Today's Headlines
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XR stage expands global education through virtual production
The new extended reality stage at U-M’s Center for Academic Innovation is helping build online learning opportunities so students can engage and dive into an immersive virtual journey.
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Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to speak at U-M on March 26
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland will speak on the climate crisis and environmental justice at Rackham Auditorium on March 26.
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U-M announces leadership change in men’s basketball
Head men’s basketball coach Juwan Howard will not be returning next season, athletic director Warde Manuel has announced, saying the decision comes “after a comprehensive review of the program.”
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University community shows its support on Giving Blueday
On its 10th Giving Blueday, the U-M community rallied to give nearly $5.3 million to support students, research, medicine, the arts, athletics and more. Gifts came from more than 11,500 donors.
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ORSP realigning to strengthen research operations
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ITS enhances features, extends free use for AI services
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U-M’s annual Congressional Breakfast sees record turnout
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Political rage on social media is making us cynical
Coming Events
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Mar 19
Inclusive History Project Showcase
Hear from the IHP team and project leaders, 4-5:30 p.m., Student Activities Building, Maize & Blue Auditorium
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Mar 20
Brahms and the Erard piano
Part of the Erard Piano Festival, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Earl V. Moore Building, Britton Recital Hall
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Mar 20
An Equitable Dinner @UMICH
With Out of Hand Theater – inspiring action on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 7-9 p.m., Rogel Ballroom
Bridging academic worlds
When instructors step into the new extended reality stage at U-M’s Center for Academic Innovation, they can transport learners anywhere or to any time in the world. The center is building online learning opportunities so students can engage and dive into an immersive virtual journey. This video explores the capabilities of the new facility.
Read more about CAI’s new XR studioSpotlight
“There are so many elements that can go right but can also go wrong. There’s a lot of variability even though it’s such a short race.”
— Isabel Wakefield, research area specialist associate in the School of Kinesiology who is attempting to qualify for the Great Britain Olympic track and field team in the 100-meter hurdles
Read more about Isabel WakefieldIt Happened at Michigan
Born to handle winning
When Jim Abbott pitched his first Little League game as an 11-year-old growing up in Flint, he fired a no-hitter. It was a glimpse of the extraordinary career to come. Born without a right hand, Abbott played baseball at U-M and the major leagues and was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007.
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Cathy Goldstein, professor of neurology at the Sleep Disorders Center, says if one’s sleep-wake cycle changes a lot, the body will not have a great idea of when to have high-quality deep sleep: “Circadian rhythm is our internal biological clock, it times when we’re awake, it times when we’re asleep — it times most of our physiological processes, so our body does what it needs to do at the right time of day.”
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“It’s a substantial reduction in their achievement. It’s a tragedy. It’s a massive case of government failure in one of its basic jobs to help ensure the physical well-being of its citizens,” said Brian Jacob, professor of public policy, economics and education, who found that after the Flint water crisis, students faced a substantial decline in math scores — losing the equivalent of five months of learning progress.
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While AI-generated audio lacks the obvious visual cues of AI images or videos, there are ways to identify AI audio by listening for abnormalities in vocal tone, articulation or pacing, says Hafiz Malik, professor of electrical and computer engineering at UM-Dearborn: “(AI-generated voices) lack emotions. They lack the rise and fall in the audio that you typically have when you talk. They are pretty monotonic.”
The Dallas Morning News