Academics
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May 15, 2015
Six projects get major grants through Third Century Initiative
U-M has awarded nearly $6.4 million in Third Century Initiative funding to six faculty projects that show promise to transform learning for students.
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May 14, 2015
Institute for the Humanities names faculty, graduate student fellows
The Institute for the Humanities has awarded fellowships to nine faculty members and nine graduate students to support research projects they will pursue during 2015-16.
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May 7, 2015
New MOOCs beginning; U-M leaders to support more courses
As a new round of massive open online courses gets underway, U-M leaders are encouraging more faculty to form multi-unit teams to design and create additional MOOCs.
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April 27, 2015
Five faculty projects honored for innovative teaching methods
Five U-M faculty projects that demonstrate fresh approaches to advancing student learning are winners of the seventh annual Provost’s Teaching Innovation Prize.
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April 21, 2015
Weinberg Institute to offer graduate certificate in cognitive science
Beginning with the fall 2015 semester, the Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science will offer a graduate certificate in cognitive science.
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April 17, 2015
Students propose engaged learning experiences in new course
As U-M continues to place emphasis on engaged learning experiences, a new course offered this winter has challenged students to think about how to design education for the future.
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April 3, 2015
FestiFools class teaches community engagement, visual literacy
Mark Tucker uses his “Art in Public Spaces” class to get students more involved in the community by having them take the lead in FestiFools puppet production.
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April 3, 2015
IRWG announces Collaborative Planning Grants
The University of Michigan’s Institute for Research on Women and Gender has awarded four Collaborative Planning Grants for faculty projects on women, gender and sexuality. The IRWG grants generally support interdisciplinary teams working toward submission of an extramural grant application and publication.
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April 3, 2015
IRWG announces Faculty Seed Grants
The University of Michigan’s Institute for Research on Women and Gender has awarded 12 Faculty Seed Grants for projects on women, gender and sexuality, which may be structured creatively to produce the best possible end products, including publications, conferences, works of fine art, and novel research and scholarship.
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March 5, 2015
U-M gift establishes world’s first endowed chair of Thai Buddhism
A $2 million gift to U-M will establish the Thai Professorship of Theravada Buddhism, which will further enhance one of North America’s largest Buddhist studies programs.
