Today's Headlines
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U-M invests in access, opportunity and success for all
U-M will expand its Wolverine Pathways program to five new sites, as part of a larger effort to bolster existing programs and launch new ones in support of increased access, opportunity and success for all students.
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U-M physicists among winners of prestigious Breakthrough Prize
U-M scientists are among the researchers worldwide honored with the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.
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Historic Tappan Oak sapling planted to mark Earth Day at U-M
On Earth Day, April 22, a sapling grown from the historic Tappan Oak was planted near the Alumni Association’s Alumni Center on Central Campus.
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At-home monitoring of high-risk patients shows promise
A U-M study found that hospitalizations dropped by 59% among high-risk patients in the following six months after they took part in a remote patient monitoring program while at home.
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U-M’s Climate Week 2025 aims to boost climate engagement
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Dearborn, Flint campuses announce commencement plans
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Faculty Senate passes four resolutions at special meeting
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U-M faculty expert explores the legacy of Pope Francis
Coming Events
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Apr 24
Third Annual Shared Memories. The Armenian Experience Through Objects and Stories
Annual community commemoration of the anniversary of the 1915 Armenian Genocide includes a community show-and-tell of all things Armenian; 3-5 p.m.; Weiser Hall, Room 1010
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Apr 25
How should we be leading higher education today? With boldness, wisdom and courage.
Moderator Deborah Loewenberg Ball with panelists Nancy Cantor, Robert Sellers and Mary Sue Coleman; 3-4 p.m.; virtual
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Apr 26
Opening Reception: ‘Commence’
The goal of ‘Commence’ is to provide all graduating majors at Stamps with a meaningful opportunity to exhibit their work; 2-4 p.m.; Stamps Gallery, 201 S. Division St.
New home for a Tappan Oak descendant
Chayce Griffith poses with a plaque and a shovel April 22 after helping plant a sapling from the historic Tappan Oak at its new site near the Alumni Center. When he was a student at U-M, Griffith collected acorns from the Tappan Oak and tried growing several saplings. Two took hold, and when he learned of the Tappan Oak’s removal in 2021, he offered one to U-M. The sapling was planted at its new home on Earth Day. (Connor Titsworth, Michigan Commons)
Read more about the planting of the Tappan Oak saplingSpotlight
“When I’m writing, my inner critic is gone, which is nice. I love seeing the story come to life, and sometimes it surprises even me.”
– Shanelle Boluyt, a DevOps business systems analyst for the Institute for Social Research’s Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research who has a passion for writing and has published a novel
Read more about Shanelle BoluytIt Happened at Michigan
A century of Yost
When Yost Field House opened its doors on South State Street in 1923, it was the largest indoor collegiate athletic complex in the U.S. In 1973, the university converted the field house into an ice arena and is well known to be an intimidating environment for visiting teams.
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“As long as the salaried employee is working hard enough not to get fired, the employee has done everything they owe to their employer and is not obligated to reveal that they are moonlighting for someone else,” said Elizabeth Anderson, professor of philosophy, on whether secretly working simultaneous remote jobs is unethical.
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Jennifer Head, assistant professor of epidemiology, said open-access journals that are free to authors removes “barriers … that might otherwise prevent researchers from underfunded contexts from sharing their scientific findings” — something that is particularly important given the global nature of many public health threats.
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“It’s as close as you can possibly get to sitting there with them and experiencing something like the anatomy and physicality of the person who was there and what they were feeling,” said Cheney Schopieray, curator of manuscripts, about the Clements Library’s “Bloody Work: Lexington and Concord 1775” exhibit. Library director Paul Erickson said while many exhibits nationwide are celebrating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, this one “really shows on a moment-by-moment and day-by-day basis the run up to the battle and the immediate aftermath.”
The Detroit News
