Today's Headlines
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OVPR awards 15 staff members for research service, leadership
The Office of the Vice President for Research will recognize 15 staff members from across U-M for their outstanding service and leadership in advancing research, scholarship and creative practice.
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Commencement-related celebrations and parking changes
In addition to U-M’s main Spring Commencement ceremony May 4 and the Rackham Graduate Exercises on May 3, schools and colleges, along with various departments and identity groups, will host ceremonies.
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Wege Lecturer says effective climate action is fueled by hope
One of the most important things people can do to address climate change is talk about it, climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe said during the Peter M. Wege Lecture on Sustainability.
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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
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AV Challenge puts engineering algorithms to the test
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UROP humanizes research for young U‑M academics
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U-M, LEO continue talks over Dearborn, Flint salary increases
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
Wege Lecture
Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe (right) speaks with Jonathan Overpeck, dean of the School for Environment and Sustainability, during the 22nd Peter M. Wege Lecture on Sustainability. Hayhoe said talking about climate change doesn’t mean trying to change the minds of those who believe it is a hoax. Rather, it’s about “spending my energy on the people who are worried about climate change but don’t know what to do. That is a huge group of movable people,” she said. (Photo by Dave Brenner, School for Environment and Sustainability)
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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
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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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A study of Germans born over seven decades found the older they get, the later they think old age begins. While the results may not apply everywhere, says Jacqui Smith, professor of psychology, “What this study is adding is that it’s comparing different people who were born at different times who’ve clearly gone through many different historical changes in their life.”
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If their children don’t like what everyone else is eating, 3 in 5 parents will make something else for them, according to a Mott Children’s Hospital poll. “This is concerning because typically the alternative options are not as healthy as what is being offered as the family meal,” said poll co-director Susan Woolford, associate professor of pediatrics and of health behavior and health education.
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“They became sort of an enclave within the city; in the critical version, turned their back on the existing city and made a new city — something that’s been called interior urbanism,” said John McMorrough, professor of architecture, about megastructures like Detroit’s Renaissance Center, a city-within-a-city complex detached from its immediate surroundings.
Crain's Detroit Business