Academics
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March 10, 2022
Free teach-out covers aspects of Russia-Ukraine conflict
A new U-M online event aims to create a dialogue about the history, the consequences and the need for de-escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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February 14, 2022
Marine biologist to deliver U-M’s second ’21-22 Wege Lecture
Marine biologist and climate policy expert Ayana Elizabeth Johnson will deliver the Wege Lecture on Sustainability virtually Feb. 23.
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October 18, 2021
NSF grant to help UM-Dearborn target underserved STEM students
A $1.44 million National Science Foundation award will help UM-Dearborn create a STEM Scholars program to bridge a gap in science fields among lower-income, high talent students.
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October 5, 2021
U-M to use $1.8M grant to develop quantum nanomaterials
An effort by U-M engineerings to create quantum semiconductors that operate at room temperature has been awarded $1.8 million by the National Science Foundation.
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August 31, 2021
Engineering DEI education starts with focus on race, ethnicity and bias
Leaders at the College of Engineering have approved plans for how to educate the college community on diversity, equity and inclusion, starting with a focus on race, ethnicity and bias.
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August 30, 2021
UM-Flint receives $1.2M grant to assist sexual assault survivors
A $1.2 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration will assist two UM-Flint nursing professors to help train qualified sexual assault nurse examiners in Michigan.
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August 30, 2021
Faculty members approach new year with guarded sense of hope
After a year-and-a-half of disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, students, faculty and staff have returned to U-M awash in hope for a more normal school year.
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August 19, 2021
Vast majority of 2020 graduates participated in engaged learning
An annual report on engaged learning activities at U-M showed that despite the COVID-19 pandemic overall participation in such activities held steady among graduating students.
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August 18, 2021
MICDE awards 20 Ph.D. student fellowships for 2021-22
Twenty Ph.D. students have been awarded fellowships by the Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering at U-M for the 2021-22 academic year.
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May 27, 2021
From Michigan to Ghana: Designing for generative justice
A class in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design explores what it means to build — and keep — value in a community through projects that demonstrate the concept of “generative justice.”
