Environment

  1. Where there’s smoke

    U-M researchers are setting Northern Michigan ablaze. But fear not. They’ve been doing it for a century. And they have good reason.

  2. (Fish) farm to table

    Biomedical engineer/alum creates the ‘Oasis,’ a portable mini-ecosystem ideal for people facing food insecurity.

  3. Straw bale house

    How 22 undergrads and one fearless leader used 200 bales of straw to build U-M’s first off-the-grid structure.

  4. Lake-bottom robot tracks toxicity

    A new research tool to safeguard drinking water is keeping a watchful eye on Lake Erie.

  5. Into the woods

    From bobcats to badgers and fawns to foxes, U-M camera-trap project captures hundreds of thousands of Michigan wildlife selfies.

  6. Startup bets on 'slow water'

    Experts are testing the first commercial-scale prototype of a device that uses slow-moving river and ocean currents to generate electricity.

  7. Straits of Mackinac at risk?

    More than 700 miles of shoreline in lakes Huron and Michigan are potentially vulnerable to oil spills if the pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac ruptures.

  8. Google, U-M partner to battle Flint crisis

    New smartphone app and digital tools will help manage, navigate Flint water crisis.

  9. From the edge of the Arctic

    At a remote climate change research outpost, engineer Brie Van Dam, BS ’07, helps track the planet’s vital signs.