Campus News
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June 6, 2022
Obituary — Ernest McCarus
Ernest McCarus, professor emeritus of Arabic and Kurdish languages and linguistics, died April 5 at age 99.
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June 6, 2022
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
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June 2, 2022
Second annual Juneteenth Conference is June 15-18
U-M’s second annual Juneteenth Conference will be June 15–18, with a variety of activities — including two keynote addresses, a music festival and a march — built around the theme of “Celebrate, Educate, Inspire.”
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June 1, 2022
Faculty Perspective: Reporting structures for ethics, compliance
Two faculty members advocate for the university to amend its structures for handling reports of alleged misconduct related to ethics and compliance.
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May 31, 2022
What’s in a name? Glimmers of evolution, U‑M researcher finds
Evolutionary biologist Mitchell Newberry, assistant professor of complex systems, has found that the more popular a name becomes, the less likely future parents are to follow suit.
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May 31, 2022
Asian Americans armed selves during pandemic due to racial acts
Asian Americans who experienced increased acts of racism at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic were more likely to acquire firearms and ammunition for self-defense, researchers at U-M and Eastern Michigan University found.
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May 31, 2022
Survey looks at online government meeting quality, service disparities
More than half of Michigan’s local officials say that moving government meetings online during the pandemic decreased the overall quality of such gatherings, according to a U-M survey.
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May 25, 2022
President Coleman issues statement on Texas school shooting
President Mary Sue Coleman has issued a statement in reaction to the May 24 shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, that resulted in the deaths of 19 students and two teachers.
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May 25, 2022
University creates task force to focus on abortion access
A universitywide task force on abortion-care access is working to mitigate the impact of a potential statewide abortion ban in Michigan that could affect all U-M missions, including health care, medical education and other areas.
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May 24, 2022
Institute for the Humanities names faculty, graduate student fellows
Seven U-M lecturers and tenure-track faculty members have received 2022 summer fellowships at the Institute for the Humanities.
