Office of the Vice President for Research
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March 16, 2022
Trachette Jackson joins OVPR to lead DEI research efforts
Trachette Jackson, University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor and professor of mathematics, will join the Office of the Vice President for Research to lead strategic research endeavors around diversity, equity and inclusion.
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March 14, 2022
Accolades — March 2022
Awards and honors for U-M faculty and staff.
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February 23, 2022
U-M research contributed nearly $100M to state’s economy in ’21
The U-M research enterprise contributed $97 million to Michigan’s economy over the past fiscal year, supporting employment across large and small businesses statewide.
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February 16, 2022
New pandemic relief programs offer funding to support faculty
The Provost’s Office and the Office of the Vice President for Research have each launched programs to financially support faculty whose research and scholarship were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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February 9, 2022
MIDAS Challenge Grant funds study of single cells
Research led by a team of scientists from across U-M makes the analysis of individual cells possible, unlocking potential advancements in biology research and a variety of other disciplines.
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January 17, 2022
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
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January 13, 2022
OVPR seeks nominations for revamped research staff, faculty awards
Celebrating the work of research faculty and research staff across all three U-M campuses, the Office of the Vice President for Research is seeking nominations for its revamped series of annual awards.
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December 8, 2021
$1.58B in FY ’21 research volume spurs U-M research, scholarship
During a year in which the COVID-19 pandemic caused declines in academic research productivity nationwide, U-M maintained its reputation as a leading public research university with $1.58 billion in annual research volume.
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November 23, 2021
Mcity moving to College of Engineering, names new director
Henry Liu will become director of Mcity when the public-private research partnership joins the College of Engineering from its current home in the Office of the Vice President for Research.
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October 20, 2021
Research initiative to spur collaboration on societal challenges
A new research initiative from the Office of the Vice President for Research will integrate social and technical sciences from across U-M to address societal challenges that intersect equity, health, infrastructure and sustainability.
