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June 6, 2018 |
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U-M maintained its position as the 15th top university in the world, according to the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings. It is one of three U.S. public institutions in the top 20. Institutions are ranked according to their reputation for research and teaching, based the results of an invitation-only survey.
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The Mcity Driverless Shuttle, a research project at U-M, launched Monday on North Campus. The shuttle will run on 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday, weather permitting. There is no cost to riders, and the two shuttles will cover a one-mile route at the North Campus Research Complex roughly every 10 minutes.
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 This video introduces the Mcity Driverless Shuttle, which will run 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday, weather permitting. There is no cost to riders, and the two shuttles will cover a one-mile route at the North Campus Research Complex roughly every 10 minutes.
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The Rackham Program in Public Scholarship has announced its 2018 Public Scholarship grant awards to graduate students, supporting research projects involving Rackham students and community partners. The six funded projects help to address complex and wide-ranging social and cultural issues locally and abroad.
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The application deadline for the U-M Precision Health Scholars Awards program is Friday. The program will support exceptional early-career investigators in innovative research projects that advance the field of precision health. Funding is anticipated for eight to 12 grants, which may total up to $80,000 each.
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COMING EVENTS
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June 6
Film screening organized by the Center for Japanese Studies, 7 p.m. June 6 at Michigan Theater, 4:15 p.m. June 7 at State Theatre, 5;15 p.m. June 10 at Michigan Theater
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June 14
“Romeo and Juliet,” 6:30-9 p.m. June 14-17, 21-24, Nichols Arboretum
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IN THE NEWS
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“It’s striking in its narrowness. The court found a way to rule for the baker without making the First Amendment a license to exempt oneself from anti-discrimination laws,” said Richard Primus, professor of law, on the Supreme Court ruling in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple.
Newsweek
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“Our immigration system has been weaponized to disrupt and destroy ‘undesirable’ reproduction and family-making,” co-wrote William Lopez, research fellow at LSA’s National Center for Institutional Diversity and the School of Public Health.
HuffPost
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Elizabeth Tibbetts, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, was quoted in a story about how guppies darken their eyes when they get angry: “Eye color is one of those traits that’s easy for us to ignore. … There is a whole world of animal social signals that humans overlook.”
The Atlantic
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VICTORS FOR MICHIGAN
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Recent UM-Flint graduate Eric Keahey spent nearly three months interning at McFarlan Home in Flint late last year. But the impact he left for the residents and staff has been lasting.
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ACADEMIC INNOVATION
The U-M Teach-Out Series provides a new model for two-way public engagement around issues of greatest significance to society.
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