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February 2, 2021
Tips for conducting better virtual staff meetings
Zoom fatigue got you down? Autumm Caines of UM-Dearborn’s Hub for Teaching and Learning Resources suggests these techniques for smoother, more productive, more interesting team meetings.
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February 2, 2021
Study helps quantify CO2 emissions from virtual conferences
Virtual conferencing that has replaced large, in-person gatherings in the age of COVID-19 represents a drastic reduction in carbon emissions, but those online meetings still have environmental costs, U-M research shows.
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February 2, 2021
Rackham, programs partner on doctorate completion extensions
The Rackham Graduate School has worked with faculty, staff and graduate programs to offer doctoral students additional time and funding to complete degrees, in light of disruptions over the past year.
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February 2, 2021
Public safety task force to host community forum
The Advancing Public Safety at the University of Michigan Task Force — one of several anti-racism initiatives the university announced last fall — will host its first community forum from 7-8:30 p.m. Feb. 9.
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February 2, 2021
Clements exhibition examines Black empowerment, resilience
Frederick Douglass once said: “Poets, prophets, and reformers are all picture-makers — and this ability is the secret of their power and of their achievements. They see what ought to be by the reflection of what is, and endeavor to remove the contradiction.” Douglass left ample proof of this belief, using the power of his… -
February 1, 2021
Video games inspire ‘living textbook’ for computational sciences
A new way of delivering course materials in the computational sciences aims to elevate the study experience from consuming static text and media to a conversation between the learner and the material.
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February 1, 2021
REMINDER: International education award nominations due Feb. 5
Nominations are due Feb. 5 for the President’s Award for Distinguished Service in International Education, which recognizes extraordinary efforts to advance international education.
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February 1, 2021
U-M progressing toward 2025 sustainability goals
U-M released its annual fact sheet tracking performance toward its 2025 sustainability goals for the Ann Arbor campus, describing progress in most areas while noting the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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February 1, 2021
Holiday public health measures likely saved lives in state, researchers say
Increased social distance measures over Thanksgiving and Christmas might have prevented more than 100,000 coronavirus cases in Michigan, according to preliminary findings by the School of Public Health.
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February 1, 2021
Assistant professor shares her passion for music, dance
Caroline Coade, an assistant professor of viola at the School of Music Theatre & Dance, is the third chair violist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. She’s also a competitive amateur ballroom dancer.
