Today's Headlines
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Pair receives Javits Award for work on stroke health disparities
Two U-M researchers have received the Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for their work on stroke health disparities in Mexican Americans.
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Grants awarded to student-centered sustainability projects
Two Student Life Sustainability programs have awarded more than $120,000 to 27 unique sustainability projects this academic year.
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Feelings of misinformation lead to more news avoidance
As people have more difficulty distinguishing fact from fiction in the United States, they are more likely to feel news fatigue and avoid news altogether, according to a U-M study.
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Board of Regents to meet May 16 at UM-Dearborn
The Board of Regents is scheduled to meet at 3 p.m. May 16 at Fairlane Center South on the UM-Dearborn campus. The meeting also will be livestreamed online.
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U-M initiative pairs students with older adults to improve hand function
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University receives $3.6M to advance nuclear energy
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$4.8M campaign led by U-M will improve forecasts in western U.S.
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A leap toward carbon neutrality, CO2 to methanol
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REMINDER: Distinguished University Innovator nominations sought
Coming Events
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May 10
“War Relics”
Exhibition of works by Enna Diddio; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; North Campus Research Complex Building 18, Connections Gallery; runs through Aug. 2
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May 13
Anxiety in Adults and Kids: Tips for All Ages
With Stefanie Russman Block, Hans Schroder and Jami Socha from the Michigan Medicine Department of Psychiatry; 6:30-7:30 p.m.; Ann Arbor District Library
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May 14
Miseducating the Public: Educators and students respond to anti-diversity movements
A look at the state of anti-diversity policies and rhetoric; 1-2 p.m.; virtual
Honoring an historic athlete
Spotlight
“Hong Kong has turned me into a voracious omnivore who lives to eat and plans everything around it.”
— Gray Carper, a service quality analyst with Health Information Technology & Services who first visited Hong Kong in 2003 and now lives there and serves as a tour guide
Read more about Gray CarperIt Happened at Michigan
The university’s first gift — in 13 volumes
The first recorded gift from an individual to the university came from a well-to-do fur trader who never set foot in Ann Arbor. In 1840, Charles W.W. Borup shipped to U-M a highly regarded German encyclopedia set. Borup’s donation of 13 volumes gave U-M its first gift and a solid scholarly foundation in its fledgling library.
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“Given that we’ve seen an unprecedented jump in global warmth over the last 11 months, it is not surprising to see worsening climate extremes so early in the year. If this record pace of warming continues, 2024 will likely be a record year of climate disasters and human suffering,” said Jonathan Overpeck, dean of the School for Environment and Sustainability.
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“Smells within products can enhance the memory of other attributes. You remember brand names, what the shape of the product was, where you used it. The smell is uniquely related to the product,” said Aradhna Krishna, professor of marketing, on brands’ use of distinctive custom smells, or signature scents, to sell their products.
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“I think that the name of the bridge should reflect the community of Baltimore and Maryland’s aspirations for where they want to go in the future. So, I think it’s a completely reasonable question to ask, what should the name be in 2024?” said Mark Clague, professor of music, on a potential name change of a rebuilt Francis Scott Key Bridge, named after the slave-owning composer of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
The Washington Post
