Academics
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May 8, 2014
U-M set to award funding for programs that transform education
The university is offering faculty and staff grants ranging from $100,000 to $3 million for programs that take engaged education to the next level.
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May 7, 2014
Engineering students to use IBM’s Watson technology in class
Software engineering students at U-M this fall will use IBM’s “Jeopardy”-winning Watson system to help children with special needs.
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May 1, 2014
Master of Entrepreneurship helps students avoid startup blunders
Now in its second year, the joint Master of Entrepreneurship program is helping students set a strong foundation for their startup companies.
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April 30, 2014
2013 Distinguished Dissertation Awards
The 2013 ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award recipients are: From left, front row, Federico Helfgott, anthropology and history; Matthew Cohn, classical studies. Middle row: Kerry Ard, sociology and natural resources and the environment; Yan Long, women’s studies and sociology; Dongyoon Lee, computer science and engineering. Back row: Sara Jackson, Germanic languages and literatures; Michael Anderson, astronomy and astrophysics; and Brian DeVree, chemical biology. Not pictured:… -
April 28, 2014
Uncovering Siberian mammoth bones outside the comfort zone
Senior Chris Whalen had already decided to pursue a career in paleontology but wasn’t sure how he would handle long stretches of fieldwork in remote locations. So he tested his limits by spending a month in Siberia with his professor and several other U-M students, searching for woolly mammoth bones on the windswept tundra. “That… -
April 23, 2014
Enriching Scholarship offers workshops, discussions, seminars
Registration is open for Enriching Scholarship 2014, a free week of offerings to foster engaged and effective teaching, learning and research for U-M faculty and staff.
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April 22, 2014
Global Information Engagement scholars prepare for India projects
Nineteen U-M students will travel to locations in India in May to work on six projects that are part of the Global Information Engagement Program.
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April 14, 2014
Event draws volunteers eager to translate for a purpose
Volunteers representing 15 different languages were among 67 people who signed up for the second annual Translate-a-thon, during which 50 projects were translated for various non-profit organizations.
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April 14, 2014
Technology meets literature as students map a classic novel
The class “Mapping Moby-Dick” uses maps to figure out, and then illustrate, what author Herman Melville was talking about and where he was going in his novel full of geographic hop-scotching and symbolism.
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April 8, 2014
AMA conference shines spotlight on Medical School education
Dozens of leaders from top medical schools around the country, and from the American Medical Association, are gathering at U-M for a unique conference on medical education.
