Skip to main content

A division of the Office of the Provost

User account menu

  • Home
  • Log in
Home

Main navigation

  • Our Work
    • Strategic Priorities
    • Sustainability Focus Areas
    • Programs & Services
    • Projects
    • Reports & Resources
  • Opportunities
    • For Students
    • For Faculty
    • For Partners
  • About
    • About the Institute
      • Overview
      • Strategic Plan
      • Contact Us
    • People
      • Staff
      • Principal Advisors
      • Faculty Affiliates
  • Giving

Mobilizing the expertise and passion of faculty, students, partners, and decision makers to work together and bring world-class research to real-world sustainability challenges.

Opportunity

Join the October Coffee Talk

Explore what’s next for the Great Lakes Compact and connect with experts shaping resilient water futures across the region.

 

Register for Coffee Talks

Apply Now! Michigan Community Climate Action Fellowship

U-M undergrads: Spend next summer with a Michigan climate organization, gaining experience and building your career!

Apply by Nov. 2

Get Involved in Campus Sustainability

Complete the Planet Blue Ambassador online training to learn about sustainability efforts at U-M and how you can contribute.

Become an Ambassador

754 Sustainability-related experts @ U-M

Find U-M: Faculty Experts | Courses

Photo: Lake Huron

Learn about the Great Lakes Horizon Initiative.

Graham Sustainability Institute

1207 Organizations have engaged with Graham-administered programs

Find U-M: Faculty Experts | Courses

News

8/14/2026 - MBGNA: Line 5 Saga Continues by Mike Shriberg

7/15/2026 - Planet Blue Ambassadors Welcome Incoming Students During Orientation

6/2/2026 - MDARD, EGLE and DNR Release Annual Report of the Domestic Action Plan for Lake Erie

More news »

In the Media

9/3/2026 - Circle of Blue: Trump’s ‘Lake America’ Name Change Disrupts Cross-Border Management and Overwrites Native History ft. Mike Shriberg

8/28/2026 - CBC: Despite Trump's Renaming of Lake Ontario, Great Lakes Endure as Symbol of U.S.-Canada Collaboration ft. Mike Shriberg

8/28/2026 - National Post: Why This Canada-U.S. Pipeline Has Emerged as a Midterm Election Issue in the U.S. Midwest ft. Mike Shriberg

More media mentions »

Upcoming Events

Graham-Sponsored Events
4
Nov
Nibi Anishinaabe Ikwewag Inaakonigewin 11/4/2026 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
10
Nov
Webinar: Stories of Impact: Pathways to Collaborative Science 11/10/2026 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

See all upcoming and past Graham-sponsored events »

Recent Work

"Go Green" on a tablet

How to Implement Sustainability Leadership in Municipal Management

Project Photo

Strategies for Renewable Energy Revenue: A Guide for Michigan Local Governments

Holland Harbor Lighthouse

Great Lakes Horizon Scanning Pilot Workshop

See all projects in our project finder »

Strategic Priorities

Enhancing Collaborative Research

Enhancing Collaborative Research

Developing Sustainability Leaders

Developing Sustainability Leaders

Informing Policy and Practice

Informing Policy and Practice
Sustainability Focus Areas

Climate Change

Climate

Water

Water

Communities

Communities

U-M Sustainability Faculty Experts

Ivette Perfecto

Ivette Perfecto

Professor

Environment and Sustainability

The Graham Institute maintains a list of Sustainability Experts at U-M. Find/browse experts »

Request to be included.

U-M Sustainability Courses

CEE 572 | Dynamic Infrastructure Systems

Introduction to the fundamentals of dynamic system theory applied to infrastructure systems including system modeling as well as monitoring controlling structural, transportation, hydraulic, and electrical grid systems.  Continuous-time and discrete-time linear systems are emphasized by elementary concepts in nonlinear systems are also presented.

View more details and terms offered »

The Graham Institute maintains a list of sustainability courses at U-M. Find/browse courses »

Planet Blue: Sustainability at the University of Michigan

Engaged Michigan Partner

The Graham Institute mobilizes the expertise and passion of scholars, partners, and decision-makers to work together and bring world-class research to real-world sustainability challenges.
More about our mission, vision, values, and priorities »
Subscribe to updates »
Support our work »

Graham Sustainability Institute, 625 E. Liberty Street, Suite 300. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 (734) 615-8230 | Offices & contact
© 2026 The Regents of the University of Michigan | University of Michigan | Office of the Provost

                

Graham Sustainability Institute, 625 E. Liberty Street, Suite 300. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 (734) 615-8230
© 2025 The Regents of the University of Michigan