Campus News
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February 10, 2023
Two professors elected to National Academy of Engineering
Two U-M professors — one a developer of surgical technology, the other a leader in design optimization — have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the profession’s highest distinctions.
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February 10, 2023
Russel lecturer to discuss impact of connected networks
Physics and complex systems professor Mark E. Newman will discuss ways in which different networks form and share information when he delivers the 98th Henry Russel Lecture on Feb. 23.
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February 9, 2023
U-M launches three online courses using extended reality
The Center for Academic Innovation and Coursera have launched the first three in a set of 10 planned online learning opportunities that integrate extended-reality technologies into the learning experience.
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February 9, 2023
Ann Arbor campus meets two sustainability goals early
The university’s Ann Arbor campus achieved two of its 2025 sustainability goals in 2022, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 25% and applying 40% less chemicals to campus landscapes.
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February 8, 2023
Whitmer’s FY ’24 budget includes 4% more for universities
The state’s public universities — including the three U-M campuses — would receive an across-the-board 4% increase in state dollars for the next fiscal year under Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s budget proposal.
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February 8, 2023
U-M researchers helping to develop machine for N95 masks
The N95 mask shortage that exacerbated the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 won’t be repeated if a university-industry partnership succeeds. The $3 million effort aims to develop better respirators with new manufacturing processes.
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February 7, 2023
Academic freedom lecturer addresses teaching of racial history
New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie delivered the 32nd annual Davis, Markert, and Nickerson Lecture on Academic and Intellectual Freedom with a talk titled “Revisiting Du Bois and ‘The Propaganda of History.’”
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February 7, 2023
McCauley recommended as provost through June 2027
Provost Laurie K. McCauley has been recommended for a full term as U-M’s chief academic and budgetary officer. If approved by the Board of Regents, McCauley, who was first appointed last May, would serve through June 2027.
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February 6, 2023
Photonic fibers to enable invisible, indelible sorting labels
Less than 15% of the 92 million tons of clothing and other textiles discarded annually are recycled. Woven-in labels made with inexpensive photonic fibers, developed by a team led by U-M, could change that.
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February 6, 2023
Nominations sought for James S. Jackson and Harold R. Johnson diversity awards
Faculty nominations are being sought for the James S. Jackson Distinguished Career Award for Diversity Scholarship and the Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award.
