ADVISORY: U-M hosts Great Lakes Symposium

October 25, 2002
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ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan will host “Our Challenging Future: Great Lakes Symposium,” Nov. 5 and 6. Sessions will be held 8:30 a.m.— 5 p.m. in the Michigan Union Ballroom, 530 South State Street.

This two-day symposium examines Great Lakes issues and is aimed at researchers, students and the public. The concept of Great Lakes restoration will be the focus of the keynote address by University of Toronto Environmental Studies professor emeritus Henry Regier. His speech will be followed by presentations from scientists on topics including the ecological history of the lakes, non-indigenous species, lake contaminants, impacts of climate change and Great Lakes water diversion. The Great Lakes Symposium is being held in conjunction with the second annual Peter M. Wege Lecture, which will be presented by Joseph L. Sax, a distinguished professor of environmental law at University of California—Berkeley and formerly distinguished professor of law at U-M. His presentation, entitled “Reflections on the Great Lakes,” will be at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Michigan League. The program is sponsored by the University’s Office of the Vice President for Research in partnership with the School of Natural Resources and Environment’s Center for Sustainable Systems and the Michigan Sea Grant College Program.

The Office of the Vice President for Research supports and promotes the efforts of U-M faculty, staff and students to remain in the forefront of research, scholarship and creative activity. For more information, see http://www.research.umich.edu. U-M’s School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE) is dedicated to the protection of the earth’s resources and the achievement of a sustainable society. Faculty and students strive to generate knowledge, develop innovative policies and refine new techniques through research and teaching. See http://www.snre.umich.edu. SNRE’s Center for Sustainable Systems develops life cycle-based models and sustainability metrics to evaluate the performance and to guide the continuous improvement of industrial systems for meeting societal needs. See http://css.snre.umich.edu. Michigan Sea Grant College Program is dedicated to the protection and sustainable use of Great Lakes and coastal resources. Michigan Sea Grant is part of the National Sea Grant College Program, a network of 30 university-based programs across the U.S., funded by NOAA. See http://www.miseagrant.org. For details of the symposium, visit http://www.miseagrant.org/symposium.

 

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