LSA
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May 22, 2024
Jason Young to lead Institute for the Humanities
Jason Young has been named director of the Institute for the Humanities. His appointment, which the Board of Regents approved May 16, is effective July 1 and runs through June 30, 2029.
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May 21, 2024
U.P. Scholars Program helps make U-M degree a reality
The U.P. Scholars Program provides limited-income students from the Upper Peninsula with need-based scholarships of up to $15,000 per year to attend U-M for four years.
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May 15, 2024
$15M to fund U-M, Los Alamos National Laboratory collaboration
A five-year, $15 million award will fund a partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory and U-M to address critical challenges.
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May 13, 2024
Awards honor advisers from CoE, Michigan Medicine, LSA
The Advising Council of U-M has recognized Michelle Sonderman in the College of Engineering and Samantha Wilhelmi of the Medical School for outstanding academic advising.
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May 10, 2024
Feelings of misinformation lead to more news avoidance
As people have more difficulty distinguishing fact from fiction in the United States, they are more likely to feel news fatigue and avoid news altogether, according to a U-M study.
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May 3, 2024
Institute for the Humanities names summer and 2024-25 fellows
The Institute for the Humanities has announced who it has awarded 2024 summer fellowships and who will be fellows during the 2024-25 academic year.
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May 1, 2024
Six faculty members elected to National Academy of Sciences
U-M professors Kent Berridge, Lee Hartmann, Jeffrey Lagarias, Vonnie McLoyd, Jonathan Overpeck and Henry Wellman are among 120 new members inducted into the National Academy of Sciences.
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May 1, 2024
Bold Challenges awards $700K for eight research teams
Eight interdisciplinary teams from across U-M have received more than $700,000 from the Bold Challenges’ Accelerate Program to explore innovative research projects that address a wide range of societal challenges.
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May 1, 2024
Michigan Society of Fellows names six new members
The Michigan Society of Fellows has selected six new members to serve three-year appointments as postdoctoral fellows and non-tenure-track assistant professors, beginning this fall.
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April 29, 2024
Teaching Innovation Prizes honor five faculty projects
Five faculty projects that involve innovative approaches to improving student learning will be honored May 6 with Provost’s Teaching Innovation Prizes.