U Of Michigan Regents Approve New Sustainability School
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - The University of Michigan Board of Regents has approved a new School for Environment and Sustainability to focus on global sustainability challenges.
The university said the board on Thursday approved the school's creation as recommended by faculty from the School of Natural Resources and Environment.
The new school is expected to open in fall 2017 with current faculty from the Natural Resources and Environment School and engagement with faculty from across the university. It will educate and train students on environment and sustainability concerns at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels using the campus and local communities as living laboratories.
The creation of the new school comes as the university pursues major changes to its sustainability education and research structure.
A search for the school's inaugural dean is underway.
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