Office of the Vice President for Research
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March 8, 2024
Rebecca Cunningham named University of Minnesota president
Rebecca Cunningham, vice president for research and innovation, will join the University of Minnesota this summer as its 18th president. She will begin her appointment there July 1.
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March 8, 2024
Study reveals U.S. trends in public confidence in science
Americans have higher confidence in the scientific community than with civic, cultural and governmental institutions, but trust across all four sectors has waned in recent years, new research shows.
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March 8, 2024
Fourteen faculty members selected as public engagement fellows
Fourteen faculty members will participate in a fellowship program that provides resources and support for scholars and researchers incorporating public engagement into their work.
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February 13, 2024
Mark Moldwin to lead new Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
Mark Moldwin, professor of climate and space sciences and engineering in the College of Engineering, will lead the new Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, supporting postdoctoral fellows across U-M.
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February 6, 2024
OVPR relaunches hub for funding opportunities, honorifics
The Office of the Vice President for Research has relaunched a digital hub for researchers across U-M to easily identify and apply for internal funding opportunities to advance their work.
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February 6, 2024
Croft, Monts to be honored at Shirley Verrett Award ceremony
The Women of Color in the Academy Project will honor Lester P. Monts and Clare Croft with its 12th Annual Shirley Verrett Awards.
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January 29, 2024
Innovation Partnerships awarded $5M for statewide venture fund
U-M’s Innovation Partnerships recently was awarded $5 million to establish the Michigan University Innovation Capital Fund and the Michigan University Innovation Capital Consortium.
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January 23, 2024
Bold Challenges launches 2024 research themes, events, funding support
The Bold Challenges Initiative has launched five new themes as part of its mission to support and catalyze research that tackles some of the world’s greatest threats.
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January 22, 2024
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
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January 19, 2024
OVPR seeks nominations for annual research staff, faculty awards
The Office of the Vice President for Research is seeking nominations for its annual awards celebrating the impact and importance research staff and faculty.
