Today's Headlines
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Regents approve design, authorize construction for UMCI in Detroit
The Board of Regents has approved the schematic design and authorized construction to proceed for the U-M Center for Innovation in Detroit, a six-story building expected to open in spring 2027.
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Jason Owen-Smith named AVP to lead research intelligence strategy
Jason Owen-Smith, a sociologist who launched a national university data consortium, has been named associate vice president for research – institutional capabilities and research intelligence.
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U-M Health to buy land in Troy for new clinical facility
U-M Health plans to build a multi-specialty facility at the former Kmart headquarters in Troy to expand specialty clinical services and increase patient access to the Oakland County region.
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Mott to house pediatric emergency services fast track clinic
U-M Health’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital plans to build a $5.4 million emergency services fast track clinic to treat children, teens and young adults with lower acuity conditions.
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Regents Roundup — March 2024
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U-M requests feedback on proposed Disruptive Activity Policy
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Mural project offers arts access to science students
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Three U-M faculty members elected to National Academy of Education
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Wallenberg Fellow encourages sociocultural awakening in Brazil
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Prestigious Chinese object program moving to UMMA
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White men harassed in the workplace become diversity allies
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Five recommended for Spring Commencement honorary degrees
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Dusty May selected to lead Wolverine men’s basketball program
Coming Events
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Mar 29
Feeling like a fraud
The Impact of the Impostor Phenomenon on the Mental Health of Minoritized College Students, with Kevin Cokley; 1-1:30 p.m.; Stephen M. Ross School of Business, R0220
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Apr 1
We’ve Got You Covered: Rebooting American Health Care
A conversation with Amy Finkelstein of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 4-5 p.m.; Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Robertson Auditorium
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Apr 2
Health Professions Education Day 2024
Advancing interprofessional education, health equity and innovation in health professions education and practice; 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Michigan League
UMCI taking shape
These artist’s renderings show various aspects of the U-M Center for Innovation in Detroit, for which the Board of Regents has approved a schematic design and authorized construction to proceed. Clockwise from top: an exterior view of the six-story building; the interior atrium; and an aerial view of the UMCI (in foreground) in downtown Detroit. (Drawings courtesy of Kohn Pedersen Fox)
Read more about the UMCI projectSpotlight
“We are relentless in following the best coaching practices from around the world and always focus on building positive life habits.”
— Piotr Westwalewicz, lecturer IV in Slavic languages and literatures in LSA who in 2005 founded Ann Arbor CRUSH, a youth soccer club that has grown from 15 players to hundreds
Read more about Piotr WestwalewiczIt Happened at Michigan
Saving Michigan’s forests from ‘the most appalling consequences’
Volney M. Spalding, an 1873 U-M graduate who taught botany and zoology, worried about the fate of northern Michigan’s magnificent forests. In the fall of 1881, with the opening of the School of Political Science, Spalding began teaching what was considered the first forestry course in the United States.
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“This would indicate that we could use long-term space weather (or solar activity) predictions to anticipate electric power consumption needs,” said Tuija Pulkkinen, professor of climate and space sciences and engineering, on new research that shows that drivers from space are important factors in understanding Earth’s weather and climate.
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More than half of all new doctors are subjected to sexual harassment during their first year on the job — down from a few years ago, says Elena Frank, assistant research scientist at the Michigan Neuroscience Institute: “The overall decrease … over recent years suggests a move in the right direction, however, rates of sexual harassment experienced by physician trainees are still alarmingly high.”
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“You already see 3D camera technologies in … smartphones, tablets and mixed-reality devices. And these are small, inexpensive cameras that can easily be mounted on the rearview mirror, the steering column or other places in the driver’s cockpit,” said Mohammed Islam, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, whose team developed a low-cost system to detect drunk, drowsy or distracted drivers.
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