Academics
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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.”
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May 12, 2021
Public syllabus examines significance of Harris’ vice presidency
U-M has developed a collection of educational resources designed to help scholars, teachers, and learners examine the significance of Kamala Harris’ historic ascension to the U.S. vice presidency.
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May 11, 2021
STEM doctors: Building a bridge for diverse Ph.D.s
The route to a doctoral degree in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics for underrepresented students isn’t always clear cut. The Marjorie Lee Browne Scholars Program at U-M is trying to change that.
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April 21, 2021
Institute for Research on Women and Gender awards 12 seed grants
U-M’s Institute for Research on Women and Gender has awarded 12 seed grants for faculty projects on women, gender, and sexuality. The grants support individual research activities with nearly $70,000 awarded.
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April 10, 2021
Teach-out delves into political extremism, conspiracy theories
Online radicalism, political polarization, conspiracy theories and disinformation, and the political response to growing extremism are covered in a new U-M teach-out.
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April 6, 2021
UM-Dearborn launching master’s in materials science engineering
UM-Dearborn is launching a new master’s degree program in materials science and engineering to help meet a growing demand for engineers working to develop new materials.
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April 5, 2021
Remote-friendly student project presentations enable creativity
In a study that could help guide educators post-pandemic, students making video presentations showed more creativity and risk-taking than those making conventional in-person presentations.
