Academics
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March 8, 2016
Students analyze their own biological samples to study microbes’ effect
A “me-search” lab for U-M biology undergraduates gives students a close look at what might be the most compelling study subject of all: themselves.
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March 8, 2016
U-M announces first massive open online courses on edX platform
The university’s Office of Digital Education & Innovation will launch its first four courses on the edX platform, beginning in April. U-M became a charter member of edX in October.
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February 29, 2016
Wolverine Pathways kickoff event draws nearly 500 students, parents
U-M officially launched its Wolverine Pathways program with a kickoff event Feb. 27, welcoming students and parents from the Ypsilanti and Southfield school districts.
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February 22, 2016
Sparling to explore the moving body on stage, screen and canvas
Peter Sparling will use his inaugural lecture Tuesday as the Rudolf Arnheim Distinguished University Professor of Dance to show his evolution as a dancer, educator, choreographer and multimedia artist.
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December 8, 2015
University designates $90,000 to program for Ethiopian scholars
The offices of the president and the provost have designated $90,000 for the African Studies Center’s U-M African Presidential Scholars program in support of rising Ethiopian academics.
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November 18, 2015
Projects receive engaged learning grants; new program announced
U-M has awarded $5 million to three projects designed to transform its students’ educational experience, and has created a new program encouraging faculty to form networks around engaged learning.
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November 18, 2015
TeachingWorks gets $6.8M grant to establish teacher prep center
TeachingWorks, a national program based at the School of Education, has received $6.8 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to establish a Teacher Preparation Transformation Center.
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October 29, 2015
SI partners with Ann Arbor library on makerspace project
An innovative community-campus partnership will provide School of Information students with access to a unique new space in which to develop their skills.
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October 19, 2015
Chemistry, Sweetland get $1M from NSF to aid S.T.E.M. learning
The Sweetland Writing Center and Department of Chemistry are partnering on a $1 million grant to implement writing-to-learn strategies for students in S.T.E.M. disciplines.
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September 28, 2015
U-M launching major humanities initiative focused on collaboration
Humanities faculty at U-M will be given the resources to experiment with a collaborative, team-based approach under a new initiative launched by the Office of the Provost.
