Today's Headlines
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Report outlines U-M’s progress from first year of DEI 2.0
U-M has made progress in several key areas related to diversity, equity and inclusion during the past year, according to the Year One DEI 2.0 Progress Report released Oct. 15.
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U-M launches 2024 United Way campaign with $1M goal
The university has embarked on its annual United Way campaign with a fundraising target of $1 million, reinforcing a partnership that has existed for more than 50 years.
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Community presentations set for campus climate survey findings
U-M will host a series of community presentations on the findings from the ARC3 Campus Climate Survey Related to Sex and Gender, which was conducted in the spring.
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U-M study finds gender disparity in mineral names
Of the minerals named after people, 94% have been named after men, according to a study led by a recent U-M doctoral graduate.
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Initiative helps campus community conduct difficult dialogues
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Regent Candidate Forum set for Oct. 22 at Michigan Theater
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Campus clinics have COVID‑19, flu vaccines available
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LSA to host summit focusing on DEI and sustainability
Coming Events
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Oct 16
Bipolar General: Ya Gotta Own Your Condition
18th Annual Prechter Lecture, with Gregg Martin, etired Army major general; 6-9 p.m.; Alfred A. Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building, Kahn Auditorium
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Oct 17
Social Justice Changemaker Lecture
With Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of the “1619 Project” and a New York Times Magazine staff writer; 10-11:30 a.m.; Michigan Union, Rogel Ballroom, and virtual
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Oct 17
Future of Work in Michigan
With Ben Marchionna, state of Michigan chief innovation ecosystem officer; 5-6 p.m.; Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre
United Way campaign
The university has embarked on its annual United Way campaign with a fundraising target of $1 million, reinforcing a partnership that has existed for more than 50 years, supporting vital community services in Washtenaw County and beyond. In this video, President Santa J. Ono encourages the U-M community to participate in this year’s campaign.
Read more about the 2024 United Way campaignSpotlight
“I unwind by doing my art, and some days that’s coloring and some days that’s new creations.”
— Mica Harrison Loosemore, assistant dean of admissions, financial aid and enrollment at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance who loves to create fabric art or textile art
Read more about Mica Harrison LoosemoreIt Happened at Michigan
A forest of knowledge
Following a period in which Michigan’s logging industry cleared acres upon acres of densely packed forests, U-M became the first in the nation to offer courses in forestry in 1881. The School of Forestry and Conservation, now the School for Environment and Sustainability, opened in 1927 with Samuel T. Dana as dean.
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Inflation is cooling, the stock market is booming, unemployment is down, consumer sentiment is up. “This is the economic expansion that economists were afraid to hope for,” said Justin Wolfers, professor of public policy and economics. “But it’s happening, and it’s amazing.”
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The closure of a North Carolina plant that produces 60% of the nation’s supply of IV fluid could cause a national health crisis, and such companies should have a contingency plan in place when a disaster occurs, says Ravi Anupindi, professor of technology and operations: “Especially for critical health commodities. There has to be some oversight on the part of the relevant agencies to ensure we’re not so vulnerable.”
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“We’ve had 100 years to refine the safety of gasoline-powered vehicles, and we’re a little over a decade in terms of high-volume production of (electric vehicles). Events are rare but they catch a lot of attention,” said Alan Taub, professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and engineering, about the likelihood of EV lithium-ion batteries catching fire. Greg Less, director of the U-M Battery Lab, said “in spite of what might sound like dire warnings, we still believe EVs are safe to drive and safe to own.”
The New York Times