Dow Chemical Company and the University of Michigan will bring together 300 students from all areas of study to help solve some of the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges in a new and unprecedented fellowship program announced today.
Andrew Liveris, chairman and chief executive officer of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) and U-M President Mary Sue Coleman told a Detroit Economic Club audience that Dow will provide a gift of $10 million over six years to support the Dow Sustainability Fellows Program at U-M. Business, environmental, civic and academic leaders and media attended the event at the Westin Book Cadillac in Detroit.
This real-world, multidisciplinary program will leverage U-M’s nearly $1.25 billion research portfolio to engage in and help solve some of the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges, while driving innovation in Michigan and around the globe.
