Energy and environmental policy

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Q&A with SEAS and STPP's Olivia David

Mar 18, 2025

Olivia David is a Doctoral Candidate at University of Michigan's School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS), from which she also obtained her MS degree. She also holds a Graduate Certificate from STPP.The following interview has been edited...

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Q&A with STPP Certificate student and FAS Policy Entrepreneur Award winner Alexa White

Mar 6, 2024

Alexa White, an STPP Certificate and Ph.D. student in ecology and evolutionary biology, was given the inaugural FAS Policy Entrepreneur Award by the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) at a ceremony in Washington, DC on November 16, 2023....

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The Irony of a Climate Change Conference: COP26

Dec 15, 2021

Natasha's trip to COP26 was funded with an STPP Career Development Grant. Learn more about the grant here. By Natasha Dacic I recently had the opportunity to travel to COP26 as a member of the University of Michigan’s Delegation. What an...

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STPP Faculty Affiliate Todd Allen testifies before House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee

Oct 21, 2021

On Thursday, October 21st, STPP faculty affiliate Dr. Todd Allen, Director, Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project and Glenn F. and Gladys H. Knoll Department Chair of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences testified before the House Committee on...

Policy Brief

Decentralized Wastewater Treatment in Detroit

September 23, 2022

Zachary Berquist, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering

Decentralized wastewater treatment is the future of wastewater treatment. In developing countries without sophisticated wastewater infrastructure, it is the design of choice since it has lower capital costs, protects the local environment, and...