Today's Headlines
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School of Education reflects on 100 years of leadership
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the School of Education as the 12th school or college at U-M. Since the early days, U-M scholars have been leaders in education research, practice and policy.
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Holiday help available to assist with employees’ well-being
The winter holiday season can be celebratory and fun. But it can also put our well-being to the test. U-M has a variety of no-cost resources to help faculty, staff and their families be well this holiday season.
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U-M receives $4M to study U.S. wealth inequality, transmission
A U-M research team at the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics has received a $4 million grant to map the unequal distribution of wealth and opportunity across the United States.
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MLK Symposium built on theme of ‘This is America’
The U-M community will honor the life and legacy of civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with virtual and in-person events and activities at its annual MLK Symposium next month.
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CDC completes Ann Arbor campus flu investigation
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Board of Regents to meet in-person Dec. 9; livestream available
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Consent available for electronic Form 1095 tax document
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Misconduct reporting options, support resources available
Coming Events
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Dec 7
Navigating the impacts of COVID-19 on education in Michigan
A panel discussion about the long-term implications and what lessons can be learned from the pandemic, 4-5:15 p.m., virtual
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Dec 8
The U.S. Labor Shortage
A WeListen staff discussion around the current U.S. labor shortage and supply chain issues, 2:30-4 p.m., virtual
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Dec 9
Anti-Racism Is Never Not Intersectional
A panel discussion on how systems of racism and sexism support and maintain each other, 2-3 p.m., virtual
“Plan of the Fort at De Troit”
The Clements Library has announced the acquisition of a previously unattainable map, “Plan of the Fort at De Troit,” which was drawn for the British Commander in North America in 1761 during the French & Indian War. In this video, the Clements Library’s Mary Pedley, adjunct assistant map curator, highlights some of the plan’s significant features.
Read more about this historical artifactSpotlight
“I’m very appreciative that we have internal grants that allow folks to use their creativity and do research-based work that’s a little nontraditional.”
— Dara Hill, associate professor of reading and language arts in the College of Education, Health, and Human Services at UM-Dearborn who made a documentary about her research
Read more about Dara HillU-M Heritage
The campus at war
In the days following the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, U-M students — both male and female — had decisions to make regarding their response to the United States entering World War II. Their options were to serve in the armed forces or remain in school to continue their education before being called into service.
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Low-income households in Detroit spend at least a quarter of their disposable incomes on water and sewer bills, putting the city’s poorest residents among the hardest hit by rising water costs in Michigan, according to research by Jennifer Read, director of the U-M Water Center, and colleagues. “If we continue on this trajectory, more people are going to have challenges affording their water and more communities are going to run into problems,” she said.
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Marc Zimmerman, professor of public health and director of the Michigan Youth Violence Prevention Center, says the COVID-19 pandemic could be partially responsible for an uptick in school violence: “The pandemic has created isolation, has created stress in families and in kids, and it’s all just coming to a head when school reopened. … We’re talking about lots of violence more broadly, not just firearm violence, but lots of incidents of bullying and fighting.”
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“We can transition away from our current energy system, make communities cleaner while improving health outcomes and building jobs,” said Tony Reames, assistant professor of environment and sustainability and senior adviser to the U.S. Department of Energy, whose research suggests that new zoning codes could “reduce future energy needs and related carbon emissions for the tens of millions of homes that will be built in the U.S. in coming decades.”
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