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February 27, 2020
A team approach
Read more about Mcubed CommunitiesA new program at U-M aims to gather and mobilize groups of faculty across all three campuses so they can work together to solve complex challenges and develop innovative curricula. Mcubed Communities is an online tool that encourages faculty to create or join groups around a common purpose, ranging from shared expertise and academic goals to research and scholarship themes. This video shares information about how collaboration across the three campuses would work within Mcubed Communities.
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February 26, 2020
Partnering with PEER
Read more about the PEER program’s outreachAs part of U-M’s public engagement mission, the School of Music, Theatre & Dance’s Performance Engagement Educational Residencies program provides mini-grants as well as logistical and programmatic support for SMTD students to partner with underserved communities throughout Michigan to create mutually beneficial arts experiences. This video takes a look at PEER’s partnership with Flint’s Beecher Community Schools for a month of educational workshops focused on free improvisation.
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February 25, 2020
Battling a deadly disease
Read more about white-nose syndrome in batsA new study from U-M biologists presents the first genetic evidence of resistance in some bats to white-nose syndrome, a deadly fungal disease that has decimated some North American bat populations. The study involved northern Michigan populations of the little brown bat, one of the most common bats in eastern North America prior to the arrival of white-nose syndrome in 2006. Since then, some populations of the bat have experienced declines of more than 90 percent.
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February 24, 2020
GLACE is the place
Read more about what students learn from GLACEWhat makes a place a place? That is the question with which the Great Lakes, Arts, Cultures and Environments program is engaging students during an interdisciplinary humanities program at the U-M Biological Station. GLACiERs, as the students call themselves, gain eight credits in four interconnected courses that provide a new lens to analyze what makes a place. In this photo, taken on a field trip to Mackinac Island, GLACE program director Ingrid Diran (left) describes the history of the island and the social implications of drawing land with LSA student Katherine Beekman. (Photo by Eva Roos, GLACE)
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February 20, 2020
Moving forward
Read more about the new Dean Road facilityPlans for a new $39 million bus and transportation operations and maintenance facility on North Campus moved forward with the Board of Regents approving the schematic design Feb. 20. The approximately 70,000-square-foot building will be located near Dean Road between Baxter and Hubbard roads and will accommodate current and future maintenance space needs, including the flexibility to handle larger, articulated buses and vehicles, and infrastructure to charge electric vehicles.
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February 20, 2020
Battling brain cancer
Read more about the fight against glioblastomaResearchers at U-M’s Rogel Cancer Center are working to better understand and treat brain cancer, and one of the most pernicious types of brain cancer is glioblastoma. Several research labs at the Rogel Cancer Center are actively pursuing new efforts to extend and to improve the lives of patients with this deadly disease. This video shows the work being done by the lab of Maria G. Castro and Pedro R. Lowenstein, both professors of neurosurgery and cell and developmental biology at Michigan Medicine, and the lab of Daniel Wahl, an assistant professor of radiation oncology.
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February 19, 2020
Travel Registry reminder
Read more about how to register international travel plansWith peak travel season approaching, U-M community members are reminded to register international travel plans and prepare for a safe and successful experience abroad. The university provides a secure registry for faculty, staff, students and sponsored affiliates. The one-stop service supports emergency communications and access to university-approved health insurance for those who travel abroad. This video highlights the next steps faculty and staff should take.
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February 17, 2020
Spiral surprise
Materials science and engineering researchers are beginning to find answers to the decades-old mystery of how multiphase spirals come to form during the crystallization process of materials. In this video, Ashwin Shahani, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, explains how understanding this process could lead to the production of meta-materials with new properties for optical and mechanical applications.
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February 14, 2020
Positive energizers
Business & Finance has enlisted 160 staff “positive energizers” from across the organization to undertake the 90/90 Challenge. Their goal: reach 90 percent of the unit’s 2,700 staff members in 90 days with information about B&F’s commitment to creating a positive organization, and engage staff in a related activity. This video shows one example of the activities happening across B&F to build a more positive work environment.
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February 13, 2020
Pioneers and pathbreakers
Read more about these key milestones and peopleFor nearly 100 years after the Civil War, African-Americans who aspired to become doctors had few choices — but U-M was one of them. In honor of that heritage, and of Black History Month, Michigan Medicine is highlighting some key milestones and people who played a special role in the institution’s past.
