Construction starts on trail linking botanical gardens to area trails
Construction has begun on a paved hiking and biking trail connecting the University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens with a network of trail systems throughout the area. The trail provides an important nonmotorized link from the botanical gardens to Washtenaw County’s Parker Mill Park, with connections to the regional Border-to-Border Trail, the local Gallup Park pathway and beyond. The trail also provides a safer travel route that parallels, but avoids, Dixboro Road, a busy Washtenaw County artery with a narrow shoulder inadequate for safe biking or walking. The project is scheduled to be completed this fall.
Campus Memorial to honor students who died in past year
Friends, family members and campus partners are invited to attend a memorial program to honor the lives and accomplishments of student members of the U-M family who have died during this academic year. The Campus Memorial is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. March 30 in the Kuenzel Room of the Michigan Union. A light reception will follow in the Wolverine Room. This year, five members of the U-M student community will be remembered: Patrick Dahlin, Abhinav Dasari, Kellie Halushka, Peter Hart and Eric Kammerer. The Michigan experience has been forever impacted by the companionship and contributions of those being honored. The Campus Memorial is sponsored by the Division of Student Life and the Association of Religious Counselors.
Winners announced in Flint-focused Social Impact Challenge
A team of three students from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy has won the 2017 Social Impact Challenge. The team’s proposal addressed entrepreneurial development through downtown training and significant neighborhood outreach for the city of Flint. Innovation to Impact, consisting of master’s students Emily Futcher, Martha Fedorowitz and Dean-Mark Clemente, took the $2,500 cash prize in the multi-campus competition sponsored by the University of Michigan Center for Social Impact, in partnership with the UM-Flint Outreach Office. The winning entry and all team proposals will be considered as Skypoint Ventures’ Ferris Wheel Innovation Hub and UM-Flint’s [IN] On the Road look to bring entrepreneurship training programs to Flint neighborhoods.
School of Nursing to lead national alliance for cancer care
The School of Nursing has been selected to serve as the National Program Office for the newly formed Alliance to Advance Patient-Centered Cancer Care. The $15 million effort, funded by the Merck Foundation, brings together a coalition of six influential academic health centers to help improve the delivery of care for cancer patients. As the National Program Office, the School of Nursing will lead cross-site evaluations and focus on identifying and disseminating best practices. It will also provide technical and administrative support, and be the catalyst to advance successful strategies with potential for national and international reach. The new alliance will focus on several areas, including improving the coordination and integration of care; creating strategies aimed at improving care for vulnerable and underserved populations; strengthening patient-provider communication; boosting patient engagement and empowerment; building sustainable community partnerships; and providing psycho-social care to assist patients.
— Compiled by Safiya Merchant, The University Record
