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Olivia Deane
“I feel like I’ve done my job if I’m helping kids grow and building their confidence every single day.”

— Olivia Deane, financial specialist associate in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance who for the past several years has directed many children’s theater performances

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It Happened at Michigan

Paul B. Cornley

An historic public health degree

Paul B. Cornely graduated from U-M in 1934, making him the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in public health in the United States. Cornely then moved to Washington, D.C., where he taught at Howard University for 39 years, fighting for the desegregation of hospitals and equal health care opportunities for all.

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    • Joanne Hsu

    Surveys show that consumers correctly understand that inflation is slowing, but are annoyed that prices are higher than they were before the pandemic, says Joanne Hsu, director of the Surveys of Consumers: “It’s not that they’ve lost touch with reality. High prices continue to weigh down their personal finances, and that remains very frustrating.”

    The New York Times

    “Health and democracy are inextricably linked. The decisions made by our elected officials — concerning health care access, environmental protections, housing policies, education, access to healthy foods, and economic opportunities — have profound implications for community health outcomes. When you vote, you have the power to shape policies that can lead to healthier, more equitable communities,” co-wrote F. DuBois Bowman, dean of the School of Public Health.

    MedPage Today
    • Ketra Armstrong

    Ketra Armstrong, professor of sport management and of women’s and gender studies, says she’s not surprised that WNBA players are looking to revisit their collective bargaining agreement two years ahead of schedule: “This is a unique strategic window of opportunity to capitalize on the energy and the synergy and the momentum. What we saw in the last year, it just catapulted them to a new level.” 

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