Today's Headlines
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Faculty resource on student mental health now available
A new resource focused on sharing information and strategies to support students’ mental health, developed by Counseling and Psychological Services, is available for faculty at U-M’s Ann Arbor campus.
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Nominations sought for president’s awards for public engagement
U-M leaders are encouraging campus community members to nominate faculty members who have demonstrated a commitment to public service for the president’s awards for public engagement.
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University seeks nominations for honorary degree recipients
The campus community is being asked to nominate individuals who have contributed to their field or society to be considered for honorary degrees.
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VP for Student Life E. Royster Harper announces plans to retire
After working hand-in-hand with multiple generations of students, Vice President for Student Life E. Royster Harper has announced she will retire in January from the place she has called “home” for more than four decades.
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66th Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice coming to U-M next month
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Faculty grants available to help prevent, alleviate poverty
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U-M listed No. 21 in annual Times Higher Education world rankings
Coming Events
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Sep 16
A Conversation with U.S. Rep. Justin Amash
In commemoration of Constitution Day, 4:10-5:30 p.m., Jeffries Hall, Room 1225
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Sep 17
Rights Make Might
“Global Human Rights and Minority Social Movements in Japan” with Kiyoteru Tsutsui, director, Donia Human Rights Center, 4-5:30 p.m., Weiser Hall, Room 1010
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Sep 18
Chinese Railroad Workers, The Transcontinental, and the Making of Modern America
A lecture and discussion with Gordon H. Chang, Stanford University, discussing the Chinese railroad workers who have been relegated to the margins or erased altogether from many accounts in the story of the transcontinental railroad, 4-6 p.m., Tisch Hall, Room 1014
Cavity solutions
About 23 percent of children between the ages of 2 and 5 have cavities, but oral treatment can be costly and traumatic for some adolescents. This video takes a look at a clinical trial, led by Margherita Fontana, Clifford Nelson Endowed Professor and professor of dentistry, to test whether a quick, painless solution applied to cavities can prevent further damage and infection.
Faculty/Staff Spotlight
“I think we are very close to a place where seeing is no longer believing. … It’s scary, but it’s the world we’re living in.”
Hafiz Malik, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at UM-Dearborn
Read more about Hafiz MalikThis Week in U-M History
Library debuts system
The University Library’s $2.6 million card catalog system, MIRLYN, went online Sept. 20, 1988. Read about some of the other things that happened in U-M history during the week of Sept. 16-22.
Read more about U-M In HistoryMichigan in the news
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Jianping Fu, associate professor of mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, and cell and developmental biology, and colleagues have invented a device that can quickly produce large numbers of living entities that resemble very primitive human embryos: “Such human embryo-like structures have a lot of potential to open what we call the so-called black box of human development. Such research can lead to a lot of good.”
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Timothy McCoy, clinical professor of naval architecture and marine engineering, commented on the capsizing of a South Korean cargo ship carrying more than 4,000 vehicles off the coast of Georgia: “They may have to cut it up in place. That’s the worst-case scenario. It’s going to be a real challenge getting that one out of there.”
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“Given the impact of chronic stress on health, requiring employers to provide paid personal time should be a no-brainer. … In fact, given the cost to society from the illness and premature death of too many working Americans, I believe paid personal time won’t just make Americans healthier, it will benefit the economy,” wrote Arline Geronimus, professor of health education and health behavior, and research professor at the Institute for Social Research.
Crain's New York Business
