LSA
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June 21, 2018
Five faculty members appointed Distinguished University Professors
Five faculty members from LSA, the College of Engineering and the Medical School have received one of the university’s top honors as Distinguished University Professors.
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June 21, 2018
University names 2019 Henry Russel Lecturer, awardees
Max Wicha, a leader in cancer stem cell research and immuno-oncology, is the 2019 Henry Russel Lecturer, considered U-M’s highest honor for senior faculty.
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April 26, 2018
Political scientist Yuen Yuen Ang named Carnegie Fellow
Yuen Yuen Ang, associate professor of political science, has received an Andrew Carnegie Fellowship, which comes with $200,000 for up to two years of significant research and writing.
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April 18, 2018
Three faculty members elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Three U-M faculty members — Roger Cone, Christian Davenport and Stephen Forrest — have been named to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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April 5, 2018
History professor wins prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship
Rita Chin, professor of history, has been awarded a 2018 Guggenheim Fellowship, one of 173 artists, scientists and scholars selected for the honor.
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March 12, 2018
LSA staffer Anna Cihak to receive Candace J. Johnson Award
Anna Cihak, student administration manager for the LSA Program in Biology and Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience, will receive the Candace J. Johnson Award for Staff Excellence.
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February 21, 2018
Earl Lewis to launch U-M Center for Social Solutions
Noted social historian, author and academic leader Earl Lewis will join the faculty as director of the new U-M Center for Social Solutions, which will address three core areas: diversity and race, water, and the future of work.
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February 7, 2018
U-M, Henry Ford College launch humanities transfer program
Community college students will have greater opportunities to transfer to U-M to study the humanities under a new program that streamlines the process and tailors support for transfer students.
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January 22, 2018
LSA professor to explain why the brain wants what it wants
In his upcoming Distinguished University Professor lecture, LSA professor Kent Berridge will take listeners on a journey through the brain’s reward system.
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November 7, 2017
$10M gift to fund expansion of U-M’s Barger Leadership Institute
The Barger Leadership Institute is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a $10 million gift from U-M alumnus and retired JetBlue Airways CEO Dave Barger to expand and sustain the institute’s work.