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January 28, 2016 |
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Recipients of the annual Distinguished Diversity Leaders Award for U-M staff were celebrated Tuesday at a breakfast ceremony in Palmer Commons. The award recognizes individual staff members and teams for their extraordinary commitment and dedication to diversity at the university.
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 These staff members were among those honored Tuesday with Distinguished Diversity Leadership Awards. The individual awardees shown here were joined by the members from five teams that received team awards. (Photo by Daryl Marshke, Michigan Photography)
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In response to low national vaccination rates for the human papillomavirus, U-M’s Comprehensive Cancer Center has joined 69 of the nation’s top cancer centers in issuing a statement urging increased HPV vaccination for the prevention of cancer.
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Tuesday, about 3:45 p.m., Weill Hall, 735 S. State St.
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COMING EVENTS
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Jan. 28
A Case Study of Community Revitalization in the Post-Industrial Era, noon, School of Social Work, Room 1636
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Nicole Ellison, professor of information, says that online social networks allow people to collect information from a large and diverse group of contacts: “Broadcasting a request for information via a status update is a great strategy for getting a quick answer from a diverse network.”
Huffington Post
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Michael Traugott, professor emeritus of communication studies and political science, was quoted in an article about the viability of election polls to predict the results of political caucuses.
International Business Times
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Sarah Zearfoss, senior assistant dean for admissions, financial aid and career planning at the Law School, was quoted in a story about the contraction in law school applications over the last several years.
BloombergBusiness
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LOOK TO MICHIGAN
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LSA undergraduate Talia Rothman dodged motorcycles, cars, buses and cows as she rode her bike in scorching heat to her first day of work in India. She was volunteering at a non-government organization called Guria that works with children of sex workers in Varanasi, an ancient city in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.
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