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September 14, 2022 |
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U-M reported a record $1.71 billion in research expenditures during fiscal year 2022, fueling innovations to address critical challenges ranging from global health disparities and Great Lakes water quality to firearm violence and driverless vehicle technologies. Total research volume increased by 8.4% over last fiscal year.
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 This video shares highlights of the many research areas undertaken by U-M, which has been ranked No. 1 in research volume among U.S. public universities for 11 consecutive years.
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Mcity, the university’s test environment for connected and autonomous vehicles, will invest $5.1 million from the National Science Foundation to supercharge the facility’s evolution with an enhanced physical testing environment, virtual-reality software and real-world datasets to provide tailor-made simulation scenarios.
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U-M has been named a “Best of the Best” university — and one of only two in the state of Michigan — by Campus Pride for building an inclusive, welcoming and safe environment for LGBTQ+ students, faculty and staff. U-M is one of 40 four-year campuses on the annual list from Campus Pride.
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COMING EVENTS
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Sept. 15
The Hovey Lecture with NPR host Scott Tong, 5-6:30 p.m., Mike and Mary Wallace House
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Sept. 15
Kick-off event for artist and activist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh’s residency at U-M, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Institute for the Humanities, 202 S. Thayer
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IN THE NEWS
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“Having those constant visual or oral reminders of stereotypes, such as park names, negatively affects the group being stereotyped. … But they also reinforce that stereotyping behavior in the general population,” said Cherry Meyer, assistant professor of American culture and of linguistics, on a government initiative to eliminate derogatory terms, such as “squaw,” from federal use.
The Detroit News
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“I think the big fight, now that the (Michigan) Supreme Court has allowed … abortion petitions to be on the ballot, is you’re going to hear a lot of, ‘Oh, my God, the sky is falling. If you vote for this, this is what’s going to happen,’ and it’s just not true,” said Edward Goldman, director of the Program in Sexual Rights and Reproductive Justice, on claims by anti-abortion groups that dozens of laws will be repealed or rendered invalid by a proposed abortion-rights amendment.
WDIV (Detroit)
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Detroit is mulling spending $8 million in federal pandemic relief funds on technology that identifies the sound of gunshots through live microphones in public places. “There are things they could be doing with that funding that will reduce crime that are evidence based. … It is not about policing,” said Molly Kleinman, managing director of the Ford School’s Science, Technology and Public Policy program.
Axios Detroit
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VICTORS FOR MICHIGAN
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A caretaker at Nichols Arboretum, LSA alum Chad Machinski believes conservation is more than just a walk in the park — it’s also about growth and connections.
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HUMAN RESOURCES
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