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April 6, 2022 |
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A $1 million gift from Raymond and Jane Cracchiolo will help researchers at the Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Program study bipolar disorder and provide hope to the many people living with it. In particular, the gift will be instrumental in launching the Bipolar Learning Community, a cross-campus collaboration.
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ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards
 The 2021 ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award recipients were honored April 5. Awardees received a $1,000 honorarium recognizing exceptional scholarly work and completion of their doctoral degrees in 2021. The annual competition is co-sponsored by ProQuest and Rackham Graduate School. View a full list of the recipients. (Photo compilation by Jameson Staneluis)
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Avery Hopwood was a gay Midwesterner with a superb sense of humor who, in the span of a few months in 1905, wrote his first play, graduated from U-M and sold the play to a Broadway production company for an advance against royalties of $250. This combination of quick effort and quick reward set the pattern of his life.
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National Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week is an annual event designed to support and recognize students in these roles at universities across the country. At U-M, a variety of events run through this week, including educational sessions and networking opportunities.
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U-M’s health screening app, ResponsiBLUE, now indicates whether the user is complying with the university’s COVID-19 Vaccination Policy, including booster status. The app is available for download on Apple and Android devices.
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COMING EVENTS
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April 6
Part of the Future Leaders Summit two day event, 1:15-5:30 p.m., Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
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April 6
A conversation with U.S. Reps. Liz Cheney and Debbie Dingell, 4-5 p.m., virtual
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April 7
Symposium features a number of social media influencers, opening remarks by Omolade Adunbi and Joyojeet Pal, 9 a.m.-6 p.m, North Quad, Room 2435, and virtual, runs through April 8
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IN THE NEWS
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“People have a right to read, and people have a right to history. We also have a right to have our books read. It’s a shame we live in a country where we censor people and ideas,” said Heather Ann Thompson, professor of history, Afroamerican and African studies, and the Residential College, who filed suit against New York state prison authorities for banning her book, “Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971.”
The Associated Press
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“My president asks for help, and the people in Europe still hesitate. You’re like, ‘Here we go again, the same cycles,'” said Hanna Onyshchenko, a Ukrainian doctoral student in economics. “I just want people to pay attention to history and to the experience that Ukrainians have in this war. I believe in our army, I believe in people and believe that if there will be a call, I’ll also go back home and fight for Ukraine.”
USA Today
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“It’s really quite something that aphasia affects over 2 million people in the United States. And it’s actually more common than Parkinson’s disease, cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy combined, and yet hardly anyone knows what it is,” said Carol Persad, professor of psychiatry and director of the U-M Aphasia Program, which helps patients communicate after a stroke, head injury or illness.
WDIV/Detroit
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VICTORS FOR MICHIGAN
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Juan Andino is a fifth-year urology resident with Michigan Medicine. He treats patients, performs surgeries, and still makes time to study telehealth and other potential healthcare procedural enhancements.
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