Simple Sustainability Stats

Courtesy of the University of Michigan Center for Sustainable Systems [skillbar title=”U.S. adults are overweight or obese ” percentage=”68″ color=”#f7a53b” show_percent=”true”] [skillbar title=”Children 2-19 are already obese ” percentage=”17″ color=”#6adcfa” show_percent=”true”] [skillbar title=”Good food wasted today ” percentage=”26″ color=”#fa6e6e” show_percent=”true”] [skillbar title=”Good food hauled away to landfills ” percentage=”15″ color=”#336699″ … More Simple Sustainability Stats »

U of M Dean Delivers Aquinas’s Annual Wege Lecture

In a talk titled Math to Maps to Moms, Dr. Marie Lynn Miranda gave the 17th Wege Foundation Lecture at Aquinas College April 18.  The dean of the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources & Environment is a leading authority on how environmental toxins are poisoning our children’s health—especially children … More U of M Dean Delivers Aquinas’s Annual Wege Lecture »

The Wege Foundation Honors Peter Wege’s Mother

Sophia’s Guest House at Saint Mary’s Health Care is named after Sophia Dubridge Wege, Peter M. Wege’s mother. The three-story  Guest House – built in 1959 to house hospital interns – has been gutted and renovated earning LEED certification for environmental construction. Sophia’s House’s 15 private rooms with bath offer … More The Wege Foundation Honors Peter Wege’s Mother »