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  • Mar 29

    Feeling like a fraud

    Kevin Cokley

    The Impact of the Impostor Phenomenon on the Mental Health of Minoritized College Students, with Kevin Cokley; 1-1:30 p.m.; Stephen M. Ross School of Business, R0220

  • Apr 1

    We’ve Got You Covered: Rebooting American Health Care

    A conversation with Amy Finkelstein of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 4-5 p.m.; Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Robertson Auditorium

  • Apr 2

    Health Professions Education Day 2024

    Advancing interprofessional education, health equity and innovation in health professions education and practice; 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Michigan League

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“We are relentless in following the best coaching practices from around the world and always focus on building positive life habits.”

— Piotr Westwalewicz, lecturer IV in Slavic languages and literatures in LSA who in 2005 founded Ann Arbor CRUSH, a youth soccer club that has grown from 15 players to hundreds

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It Happened at Michigan

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Saving Michigan’s forests from ‘the most appalling consequences’

Volney M. Spalding, an 1873 U-M graduate who taught botany and zoology, worried about the fate of northern Michigan’s magnificent forests. In the fall of 1881, with the opening of the School of Political Science, Spalding began teaching what was considered the first forestry course in the United States.

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    • Stefan Szymanski

    “They are less likely to get in. Once they get in they are less likely to get promoted. And once they do get promoted they are more likely to get fired. I’d like to hear what an explanation of this is, other than racism,” said Stefan Szymanski, professor of sport management, about the lack of Black coaches and managers in pro soccer.

    The Associated Press
    • Matthew Collette

    The ship that hit Baltimore’s Key Bridge “would have either three or four independent diesel generators” to provide electricity and another ready to “automatically start in a blackout condition, but it’s not instantaneous,” said Matthew Collette, professor of naval architecture and marine engineering.

    National Public Radio
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    Most parents are torn about letting their kids take a sick day, according to a poll from C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. “In some cases, the decision to keep kids home from school is clear. … But parents often have to guess at whether their child’s report of ‘not feeling well’ represents a good reason to miss school,” said Sarah Clark, research scientist in pediatrics.

    U.S. News & World Report