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April 7, 2017 |
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From digitizing the knowledge of the world to taking a louder stance on public issues of the day, five U-M presidents on Thursday discussed the ever-changing relationship between universities and society. The panel discussion was part of the second President’s Bicentennial Colloquium.
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The Center for the Discovery of New Medicines has awarded funding for four new drug discovery projects by U-M faculty aimed at fighting cancer, sickle cell disease and creating new, non-addictive painkillers. The center is also providing formal mentoring support to two promising, early-stage cancer drug discovery projects.
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A new national survey from the U-M Transportation Research Institute explores why many consumers don’t heed vehicle safety recalls and what steps might boost compliance. A full 20 percent of vehicle owners continue to skip recall fixes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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U-M in World War I
 Students from the U-M Reserve Officers’ Training Corps units — Army, Navy and Air Force — commemorated the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I and the service of U-M students and faculty in that war with a flag-raising ceremony Thursday morning at the north end of the Central Campus Diag. (Photo by Daryl Marshke, Michigan Photography)
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COMING EVENTS
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April 7
A bicentennial celebration of U-M’s diversity, with performances, food and presentations by student cultural organizations, 3-6 p.m., Pierpont Commons.
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April 7
The first in the Poverty Solutions Engagement Series, 3:30-6:30 p.m., School of Social Work Building Atrium.
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IN THE NEWS
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“President Trump’s tweets are covered instantaneously by the media, have been regarded by various political actors as a key indicator of policy, and have been shown to influence the stock market. If nobody cared about these tweets or they were not covered by the media, they would not have a huge impact,” said Josh Pasek, assistant professor of communication studies.
The Christian Science Monitor
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Karthik Duraisamy, assistant professor of aerospace engineering, explained why rocket engines explode sometimes, and how technology has (and hasn’t) changed for rocket designers in the past decades.
Michigan Radio
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Daniel Fisher, director of the Museum of Paleontology and professor of paleontology, earth and environmental sciences, and ecology and evolutionary biology, was quoted in a story about theories on the extinction of mammoths and mastodons.
Great Lakes Echo
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VICTORS FOR MICHIGAN
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Jessica Hallgath has long held a passion for science and a love for volunteering. And as a volunteer at the Michigan Science Center in Detroit, the UM-Dearborn senior has had the opportunity to combine both interests and show others the happiness they bring.
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