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The world needs bold leaders ready to tackle urgent environmental challenges. At SEAS, we say “bring it on.” We’re the architects of a new tomorrow: transforming research into action to create a healthier planet for all.
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We can farm more seafood while minimizing its impact on biodiversity, U-M research shows
New research led by SEAS shows that people can farm more food from the seas while shrinking mariculture's negative impacts on biodiversity. Mariculture, which is the branch of aquaculture that farms saltwater seafood, accounted for about one-fifth of the food farmed from fisheries in 2020 and has been growing rapidly to meet the increasing demand for seafood.
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Bold Leaders: Inventing Tomorrow
"The Great Lakes University"
The Great Lakes are the great uniters. That’s how SEAS Professor of Practice and Engagement Mike Shriberg (MS ’00, PhD ’02) describes these valuable resources.
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Meet the Future of Sustainable Food Systems: A Focus on Soil Health and Crop Diversity
Although the global population has more than tripled since 1950, studies show that modern intensive agriculture, which largely ignores ecological practices and focuses on a small number of high-yielding commodity crops reliant on chemical fertilizers and pesticides, did not grow out of necessity, but rather a drive for profits.
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Island Biology: “A Lot of Bang for Your Conservation Buck”
Islands, which comprise just 5.3% of the planet’s land area, hold about 20% of the world’s wildlife and 50% of endangered species. They offer boundless opportunities to inform basic ecological science and applied conservation biology, and are integral to protecting global biodiversity.
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Upcoming Seas Events
Stored and Geologic Hydrogen: How Michigan’s Geological Foundations Underpin its Energy Transition in the 21st Century
12:00 pmGreat Lakes Seminar Series: Christiane Jablonowski
11:00 amRepresenting Lake-Atmosphere Interactions in NOAA’s Weather Prediction...
Alumni Master Chat: Recovering Surplus Food - A Key to Combating the Climate Crisis
4:00 pmJoin fellow members of the SEAS community for an Alumni Master Chat...
Max Vanatta's Dissertation Defense
10:00 amTitle: Heat and Power: The Evolving Provision of Industrial Heat and...