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Among those preparing to graduate are Mahalina Dimacali from LSA/School for the Environment and Sustainability; Evan Eidt from the College of Engineering; Ikalanni Jahi from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design; Olivia Jeong from the School of Public Health; Neil Nakkash from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy; and Hannah Slawson from the School of Nursing

— Each year, the Record highlights the range of experiences and people who attend U-M by profiling selected graduates about their time at the university and their plans for life afterward.

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Family trees and the ‘striking incidence’ of cancer

For years, U-M pathologist Aldred Scott Warthin studied the lives — and deaths from cancer — of an extended Ann Arbor family. In 1913, he wrote a landmark paper sharing that cancer could be passed on from generation to generation. Warthin’s research became the foundation of what is known as Lynch Syndrome.

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    As higher education faces relentless criticism over its handling of free speech and political protests, 10 university museums have planned nonpartisan shows focused on democracy. “Museums are vital places where that engagement can take place. And art has the extraordinary ability to explore differences and disagree in ways that are sustainable and civil,” said Christina Olsen, director of the U-M Museum of Art.

    The New York Times
    • Charles H.F. Davis III

    “What many folks are saying is that ‘this is not how we want our money to be spent and we don’t want to profit and benefit off of genocidal terror,’” said Charles H.F. Davis III, assistant professor of education, about student protestors who are frustrated that colleges won’t consider divesting from Israel despite how administrators responded to past demonstrations, like the anti-apartheid movement.

    The Chronicle of Higher Education
    • Headshot of Norman Bishara

    “It’s a heavy-handed solution, forcing the sale of (TikTok) to a U.S. company. We think it’s complicated now but it’s going to get more complicated. There will be legal challenges. The Chinese government will not appreciate this kind of intervention from the U.S. government,” said Norman Bishara, professor of business law and ethics.

    UPI