6/1/2026

UM-Dearborn’s bird conservation efforts take flight

Through the student-led Project Protect Avian Travel and a new Bird City Michigan Campus designation, the university is working to protect the wildlife that depends on this urban oasis. ...
10/22/2025

Summer course will take place on two continents — and two wheels

Associate Professor of Sociology Carmel Price and Professor of Public Health Natalie Sampson will lead a summer study abroad exploring cycling infrastructure in Scandinavia — then bring what they learn back home....
8/25/2025

Facilities teams seize the summer to knock out a big list of campus updates

Highlights include major progress on the Administration Building renovation and a rooftop solar array on the Tony England Engineering Lab Building....
6/23/2025

Onsite composting is coming to UM-Dearborn

A pilot with Picasso Restaurant Group is paving the way for a new campus composting site, which will reduce the university’s climate-warming emissions and help students learn about soil science....
4/16/2025

Natalie Sampson named Distinguished Professor of the Year

The associate professor of public health talks about her sometimes uncomfortable relationship with academia, the politics of community-centered research and the challenge of getting today’s students to talk in class....
2/10/2025

Researchers prep for landmark field test of ‘second-life’ EV batteries

Connecting millions of used electric vehicle batteries to the grid is an idea that holds tons of promise. But how well will this strategy work in the real world?...
2/4/2025

Student-led garden grows food and community

The UM-Dearborn Community Garden — which is seeking volunteers for the 2025 season — cultivates food sustainability skills, brings people together and stocks the UM-Dearborn Student Food Pantry with fresh produce....
1/22/2025

Planning for EV infrastructure is complicated. Here’s a better way to do it.

Given a web of uncertainties, like future electricity price, consumer charging behavior and EV market growth, Associate Professor Jian Hu says a novel type of stochastic modeling can minimize the risks of public investments in EV infrastructure....
11/13/2024

The (solar) power of teamwork

Alum Christian Cannon and student Alexis Thompson led GRID Alternatives Students for Sustainable Energy, an inter-campus student group providing hands-on experience in renewable energy....
10/23/2024

University fellowship aims to create 'dream team of sustainability'

New campuswide initiative brings together sustainability efforts from all four UM-Dearborn colleges....