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October 31, 2019
Free new MOOC aims to educate all about opioid crisis
U-M is launching a new MOOC to help providers understand every facet of the opioid crisis. The free course includes information on prevention, intervention, education and policy.
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October 30, 2019
Strong tenure needed to protect academic freedom, speaker says
The eroding tenure system in higher education must be strengthened if academic freedom at colleges and universities is going to survive, according the speaker at the annual academic freedom lecture.
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October 30, 2019
REMINDER: Open Enrollment for 2020 benefits ends at 5 p.m. Friday
Faculty, staff and retirees who are eligible for U-M benefits can make changes to their coverage for 2020 through Wolverine Access until 5 p.m. Friday.
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October 30, 2019
U-M academic programs to anchor Detroit Center for Innovation
U-M will anchor the Detroit Center for Innovation, a 14-acre center in downtown Detroit aimed at stimulating entrepreneurial activity, educating students and further diversifying the regional economy.
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October 30, 2019
What others are saying about the Detroit Center for Innovation
Here’s what others are saying about the Detroit Center for Innovation.
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October 29, 2019
Teaching about climate needs to empower students toward change
U-M professor Meghan Duffy says it’s not enough to teach students about climate change — research suggests they believe it is a genuine problem — they must also be empowered to find solutions.
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October 29, 2019
Paid leave may widen the ‘mommy gap,’ study finds
Many policymakers and scholars believe offering paid leave to families would lead to increased gender equity in labor markets, a study led by a U-M researcher indicates the reverse effect.
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October 29, 2019
2020 MLK Symposium’s theme is ‘The (Mis) Education of US’
To commemorate the legacy of civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the 2020 MLK Symposium will focus on the complexities associated with diversity and highlighting the diversity within marginalized communities.
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October 29, 2019
U-M builds critical component of instrument to probe dark energy
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, known as DESI, is designed to explore the mystery of dark energy, which makes up about 68 percent of the universe and is speeding up its expansion.
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October 28, 2019
Speech First agrees to settle lawsuit over ‘free speech’ at U-M
U-M and Speech First Inc. have agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by Speech First in 2018 alleging university policies at that time and its then-existing Bias Response Team infringe on student’s constitutional free speech rights.
