Campus News
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January 31, 2020
Zimmerman, Halderman honored for public engagement efforts
Professors Marc Zimmerman and J. Alex Halderman are being honored for their commitment to public engagement and for employing their research to significantly impact society.
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January 30, 2020
Susan M. Collins, former Ford School dean, named acting provost
Susan M. Collins, former dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, has been appointed U-M’s acting provost. She is stepping into the role because of the administrative leave of Provost Martin Philbert.
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January 30, 2020
Faculty and ITS team up to develop new student dashboard
My Learning Analytics, or MyLA, is a set of visualizations that can be embedded in courses and give students insights into how they budget their time, set goals and monitor their performance.
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January 30, 2020
Grant program supports community-academic poverty research
Three teams of community and academic partners will tackle various issues this year with $26,500 grants from the Detroit Urban Research Center and Poverty Solutions at U-M.
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January 29, 2020
U-M doctor testifies on “orphan drug” loophole
Kao-Ping Chua, assistant professor of pediatrics, testified Wednesday before the Health Subcommittee of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee.
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January 29, 2020
LSA launches Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences program
A new LSA program called Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences will offer students ways to learn and expand their knowledge of quantitative methods for use with big data as part of their social sciences training.
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January 28, 2020
Internal and national waste-reduction contests return
RecycleMania consists of a campus challenge — Battle of the Buildings — between facilities on campus, and a national competition with hundreds of other colleges and universities.
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January 28, 2020
Rackham invites higher ed leaders to reimagine graduate education
U-M is leading the charge to transform graduate education and is inviting education leaders to join in a national symposium Feb. 7 about the future of the graduate student experience.
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January 28, 2020
Grant to help U-M develop secure, high-capacity research network
A $1 million grant will help launch NetBASILISK, a collaborative effort that will enhance the university’s network security and assist the needs of its research community.
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January 27, 2020
U-M monitoring developments in coronavirus outbreak
While the immediate health risk to the general public in the United States is considered low, U-M officials are closely monitoring an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus first detected in China.
