LSA
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October 25, 2023
U-M study focuses on emotional expression and cultural bias
A new study by U-M researcher Shinobu Kitayama and colleagues focuses on the emotional expression of Latin Americans, U.S. residents and Japanese.
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October 17, 2023
LSA welcomes sixth cohort of LSA Collegiate Fellows
Three new scholars have joined U-M as LSA Collegiate Fellows, part of an initiative that aims to increase faculty members’ capacity to engage in diversity, equity and inclusion scholarship.
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October 16, 2023
Museum’s snake specimens form world’s largest research collection
The Museum of Zoology recently acquired tens of thousands of scientifically priceless reptile and amphibian specimens, including roughly 30,000 snakes preserved in glass jars.
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October 16, 2023
Identifying some foods as addictive could shift attitudes
Conceptualizing ultra-processed foods high in carbohydrates and fats as addictive substances can contribute to efforts to improve health worldwide, according to a new international study led by a U-M researcher.
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September 28, 2023
U-M Library offering free copies of banned books Oct. 3-5
The U-M Library is offering 16 titles — almost 2,000 free books — that have been recently challenged or banned and that span themes, topics and depictions that are most often challenged.
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September 25, 2023
LSA researcher Monica Dus named White House Fellow
Monica Dus, associate professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology, has been named a 2023-24 White House Fellow for her efforts in communicating science to the public.
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September 25, 2023
University part of federal DOE grant to diversify physics
U-M is among three universities that have received a $1.125 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to recruit students of diverse backgrounds into the field of physics.
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September 18, 2023
Artist ‘GIFT’s U-M campus with public art installation
The experimental installation “GIFT” by Cannupa Hanska Luger is being created across the facade of the building that houses the U-M Museum of Art. It is part of an ongoing initiative to challenge university history and reexamine what gets memorialized.
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September 18, 2023
U-M center gets $5M to study climate change impacts on water
U-M researchers will lead a new effort to strengthen the climate change resilience of vulnerable communities that span international boundaries and jurisdictions.
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September 18, 2023
Obituary — Patricia Ellen McGuire Aldridge
Patricia “Patsy” Aldridge, a lifelong educator, linguist, advocate for children and women, and devoted mother and grandmother, died peacefully Sept. 3.
