Today's Headlines
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U-M requests feedback on proposed Disruptive Activity Policy
The university is seeking feedback from the Ann Arbor campus community on a draft policy designed to address disruptions to university events and operations.
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Mural project offers arts access to science students
A unique collaboration between students, faculty and local artists is bringing a vibrant mural related to the field of nuclear engineering to the Ann Arbor campus this spring.
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Three U-M faculty members elected to National Academy of Education
Marsal Family School of Education faculty members Angela Calabrese Barton, Nell Duke and Kara Finnigan have been chosen as members of the National Academy of Education.
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Wallenberg Fellow encourages sociocultural awakening in Brazil
Saige Porter, the recipient of the 2024 Raoul Wallenberg Fellowship, plans to study the complex systems and policies working to perpetuate social inequality in Brazil.
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Prestigious Chinese object program moving to UMMA
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White men harassed in the workplace become diversity allies
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Five recommended for Spring Commencement honorary degrees
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Dusty May selected to lead Wolverine men’s basketball program
Coming Events
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Mar 28
Community Engaged Scholarship Revealed
Meet Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning authors of the Civic Identity Special Section; 3-4:30 p.m.; virtual
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Mar 29
Feeling like a fraud
The Impact of the Impostor Phenomenon on the Mental Health of Minoritized College Students, with Kevin Cokley; 1-1:30 p.m.; Stephen M. Ross School of Business, R0220
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Apr 1
We’ve Got You Covered: Rebooting American Health Care
A conversation with Amy Finkelstein of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 4-5 p.m.; Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Robertson Auditorium
How do we measure poverty?
A new data map showcasing diverse indicators of poverty and well-being throughout Michigan highlights the key challenges confronting residents in different parts of the state and suggests interventions for the state’s most critical needs. In this video, Amanda Nothaft, Poverty Solutions director of data and evaluation, speaks about measures of poverty and how researchers use this data in their work.
Read more about the Poverty Solutions data mapSpotlight
“We are relentless in following the best coaching practices from around the world and always focus on building positive life habits.”
— Piotr Westwalewicz, lecturer IV in Slavic languages and literatures in LSA who in 2005 founded Ann Arbor CRUSH, a youth soccer club that has grown from 15 players to hundreds
Read more about Piotr WestwalewiczIt Happened at Michigan
Saving Michigan’s forests from ‘the most appalling consequences’
Volney M. Spalding, an 1873 U-M graduate who taught botany and zoology, worried about the fate of northern Michigan’s magnificent forests. In the fall of 1881, with the opening of the School of Political Science, Spalding began teaching what was considered the first forestry course in the United States.
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“This would indicate that we could use long-term space weather (or solar activity) predictions to anticipate electric power consumption needs,” said Tuija Pulkkinen, professor of climate and space sciences and engineering, on new research that shows that drivers from space are important factors in understanding Earth’s weather and climate.
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More than half of all new doctors are subjected to sexual harassment during their first year on the job — down from a few years ago, says Elena Frank, assistant research scientist at the Michigan Neuroscience Institute: “The overall decrease … over recent years suggests a move in the right direction, however, rates of sexual harassment experienced by physician trainees are still alarmingly high.”
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“You already see 3D camera technologies in … smartphones, tablets and mixed-reality devices. And these are small, inexpensive cameras that can easily be mounted on the rearview mirror, the steering column or other places in the driver’s cockpit,” said Mohammed Islam, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, whose team developed a low-cost system to detect drunk, drowsy or distracted drivers.
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