School of Public Health invests $1M in multidisciplinary initiative
The School of Public Health has announced a $1 million investment to establish a new Public Health IDEAS initiative that will advance research and engagement in key areas and achieve meaningful, lasting impact. IDEAS represents Interdisciplinary Discovery, Engagement + Actions for Society. Among the public health challenges the school plans to tackle first are urban health and firearm violence and injury. The team focused on creating healthy and equitable cities is led by Roshanak Mehdipanah, assistant professor of health behavior and health education, and Lu Wang, professor of biostatistics. It will identify sustainable strategies to address health equity and improve the health of urban communities across the globe. Learn more at sph.umich.edu/ideas/equitable-cities.html. The team focused on preventing firearm injuries is led by Justin Heinze, assistant professor of health behavior and health education, and will approach the firearm injury epidemic through a public health lens. Learn more at sph.umich.edu/ideas/preventing-firearm-injuries.html. In the coming months, the school will identify two additional priorities that will fall under this initiative.
U-M Press part of eBook effort with MSU, WSU and state
A cooperative effort between the Library of Michigan and the presses of the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Wayne State University has launched a unique collection of regional eBooks available to all residents of Michigan. The ReadMichigan.org statewide eBook collection initially consists of 300 eBooks published by university presses about Michigan and the Great Lakes region. The homegrown collection includes winners of the Michigan Notable Books award as well as other important books published by Michigan presses and authors. Residents and visitors to the state of Michigan can access these eBooks via geolocation at any time at readmichigan.org.
Ann Arbor campus Veterans Week activities run Nov. 8-12
The Ann Arbor campus this week will feature a variety of programming that educates and celebrates the experiences and sacrifice of those who have served our country. All events are free and are open to the university community and general public unless otherwise noted. Out of an abundance of caution, these panels, lectures and stories will be offered in either hybrid virtual/in-person formats or entirely virtual formats. A full list of events can be found online at vets.umich.edu/events/veterans-week-2021. Direct questions to Philip Larson, program director for U-M Veteran and Military Services, at pnlarson@umich.edu. UM-Flint and UM-Dearborn also have veterans celebrations planned for Veterans Day on Nov. 11. Visit umdearborn.edu/events/all-events/veterans-day-celebration or umflint.edu/veteransday/ for details.
NCID seeking applicants for Diversity Scholars Network
The National Center for Institutional Diversity at U-M is inviting faculty across all ranks, tracks, and appointment types, research staff and postdoctoral fellows who conduct diversity research and scholarship to apply to the Diversity Scholars Network. The application deadline is Nov. 19. The DSN is an interdisciplinary, multi-institutional community of scholars committed to advancing understandings of historical and contemporary social issues related to identity, difference, culture, representation, power, oppression and inequality — as they occur and affect individuals, groups, communities and institutions. The network includes more than 1,000 scholars from more than 200 institutions across the world. Learn more or apply.
— Compiled by James Iseler, The University Record
