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February 17, 2020
This Week in U-M History — Feb. 17-23
On Feb. 18, 1975, African-American students met with President Robben Fleming to demand increased black enrollment. Read about some of the other things that happened in U-M history during the week of Feb. 17-23.
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February 17, 2020
Investment funds update — Dec. 31, 2019
Quarterly report on U-M investment funds, for the quarter ending Sept. 30, 2019.
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February 17, 2020
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the university.
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February 16, 2020
Themes emerge for Rackham Graduate Student Mental Health Task Force
The Rackham Graduate School’s Student Mental Health Task Force has determined five major themes that will guide the group’s work. The themes are outlined in a blog post by task force chair Meghan Duffy.
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February 14, 2020
Fighting climate change at the sink: A guide to greener dishwashing
A new U-M study on washing dishes shows that the manual two-basin method is associated with fewer greenhouse gas emissions than machine dishwashing and the “running tap” method.
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February 14, 2020
Study shows one in five operations could lead to ‘surprise’ bills
A new U-M study shows that one in five operations could result in an unwelcome surprise: a bill for hundreds or thousands of dollars that the patient didn’t know they might owe.
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February 13, 2020
U-M part of worldwide contest to advance artificial intelligence
U-M is one of 10 teams worldwide participating in the Alexa Socialbot Grand Challenge, a university competition to further the capabilities of artificial intelligence.
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February 13, 2020
Curriculum committee set for Detroit Center for Innovation
A newly appointed faculty committee has started meeting to create new forms of master’s degrees and certificate programs that will be available at the planned Detroit Center for Innovation.
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February 13, 2020
Detroit Center for Innovation Curriculum Development Committee members
Detroit Center for Innovation Curriculum Development Committee members.
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February 12, 2020
Two faculty members awarded Sloan fellowships
U-M researchers Jenna Wiens and Alex Wright have been awarded 2020 Sloan Research Fellowships, which honor scholars whose achievements place them among the most promising early career researchers.
