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February 3, 2020
This Week in U-M History — Feb. 3-9
Former presidents Jimmy Carter and Gerald R. Ford spoke at a Feb. 9, 1983, domestic policy seminar at the Ford Presidential Library. Read about some of the other things that happened in U-M history during the week of Feb. 3-9.
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February 3, 2020
Campus Briefs
Short news items from around the university.
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February 2, 2020
Coronavirus update: Now a ‘public health emergency’ in U.S.
President Donald Trump has declared the 2019 novel coronavirus presents a public health emergency in the United States. U-M is monitoring developments and posting updates on its Key Issues page.
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January 31, 2020
Zimmerman, Halderman honored for public engagement efforts
Professors Marc Zimmerman and J. Alex Halderman are being honored for their commitment to public engagement and for employing their research to significantly impact society.
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January 30, 2020
Susan M. Collins, former Ford School dean, named acting provost
Susan M. Collins, former dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, has been appointed U-M’s acting provost. She is stepping into the role because of the administrative leave of Provost Martin Philbert.
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January 30, 2020
Grant program supports community-academic poverty research
Three teams of community and academic partners will tackle various issues this year with $26,500 grants from the Detroit Urban Research Center and Poverty Solutions at U-M.
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January 30, 2020
Faculty and ITS team up to develop new student dashboard
My Learning Analytics, or MyLA, is a set of visualizations that can be embedded in courses and give students insights into how they budget their time, set goals and monitor their performance.
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January 29, 2020
U-M doctor testifies on “orphan drug” loophole
Kao-Ping Chua, assistant professor of pediatrics, testified Wednesday before the Health Subcommittee of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee.
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January 29, 2020
LSA launches Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences program
A new LSA program called Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences will offer students ways to learn and expand their knowledge of quantitative methods for use with big data as part of their social sciences training.
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January 28, 2020
Rackham invites higher ed leaders to reimagine graduate education
U-M is leading the charge to transform graduate education and is inviting education leaders to join in a national symposium Feb. 7 about the future of the graduate student experience.
