LSA

  1. July 19, 2021

    Obituary — Robert S. Holbrook

    Robert S. Holbrook, former associate provost and professor emeritus of economics in LSA, died May 15 at the age of 88 after a life of distinguished scholarship and service to U-M.

  2. June 17, 2021

    New Biosciences Initiative award recognizes mid-career excellence

    Three U-M scientists are the first recipients of a new annual award, funded by President Mark Schlissel’s Biosciences Initiative, to recognize exceptional mid-career faculty in the biosciences.

  3. June 15, 2021

    Biologist E. Josephine Clowney named 2021 Pew Scholar

    E. Josephine Clowney, assistant professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology in LSA, has been chosen to join the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences.

  4. June 1, 2021

    IRWG receives $1.2M grant for undergraduate mentoring program

    The Institute for Research on Women and Gender received a five-year, $1.2 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to develop Student Opportunities for AIDS/HIV Research Program.

  5. May 18, 2021

    Remembering LSA professor Charles Doering

    Charles Rogers Doering, N.D. Kazarinoff Collegiate Professor of Complex Systems, Mathematics and Physics and director of the Center for the Study of Complex Systems, died May 15 at age 65. 

  6. April 30, 2021

    Study abroad experience cemented graduate’s career goals

    Tiffany Harris, an LSA student who double majored in political science and African American studies, wants to become a lawyer focusing on using restorative justice to help reduce gender-based violence in South Africa.

  7. April 28, 2021

    Catherine Hadley named one of 62 Truman Scholars for 2021

    A junior in LSA who plans to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in sociology in 2022, Catherine Hadley is U-M’s 28th Truman Scholar. The prestigious scholarship provides up to $30,000.

  8. April 26, 2021

    Oceanography course started woman on environmental journey

    Olivia Mathiesen is poised to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in earth and environmental sciences, the culmination of a college career that an internship with the U.S. Geological Survey.

  9. April 26, 2021

    2020-21 Collegiate Lecturers honored for outstanding contributions

    Dominique Butler-Borruat and Pinderjeet Gill of LSA, and Rachael Schmedlen of the College of Engineering have been honored for outstanding contributions to instruction as the 2020-21 Collegiate Lecturers.

  10. April 22, 2021

    Three from LSA elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

    U-M professors Ruth Behar, Ruth Scodel and Karen Smith, all of whom are from LSA, are among the newest members named to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.