Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

The number of sexual misconduct reports involving faculty and staff at U-M in fiscal year 2020 was consistent with the number in the previous year, according to an annual report issued by the Office for Institutional Equity.

The latest annual report on student sexual misconduct at U-M shows an increase in reports of sexual assault as well as the number of investigations conducted by the university in fiscal year 2020.  

Nominations are being sought for two awards honoring faculty members for their contributions to diversity at U-M: the James S. Jackson Distinguished Career Award for Diversity Scholarship and the Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award.

Beth Moore, interim chair and professor of microbiology and immunology at Michigan Medicine, breaks down what happens after the COVID-19 vaccine goes into a person’s arm.

A U-M engineering professor and 18 colleagues are calling on the National Institutes of Health and other funding agencies to address why white researchers are nearly twice as likely to be awarded a grant than Black scientists.

U-M faculty members Emily Toth Martin and Margaret Dewar will receive 2020 presidential awards for public engagement, recognizing their commitment and contributions to significantly impact society.

The Stephen M. Ross School of Business has received a $5 million gift to provide need-based scholarship support for domestic and international business students who have blazed a trail or taken on challenges.

With Michigan’s unemployment benefits system overrun with claims and unemployed residents experiencing hardships, U-M’s Workers’ Rights Clinic has helped many claimants across the state.

Applications are open to all U-M graduate programs for 2021-2022 Rackham Faculty Allies and Student Ally Diversity Grants, which aim to enhance diversity, equity and inclusion efforts within graduate programs across the U-M campus.