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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">From Kim Elliott, Director of Academic Programs at University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The Master of Science program at the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability
(SEAS) now includes an additional specialization focused on sustainability and development.
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Apply today for the Sustainability and Development (SusDev) specialization that launches Fall 2021.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Sustainability and development pose unprecedented challenges for people and the planet. The world needs professionals with the insights and training
to tackle those problems. Our new <a href="https://api.targetx.com/email-interact/redirect?id=MTEwMDAwMzM1IDcwMTJJMDAwMDAxSm1NS1FBMCBhMDgySTAwMDAxVWF4ZFdRQVIgMDAzMkkwMDAwMzhlb0hwUUFJ&link=https%3A//seas.umich.edu/academics/master-science/sustainability-and-development&tlink=aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWFzLnVtaWNoLmVkdS9hY2FkZW1pY3MvbWFzdGVyLXNjaWVuY2Uvc3VzdGFpbmFiaWxpdHktYW5kLWRldmVsb3BtZW50" target="_blank">SusDev
specialization</a> will help students understand, analyze, and address the greatest challenges facing humanity, including poverty, hunger, climate change, diseases and pandemics, biodiversity loss, access to clean water, and inequality.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">With an in-depth focus on understanding the <a href="https://api.targetx.com/email-interact/redirect?id=MTEwMDAwMzM1IDcwMTJJMDAwMDAxSm1NS1FBMCBhMDgySTAwMDAxVWF4ZFdRQVIgMDAzMkkwMDAwMzhlb0hwUUFJ&link=https%3A//www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/&tlink=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudW4ub3JnL3N1c3RhaW5hYmxlZGV2ZWxvcG1lbnQv" target="_blank">United
Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals</a>—which increasing numbers of global organizations and governments have adopted—the SusDev specialization will help you:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Develop multidisciplinary expertise in conceptual and theoretical issues associated with sustainability and development</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Understand the real-world practices that have helped improve the core areas of well-being and have supported major sustainability transitions through new
institutions, policies, and behaviors</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Learn the methods and skills necessary to implement new visions and practices for greater sustainability and well-being</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">By completing the SusDev specialization, you will become uniquely prepared to meet the rapidly growing need for trained professionals and researchers
across the spectrum of sustainability and development sectors at local, national, and global scales.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">We invite you to learn more about this specialization during a special Sustainability and Development Program Webinar on Friday, November
20th at 12pm ET.</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> Dr. Arun Agrawal, the Samuel Trask Dana Professor at SEAS and the SusDev specialization co-coordinator along
with SEAS faculty member and specialization co-coordinator Bilal Butt, will be available to answer your questions.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Register for webinar here:
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https://api.targetx.com/email-interact/redirect?id=MTEwMDAwMzM1IDcwMTJJMDAwMDAxSm1NS1FBMCBhMDgySTAwMDAxVWF4ZFdRQVIgMDAzMkkwMDAwMzhlb0hwUUFJ&link=https%3A//seas.umich.edu/assets/FORMS/11_20_SUS_DEV_WEBINAR.html&tlink=aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWFzLnVtaWNoLmVkdS9hc3NldHMvRk9STVMvMTFfMjBfU1VTX0RFVl9XRUJJTkFSLmh0bWw%3D</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">In the meantime, view these <a href="https://api.targetx.com/email-interact/redirect?id=MTEwMDAwMzM1IDcwMTJJMDAwMDAxSm1NS1FBMCBhMDgySTAwMDAxVWF4ZFdRQVIgMDAzMkkwMDAwMzhlb0hwUUFJ&link=https%3A//seas.umich.edu/new-specialization-and-re-naming-specializations%23section1&tlink=aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWFzLnVtaWNoLmVkdS9uZXctc3BlY2lhbGl6YXRpb24tYW5kLXJlLW5hbWluZy1zcGVjaWFsaXphdGlvbnMjc2VjdGlvbjE%3D" target="_blank">SusDev
FAQs</a> or contact one of our SEAS Admissions Coaches at <a href="mailto:seas-admissions@umich.edu?subject=Requesting%20information%20about%20graduate%20programs%20at%20U-M%20SEAS&body=Hello%20SEAS%20Admissions%20team%2C%20%0A%0AI%27m%20interested%20in%20learning%20more%20about%20the%20graduate%20programs%20at%20the%20University%20of%20Michigan%20School%20for%20Environment%20and%20Sustainability.%20%0A" target="_blank">seas-admissions@umich.edu</a> for
additional information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">P.S. The <a href="https://api.targetx.com/email-interact/redirect?id=MTEwMDAwMzM1IDcwMTJJMDAwMDAxSm1NS1FBMCBhMDgySTAwMDAxVWF4ZFdRQVIgMDAzMkkwMDAwMzhlb0hwUUFJ&link=https%3A//rackham.umich.edu/admissions/applying/&tlink=aHR0cHM6Ly9yYWNraGFtLnVtaWNoLmVkdS9hZG1pc3Npb25zL2FwcGx5aW5nLw%3D%3D" target="_blank">Fall
2021 applications for SEAS</a> are now open! There is no application fee to apply and the GRE is no longer required/accepted for our master's programs.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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