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March 21, 2024 |
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Eight innovative biomedical research projects received more than $1.8 million from the Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization Life Sciences Innovation Hub, the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation Partnerships to address challenges from opioid use disorder to preterm birth.
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Voters opted to pick candidates in 2020 by mail-in ballots, avoiding poll sites due to COVID-19 concerns rather than because of political party efforts to promote specific voting methods, according to a new U-M study. People also disclosed how they planned to vote in future elections — and the results were the same as in 2020.
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When Jim Abbott pitched his first Little League game as an 11-year-old growing up in Flint, he fired a no-hitter. It was a glimpse of the extraordinary career to come. Born without a right hand, Abbott played baseball at U-M and the major leagues and was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007.
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 Jim Abbott, shown here pitching for the U-M baseball team, was inducted into the Michigan Athletics Hall of Honor in 2004. (Photo courtesy of Bentley Historical Library)
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COMING EVENTS
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March 22
Exploration of Postpartum Allyship in Organizations, with Allison Gabriel, 1:30-3 p.m., Stephen M. Ross School of Business, R0220
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March 22
Come learn more about MARI’s comprehensive services for the U-M and broader communities, 3-5 p.m., 210 S. Fifth Ave., Ann Arbor
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IN THE NEWS
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Gaslighting is different from other forms of emotional abuse because of its subtlety, says Paige Sweet, assistant professor of sociology: “Gaslighting is so hard to recognize. People use the language of ‘twilight zone’ when they describe gaslighting relationships — the sense that things are wrong or bad, but you can’t really put your finger on it.”
Fortune
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“Places like Duluth definitely could be a good place to live, but we’re going to have to plan now. In areas where we have quite aging infrastructure, that can be a big challenge. The notion of a climate haven is a little bit aspirational,” said Derek Van Berkel, assistant professor of environment and sustainability, whose map of social and environmental risk across the Great Lakes helps cities plan for climate change.
Great Lakes Echo
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Golfing, gardening and other recreational activities can increase the risk for Lou Gehrig’s disease due to exposure to pesticides and other chemicals, say neurologists Stephen Goutman, director of the Pranger ALS Clinic, and Eva Feldman, director of the ALS Center of Excellence. “Future studies should include these activities to pinpoint how they can be understood in the context of ALS prevention, diagnosis and treatment,” Goutman said.
Toronto Sun
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LOOK TO MICHIGAN
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Students in the School for Environment and Sustainability are supporting Native Hawaiians in a massive Land Back movement along with efforts to build food sovereignty.
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The James & Anne Duderstadt Center
The Ground Connections team supports the Gallery, Fabrication Underground, Groundworks and Design Lab 1, as well as special projects that use multiple resources both in-house and in the field.
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