Academics
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February 10, 2014
Gaming-focused teaching style motivates, engages students
Mika LaVaque-Manty’s Introduction to Political Theory class involves a relatively new teaching innovation: using the principles of gaming to teach material.
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February 5, 2014
U-M to join national effort to train 100,000 STEM teachers by 2021
Two School of Education programs — LessonSketch and TeachingWorks — have been invited to join an effort to train 100,000 science, technology, engineering and math teachers by 2021.
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February 4, 2014
Lecture to focus on design science for a designed world
Panos Papalambros will deliver his Distinguished University Professor lecture, “Design Science: A Weltanschauung,” at 4 p.m. Feb. 12 in the Rackham Amphitheatre.
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January 28, 2014
U-M announces virtual collaboration in Islamic studies
U-M has received a $3 million grant to create a virtual curriculum on Islamic studies with the universities of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation.
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January 27, 2014
Lecture to explore moral consciousness in abolition of slavery
Elizabeth S. Anderson will deliver her Distinguished University Professorship lecture Thursday. The title is “The Political Economy of Moral Progress: Emancipation and Experiments in Free Labor.”
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January 23, 2014
Russel lecturer Ulaby to discuss research, teaching on Feb. 4
Engineering Professor Fawwaz Ulaby will discuss two pillars of his career — research and teaching — in his upcoming Henry Russel Lecture at 4 p.m. Feb. 4 in the Rackham Amphitheater.
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January 23, 2014
Rare civil rights-era newsletter now available online
The U-M Library has digitized the complete set of Selma Inter-religious Project Newsletters and made them available to the public via the HathiTrust Digital Library.
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January 20, 2014
Lecture dates set for five Distinguished University Professors
Five faculty members who have received one of the university’s top honors will offer Distinguished University Professor lectures beginning Jan. 30.
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January 16, 2014
U-M formally recognizes Copernicus Program in Polish Studies
LSA and the International Institute have formally approved the establishment of the Copernicus Program in Polish Studies.
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January 15, 2014
Grant to help Community College Summer Program double enrollment
For more than 25 years, the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program in LSA has offered students a chance to participate in high-level research early in their academic careers. Since 1988 more than 10,000 first and second-year students have worked on research projects with faculty and research scientists across campus. In 2007, the UROP Community College Summer…
