Today's Headlines
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Regents approve updated Central Campus residential plan
U-M took another step toward developing a new $631 million Central Campus residential complex, as the Board of Regents approved the project and updated construction timeline Sept. 21.
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New residence hall to be named for E. Royster Harper
U-M’s planned Central Campus housing development will include a building that honors E. Royster Harper, a longtime campus leader who championed inclusivity and student well-being.
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U-M parents give $20M for recreation and well-being center
In recognition of a $20 million total commitment by Philip and Nicole Hadley, regents have named the new facility that will replace the former Central Campus Recreation Building the Hadley Family Recreation & Well-Being Center.
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President offers support for non-police emergency response program
During remarks at the Sept. 21 Board of Regents meeting, President Santa J. Ono said he supports an unarmed, non-police emergency response program that serves the university community.
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Ravi Allada to lead Michigan Neuroscience Institute at U-M
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Runge outlines Michigan Medicine’s expanded security plan
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Regents Roundup — September 2023
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Community engagement opportunities set for planning initiatives
Coming Events
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Sep 25
Building an Inclusive Community
Lessons for a Post-Affirmative Action Era, a Michigan Online teach-out, 1-2 p.m. virtual
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Sep 26
Blurring Boundaries
A Theatrical Journey Through Cultural Identity, with Iranian artist Orkideh Torabi, 5:30-7 p.m., Rackham Graduate School, Amphitheatre
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Sep 27
Equity & Justice in the Energy Transition
With Shalanda H. Baker, director of the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity at the U.S. Department of Energy, 10-11 a.m., Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Robertson Auditorium
Earthfest fun
From left, LSA undergraduate students Minh-Thu Nguyen and Joseph Coleman provide information about the U-M Museum of Natural History to Earthfest visitors Sept. 21. Earthfest is U-M’s annual celebration of environmental initiatives across the university. About 40 student organizations, university units and local nonprofits were on the Diag, sharing opportunities to learn about and get involved in sustainable operations, environmental advocacy, research and environmental justice.
(Photo by Scott Soderberg, Michigan Photography)
Spotlight

“As a young kid, I was just absolutely amazed by robots. I would watch ‘Lost in Space’ and … think, ‘This is so cool, I’ve got to have one.’”
— Elaine Reed, the arts programming coordinator with Michigan Medicine’s Gifts of Art Program, who has a collection of more than 250 robot figurines
Read more about Elaine ReedIt Happened at Michigan

‘Jazz Goes to College’
A University of Michigan audience helped make pianist Dave Brubeck an icon of 20th-century jazz. Brubeck made national headlines in 1954 with the release of “Jazz Goes to College,” which lists U-M as the recording venue. The Brubeck quartet actually performed off-campus at the Masonic Temple on Fourth Avenue.
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“Patience is another name for self-regulation, which is both behavioral and emotional,” said Pamela Davis-Kean, professor of psychology, who believes kids as young as 6 can start to think about their own behavior and its consequences and better understand the concept of patience, despite the fact that kids have immediate access to so many things that have led them to expect instant gratification.
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“We can translate what we learn … to other lakes and waterbodies around the world, but ultimately to any freshwater body that crosses a political boundary,” said Andrew Gronewold, associate professor of environment and sustainability and of civil and environmental engineering, who heads the new National Science Foundation-funded Global Center for Understanding Climate Change Impacts on Transboundary Waters.
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“Patients are deliberately not answering because they don’t want to — maybe because they feel uncomfortable talking about firearms with their doctor or other health provider. At the same time … there’s a lot of ambivalence from providers about asking their patients about firearms during the course of a routine visit,” said Joseph Ladines-Lim, a resident in internal medicine and pediatrics.
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