LSA
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April 29, 2019
Lecturer aims to combat health care disparities in local communities
During her second week conducting a study on pediatric HIV in Durban, South Africa, Leseliey Welch walked into one of the local hospital rooms to witness a young mother crying over her infant’s crib. “That day is when I realized that health is about more than doctors,” said Welch.
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April 23, 2019
Two U-M professors awarded prestigious Carnegie Fellowships
U-M professors Elizabeth Armstrong and J. Alex Halderman are recipients of the 2019 Andrew Carnegie Fellowship, a prestigious honor that supports research in the social sciences and humanities.
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April 22, 2019
LSA senior works to serve needs of LGBTQ population
Once Kalei Glozier took psychology courses at U-M, he discovered his passion for the field. Through the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, the LSA senior gained research experience on psychology projects related to safe spaces on campus and LGBTQ people’s perceptions of heterosexuality.
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April 22, 2019
Anthropologist explores water’s role in Mexico City lives
As a medical anthropologist doing field work in Mexico City’s working-class neighborhoods, Elizabeth Roberts found that water was often less accessible and more expensive than soda. She and her team are studying ways in which the availability of water and residents’ trust in water shapes people’s health and well-being.
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April 10, 2019
Three U-M professors awarded prestigious Guggenheim Fellowships
Three U-M researchers — Anne McNeil, Erik Mueggler and Patricia Wittkopp — have been named 2019 Guggenheim Fellows by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
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March 13, 2019
Math lecturer Mark Conger selected for Golden Apple Award
Mark Conger, a lecturer who teaches math classes in the LSA Comprehensive Studies Program, has been selected to receive this year’s Golden Apple Award, the only teaching award at U-M given by students.
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February 21, 2019
Six faculty members honored as Arthur F. Thurnau Professors
Six faculty members have been recognized by the Board of Regents for outstanding contributions to undergraduate education as this year’s Arthur F. Thurnau Professors.
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February 20, 2019
Three researchers from LSA chosen as Cottrell Scholars
Three LSA faculty members, whose fields include chemistry and astronomy, have been named 2019 Cottrell Scholars by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement.
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February 19, 2019
Three U-M researchers chosen for Sloan Foundation fellowships
Three U-M researchers, whose fields include computer science, chemistry and neuroscience, have been named 2019 Sloan Research Fellows by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
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February 18, 2019
LSA administrator Jeff Craft to receive Candace J. Johnson Award
Jeff Craft, chief administrator for the LSA departments of History of Art and Classical Studies, will receive the Candace J. Johnson Award for Staff Excellence.
