Diehl chronicles her “accidental conversion” to nuclear power through an encounter with U-M’s Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science students.

After a 30-year hiatus in new construction, a handful of U.S. utility companies are moving forward with plans to join a “nuclear renaissance” that seems to be affecting countries around the globe. Some 40 countries — mainly in the Middle East and Asia — have committed to enhancing or creating nuclear portfolios.

Academics see role, responsibility in raising quality of public discourse.

Unique collaboration provokes dialogue about alternative energy in Michigan.

Reclaiming one of the most precious and vulnerable gems in Nichols Arboretum.

Kenneth Johnson redeploys military training to bring healthy food and other sustainable solutions to underserved populations.

New technology invented at U-M brings colorful design element to solar panels.

Creativity, design, and customer service take precedence in a unique course, as freshmen “tinker” their way to real results.