Campus News
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November 8, 2021
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
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November 4, 2021
Up to $3M available for global vaccine equity projects
U-M faculty members with an interest in global vaccine equity will have the opportunity to participate in an Ideas Lab workshop intended to spark innovative, multidisciplinary solutions.
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November 4, 2021
School of Public Health invests $1M in multidisciplinary initiative
The School of Public Health has announced a $1 million investment to establish the Public Health IDEAS initiative to advance research, engagement in key areas, and achieve meaningful, lasting impact.
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November 3, 2021
U-M issues statement following classroom incident
The university has issued a statement saying it strongly supports free speech and academic freedom, and also works hard to establish an inclusive and supportive learning environment for all students.
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November 2, 2021
U-M’s 2021 Veterans Week features activities Nov. 8-12
The university’s celebration of those who have served the country through military service features programming being offered in either hybrid virtual/in-person or entirely virtual formats.
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November 2, 2021
Faculty grants available for research to prevent, ease poverty
The 2021-22 academic year brings U-M Poverty Solutions’ sixth round of faculty grants to support research on ways to prevent and alleviate poverty. Up to five grants of $20,000 each will be awarded on a rolling basis.
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November 2, 2021
Biodiversity collections address science workforce needs
“Connecting Students to Citizen Science and Curated Collections” was designed with six learning goals in mind, ranging from plant specimen collection in the field to the deposition of data in national or international databases.
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November 1, 2021
Experienced donor shares what it’s really like to give blood
With blood shortages nationwide making donations more crucial an ever, an experienced donor talks about why it’s important, what the process is like and offers several tips for a successful experience.
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November 1, 2021
Job applications will no longer ask about criminal history
U-M has removed questions asking job seekers about their criminal history from the application process. This change follows the practice known as “ban the box,” an attempt to remove deterrents for job candidates and bias from the hiring and selection process.
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November 1, 2021
Big Ten policy schools collaborate on civic involvement
U-M is joining with other policy schools across the Big Ten to launch Democracy in the 21st Century, a conferencewide collaboration to develop educational programming that promotes active civic education and engagement.
