Today's Headlines
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Four from U-M to join American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Faculty members James Joyce, Webb Keane, Alexandra Killewald and John Vandermeer have been selected to join the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for their contributions in scholarly and professional fields.
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Medical marijuana use decreased in recreational‑use states
Recent data on medical cannabis use found enrollment in medical cannabis programs increased overall from 2016-22, but decreased in states where nonmedical cannabis use became legal.
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AV Challenge puts engineering algorithms to the test
U-M has issued the Mcity AV Challenge, in which autonomous-vehicle researchers in academia and industry will compete to measure the performance of their decision-making modules in a world-leading simulated environment.
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UROP humanizes research for young U‑M academics
Students participating in the the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program will present their findings at the UROP 2024 Spring Research Symposium from 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. April 24 at the Michigan League.
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U-M, LEO still at odds over Dearborn, Flint salary increases
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Michigan Medicine, others get $15M to study inflammation
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Runge addresses U-M’s role in human health and well-being
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U-M pioneering a digital wellness program for youths
Coming Events
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Apr 26
Commence
An exhibition celebrating and highlighting the work of graduating undergraduate students from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design; 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Stamps Gallery, 201 S. Division St.; runs through May 4
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Apr 29
AI in Health Ethics and Policy
Mini-symposium exploring ethical issues and regulations of health AI; 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; Palmer Commons, Great Lakes Room
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Apr 30
Celebrating the Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments
An International and Intertemporal Musicscape; 7:30-9 p.m.; Earl V. Moore Building, Hankinson Rehearsal Hall
ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards
The 2023 ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award recipients are, from left: Lulu Shang, biostatistics; Markus Borsch, electrical and computer engineering; Maria Ahmed, molecular, cellular, and developmental biology; Kayla Kroning, chemistry; Evan Radeen, English language and literature; Luis Flores, sociology; and Kevin Napier, physics. Not pictured: Salem Elzway, history; Alex Kapiamba, mathematics; and Graham Liddell, comparative literature. The awards recognize exceptional work produced by doctoral students for the high caliber of their scholarship and the significance and interest of their findings. (Shannon Shultz, Michigan Photography)
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“Music is very, very important to me. It’s a big part of my life. So, I feel really fortunate that I get to be involved in this.”
— Trisha Miller, student services coordinator at the Marsal Family School of Education who has been a member of the Out Loud Chorus for nearly 20 years
Read more about Trisha MillerIt Happened at Michigan
College Republicans and their U-M roots
In mid-May of 1892, hundreds of students from universities around the country gathered on the University of Michigan campus. When the students departed late that evening, it was as the newly christened American Republican College League, a national political group that continues today as the College Republicans.
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“There appears to be significant profits being made from shadow trading. The people doing it have a sense of entitlement or maybe just think, ‘I’m invincible,’” said Mihir Mehta, assistant professor of accounting, on business executives who try to avoid traditional insider trading restrictions by buying shares in economically linked firms.
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A player in the WNBA can earn three to four times her base salary by playing overseas when the four-month U.S. season ends. “We have the best basketball players in the world. And they (other countries) show them how much they’re valued by giving them lucrative salaries,” said Ketra Armstrong, professor of sport management.
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Dollars from family members who work in the U.S. are a powerful economic engine for communities in El Salvador, said Dean Yang, professor of public policy and economics: “When you receive remittances from overseas, you spend it somehow. And that spending goes to other households in the community, other small businesses.”
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