Four University of Michigan professors were named 2017 American Council of Learned Societies Fellows earlier this year. They are Sara L. Ahbel-Rappe, professor of Greek and Latin, LSA; Valerie A. Kivelson, Thomas N. Tentler Collegiate Professor of History, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and professor of history, LSA; Tad Schmaltz, professor of philosophy, LSA; and Paolo Squatriti, professor of history and of Romance languages and literatures, LSA, and professor of environment, LSA and the School of Natural Resources and Environment. The ACLS Fellowship Program awards fellowships to individual scholars working in the humanities and related social sciences.
Tyson Kim, a U-M researcher and Kellogg Eye Center resident, recently was named the winner at the Fast Forward Medical Innovation’s 2017 Biomedical Innovation Cup. The winning project that Kim developed is called the RetinaScope, a compact, handheld device that produces wide-angle retinal images similar to those obtained with tabletop retinal cameras. The technology is a portable and less expensive alternative to traditional tabletop retinal cameras, providing high-quality imaging, lowering overhead costs and enabling more frequent eye screening within primary care clinics. The smartphone device screens for diabetic retinopathy, the leading cause of preventable blindness among Americans. Fast Forward Medical Innovation is a unit of the Medical School Office of Research.
