Shape the Future of Climate and Sustainability at Michigan
The Michigan Futures Initiative (MFI) brings together U-M’s areas of excellence to catalyze transformative climate and sustainability impact. Explore opportunities to contribute, collaborate, and accelerate solutions across research, education, policy, and industry. Join us in shaping this work!
Explore our first Moonshot >>Hubs of Excellence | Opportunities to Engage
The Michigan Futures Initiative mobilizes expertise across the University of Michigan through five interconnected hubs. Each hub represents a space to collaborate, contribute ideas, and help define goals that drive measurable impact.
Law & Policy
Join an interdisciplinary community working to design equitable energy and climate policies. Share research, inform legislation, and co-create solutions that serve people and planet.
Educational Innovation
Help shape the next generation of climate leaders. From designing immersive courses to mentoring student teams, your participation helps connect learning with action.
Economic Impact & Workforce Development
Partner with us to build Michigan’s sustainable economy. From startup incubation to workforce training, your collaboration can turn ideas into opportunities.
Industrial Transformation
Let’s position the Great Lakes region as a global hub for sustainable industry. Work with researchers, engineers, and companies to pilot solutions that cut emissions and create green jobs.
Systems Change
We’re tackling the interconnected challenges of water, food, and energy systems. Join workshops and partnerships that build resilience from local communities to global networks.
Collaborative by Design
MFI thrives on partnership.
Share your ideas. Get involved. Co-create this crucial work.
Join the Collaboration >>Industrial Transformation | Data Centers Moonshot
This moonshot is a concrete starting point to demonstrate collaboration across hubs. It focuses on ethical and sustainable AI and data centers, showing how interdisciplinary teams can work together to generate measurable impact.
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