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News for faculty, staff and retirees |
February 16, 2017 |
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Four doctoral degree programs are set to debut in the fall at UM-Dearborn’s College of Engineering and Computer Science. They are in computer and information science, electrical and computer engineering, industrial systems engineering, and mechanical sciences and engineering.
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Information technology professionals across campus are encouraged to participate in Hacks With Friends, a competition planned for March 2-3. Pitches are being accepted through Friday and must relate to must relate to one of seven pre-selected hack themes for this year’s event.
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The School of Nursing is one of 28 schools nationwide to receive a grant to increase the number of nurses holding Ph.D.s. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Future of Nursing Scholars program will provide financial support, mentoring and leadership development for two U-M nursing students selected to participate.
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Bicentennial colloquium
 On Jan. 30, U.S. Justice Sonia Sotomayor and German Justice Susanne Baer were the featured guests of U-M’s first President’s Bicentennial Colloquium, titled “The Future University Community,” and at a separate discussion at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance. This video recaps highlights from that day. Learn more about the Future University Community colloquium.
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COMING EVENTS
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Feb. 16
Challenges, Policy & Prevention, panel discussion with livestream, 4-5:30 p.m., Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium
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Feb. 16
With author Paul Brandus, 7-9 p.m., Gerald Ford Library
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IN THE NEWS
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“‘Lemonade’ is really about how black women are treated in society historically, and in the contemporary moment, and it’s about loving ourselves through all of that. So, in some ways, it’s kind of fitting that she was left standing there,” said LaKisha Simmons, assistant professor of history and women’s studies, on the failure of Beyonce’s multi-Grammy-nominated album to win Album or Record of the Year.
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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“We are making tremendous progress in instrumenting vehicles to know everything that’s happening around them, but there are just not enough sensors looking at the driver inside the car,” said Anuj Pradhan, assistant research scientist at the U-M Transportation Research Institute.
Wired
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“While one generation may have learned the hard way about the dangers of a specific drug … the next generation may have to learn the same lesson all over again,” said Richard Miech, research professor at the Institute for Social Research.
Vice
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VICTORS FOR MICHIGAN
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In 1988, while most of the digital technology we take for granted today was unknown, a College of Engineering doctoral student named Thomas Knoll was quietly creating a piece of software that would revolutionize several industries and create a new verb: Photoshop.
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Planet Blue
Bike, bus and carpools are among several sustainable transportation options available on campus.
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