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February 26, 2021
Project-based learning yields better student outcomes, studies show
Students in project-based learning classrooms across the United States significantly outperform those in typical classrooms, according to studies announced by Lucas Education Research, and five universities, including U-M.
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February 25, 2021
Ford School’s Shobita Parthasarathy testifies before House panel
Shobita Parthasarathy, professor of public policy at the Ford School, testified Feb. 25 before the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies.
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February 25, 2021
Michigan, Northwestern establish George Jewett Trophy
U-M and Northwestern University have announced the creation of the George Jewett Trophy, the first rivalry game trophy named for an African American player in Football Bowl Subdivision history.
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February 25, 2021
Students saw record levels of anxiety, depression last fall
College students last fall reported their highest levels of depression and anxiety of any prior semester, according to U-M’s Healthy Minds Study, an annual web-based survey looking at mental health.
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February 25, 2021
Faculty and students address health disparities, social inequities
As the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected Black communities, U-M faculty, students and staff have worked to explore these inequities and identify ways to advocate for and implement change.
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February 24, 2021
Sleep vital to associating emotion with memory, study shows
U-M researchers have been studying how memories associated with a specific sensory event are formed and stored in mice. They found that neurons activated by the visual stimulus keep more active during subsequent sleep.
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February 24, 2021
Many local leaders lack awareness of state’s redistricting plan
Michigan’s local government leaders reported mixed familiarity with the state’s new approach to redistricting, according to a 2020 survey by the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy at the Ford School.
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February 23, 2021
Michigan Medicine joining county to vaccinate school workers
Michigan Medicine is working with the Washtenaw County Health Department to help vaccinate local school employees against COVID-19 at a Feb. 27 clinic at Michigan Stadium.
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February 23, 2021
Mediterranean recluse spiders identified in campus buildings
Mediterranean recluse spiders have been identified in the basements and remote areas of several Ann Arbor campus buildings. The buildings are being treated by U-M Pest Management.
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February 22, 2021
Segregation, income disparity fueled high COVID-19 numbers
The growth rate of COVID‐19 cases and deaths was higher for U.S. metropolitan areas that exhibited greater Black and white or Hispanic and white segregation, a new U-M study shows.
