Academics
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April 27, 2026
Taubman senior learned how to experience, not just see, new spaces
As a child, Lilijana Gregov spent hours building houses in the video game “The Sims.” When she showed her grandmother what she’d created, her grandmother responded: ‘You know, this is a job people do in life.”
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April 27, 2026
For Stamps senior, art provided an outlet for grief and a path forward
When her mother died during Hill’s freshman year of high school, art became an outlet for her grief. “For me, painting and drawing were the way out,” she said. “It was something that I started doing just for myself.”
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April 27, 2026
‘Raised on maize and blue,’ nursing senior finds her calling in critical care
Sophia Lupton arrived at U-M from New York City with the goal of becoming a nurse. Now, she’s preparing to graduate from the School of Nursing with honors and begin the next chapter of her career in critical care.
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April 27, 2026
Senior Profiles: Meet five prospective graduates from Class of 2026
Each year, The University Record profiles prospective graduates who highlight the range of experiences enjoyed by students attending U-M.
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April 20, 2026
How a biostatistics lecturer found her way to tribal college
Jennifer Daniels, now a lecturer III in biostatistics at the School of Public Health, was teaching math and statistics at Central Michigan University in 2010, when a student suggested she study Ojibwe.
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April 6, 2026
UM-Dearborn biochemistry professor explores new ways to inhibit cancer cell growth
Besa Xhabija is a molecular cancer researcher whose lab focuses on identifying metabolic vulnerabilities in cancer cells, meaning that she examines how disrupting nutrient pathways can suppress tumor growth.
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March 30, 2026
Pharmacy associate professor works to make oncology care accessible to all
Bernard Marini, who works as a clinical pharmacy specialist in hematology at Michigan Medicine, knows his patients receive world-class care. But others, outside of U-M don’t. He’s working to change that.
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March 30, 2026
UM-Dearborn study asks: Does polluted air dampen your mood?
After a recent article suggested bird singing patterns were negatively affected by poor air quality and smoke exposure, UM-Dearborn researchers posed the logical question: How does poor air quality impact humans?
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March 23, 2026
Assistant professor explores the Asian diasporic family life
In her project, “After School,” part memoir/part art installation, Angela Chen shares her personal experiences growing up in her family’s buxiban, an after-school tutoring center also known as a “cram school.”
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March 23, 2026
It Happened at Michigan: The first women to break barriers at Michigan Medicine
In 1870, the Board of Regents voted to allow women to study medicine alongside men — something no other major university had yet allowed. The integration, however, wasn’t seamless.
