Meet the future
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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Study: We can farm more seafood while minimizing its impact on biodiversity
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.
The Capstone Conference is a celebration of graduate student research at SEAS that incorporates thesis, practicum and master's project student presentations. Concurrent presentations are organized into themed sessions that will take place in classrooms surrounding the First Floor Commons. The SEAS community is encouraged to attend the presentations as well.
Academic Rigor—Real-World Impact
Research News
The latest in research from SEAS faculty and students
Impact Stories
Master's projects produce real-world throughout the region—and the globe.
Community Highlights
Our SEAS community is recognized through notable awards and honors across all disciplines.
In the Media
Our experts in the field weigh in on issues across a wide spectrum of media outlets.
Themes
Sustainability Themes cut across all specializations—and give students, faculty, and partners a chance to dig deeper into a particular area of impact and interest. Themes are also used as rallying points for cross-campus research, teaching and civic engagement collaborations.
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
Clarence Roy-SmithGroup JJR Lecture Featuring: Shannan Gibb-Randall (BA ’90, MLA ’98), PLA
5:30 pmThis event is free and open to the public. The lecture will be...
Ecosystem Science and Management Seminar: Spatio-Temporal Models to Support Small Area Estimation: Applications to National-Scale Forest Carbon Monitoring
2:30 pmThe SEAS Ecosystem Science and Management Seminar series presents...
Faculty Research Seminar Series: Toward an integrated science of human-wildlife coexistence
3:30 pmPlease join us in supporting intellectual exchange and community...
Past, Present, and Future of Climate Accountability: Finding Liability for Big Oil’s Climate Deception
12:00 pmJohl and Spoelman will talk about climate litigation brought by...