by Naim Edwards, director, Michigan State University-Detroit Partnership for Food, Learning and Innovation and University of Michigan EEB alumnus (MS 2014) On May 11, University of Michigan students and faculty partnered, with Michigan State University Extension, the Great Lakes Regional Center of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), and members of the Detroit Black Community Food…
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Perspective of a transplanted Black Detroiter
Naim Edwards (UM EEB M.S. 2014) is currently the garden director and outreach coordinator for Voices for Earth Justice in Detroit. His efforts in the city are focused on strengthening communities and restoring natural beauty through native plant and vegetable gardening, with the understanding that healthier environments foster healthier minds and spirits. This is his…
A different E.R.
by Naim Leal Edwards, a University of Michigan ecology and evolutionary biology alumnus (MS 2014), currently Outreach and Garden Director, voices4Earth Just this morning, as I was preparing to write this blog, I learned a new term – environmental racism. It is defined by the Energy Justice Network as “the disproportionate impact of environmental hazards…
On to Detroit :)
Naim Edwards EEB Frontiers Master’s Student 2014 Academia, Service, and Diversity “Wait… scientists don’t get paid for publications.” This was lesson one of my first semester as a graduate student – an indication of how much I did not know about life as an academic. Originally, I imagined scientists as self-employed researchers – funding their…
Emerging Researchers National Conference
Sunday Feb 23, 2014by Naim Edwards The 2014 Emerging Researchers National Conference just wrapped up and it was an absolute pleasure to participate in the event as an exhibitor and recruiter. The event hosts undergrad and graduate students, faculty, staff, and professionals in the STEM fields. Participants present their own research in oral or poster…
Edwards’ stint in the Peace Corps: the power of knowledge and consciousness
Naim Edwards, an EEB Frontiers master’s student spent two years in the Peace Corps before he came to the University of Michigan. This is his summary of the life-changing experience: I was inspired to join the Peace Corps because there were three things I really wanted to do that I did not take advantage of…