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Ann Arbor kicks off A2 ZERO week
51+ min ago (118+ words) WEMU It's A2 ZERO week in the City of Ann Arbor. Mayor Christopher Taylor joins in with a signed proclamation at tonight's City Council meeting. It's the sixth year the city has commemorated A2 ZERO Week. It's a celebration of climate solutions…...
U-M collects tons of items for reuse during spring student move-out
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (149+ words) WEMU U-M collects tons of items for reuse during spring student move-out The University of Michigan collected more than 16 tons of reusable goods during the spring student move-out. It was a record for the long-running program design to reduce landfill…...
Advice for 2026 commencement speakers: Don't bring up AI
1+ week, 4+ day ago (796+ words) Glendale Community College's commencement ceremonies hit a snag just as students were walking across the stage to get their diplomas last week. The wrong names were being read aloud at the ceremony, just outside Phoenix. Some of the graduates' names…...
Issues of the Environment: U-M's Digital Water Lab advances monitoring systems in the Huron River
2+ week, 5+ day ago (264+ words) Digital Water Lab at U-M Huron River Day 2026 Dr. Branko Kurkez: Thanks so much for having me! David Fair: The Digital Water Lab has a project underway in which it has laid out a network of real-time sensors in the…...
Issues of the Environment: U-M's Digital Water Lab advances monitoring sytems in the Huron River
2+ week, 5+ day ago (264+ words) Digital Water Lab at U-M Huron River Day 2026 Dr. Branko Kurkez: Thanks so much for having me! David Fair: The Digital Water Lab has a project underway in which it has laid out a network of real-time sensors in the…...
Ann Arbor could create nation's first city-wide returnable containers program
2+ week, 6+ day ago (109+ words) Ann Arbor could become the first municipality in the U. S. to establish a city-wide returnable containers program. Reusable take-out containers would be available at local restaurants and other institutions. Customers would drop them off in return bins. They'd be collected, washed…...
Preserving pollinators is good for health -- and income
3+ week, 4+ day ago (703+ words) Nature clearly benefits human health. Research shows how trees clear the air, wetlands filter water and insects pollinate food. But moving beyond these generalities to specifics is hard, says Thomas Timberlake, an ecologist at the University of York. Figuring out…...
Issues of the Environment: Pocket forests and eco-islands increasing in number in Washtenaw County | WEMU-FM
3+ week, 4+ day ago (547+ words) About Dr. Heather Chen-Yost Dr. Heather Chen-Yost graduated from the University of California at Berkeley (2013) with a BA in Integrative Biology and a minor in Scandinavian Studies. Her interest in medicine lead her to get an MD from Western Michigan…...
1st Friday Focus on the Environment: Weighing impacts of data centers and renewable energy projects on rural areas in Washtenaw County and Michigan
1+ mon, 9+ min ago (537+ words) ABOUT DR. SARAH MILLS: Sarah also conducts research at the intersection of energy policy and land use planning--especially in rural communities. Her current work focuses on how renewable energy development impacts rural communities (positively and negatively), the disparate reactions…...
AI shows promise in detecting hard-to-spot microvascular disease
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (157+ words) WEMU AI shows promise in detecting hard-to-spot microvascular disease Doctors at the University of Michigan may soon be able to diagnose a difficult to spot form of heart disease using AI. Researchers at U-M have developed an AI model that…...