Campus News
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April 12, 2021
Obituary — Jeffrey R. Parsons
Jeffrey R. Parsons, professor emeritus of anthropology and curator emeritus of Latin American archaeology in the U-M Museum of Anthropological Archaeology, died March 19 at the age of 81, after a life of innovative field research and devoted teaching.
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April 12, 2021
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
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April 9, 2021
UM-Dearborn announces spring commencement speaker
Poet Nikki Giovanni, renowned for her socially conscious work on gender and race, will address UM-Dearborn graduates in a pre-recorded video at ceremonies taking place April 29 through May 4.
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April 8, 2021
Historian, sociologist receive prestigious Guggenheim Fellowships
LSA professors Heather Ann Thompson and Geneviève Zubrzycki are among 184 writers, scholars, artists and scientists awarded 2021 fellowships by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
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April 8, 2021
Kohn gift to help Ford School expand work in social policy, equity
Gifts totaling $17 million from the Kohn Charitable Trust will establish a resource hub at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy to research policy promoting social equity and inclusion for all U.S. residents.
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April 7, 2021
SMTD students’ 2021 Collage Concert goes virtual and free
The School of Music, Theatre & Dance’s annual showcase, the Collage Concert, is going virtual. “Collage 44: A Virtual Concert Experience” will premiere 8-9 p.m. April 18 on YouTube.
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April 7, 2021
U-M offering COVID-19 vaccine to students at upcoming clinics
U-M is providing opportunities for up to 7,500 students to receive the single-dose Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine at one of several clinics planned over the next two weeks.
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April 6, 2021
Undergraduate student research spring symposium goes virtual
Despite the pandemic, the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program was able to implement a successful program to give first-year, second-year and transfer students research experience.
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April 6, 2021
Online exhibit offers 3-D encounters with prehistoric whales
Although the community will have to wait a bit longer to safely visit in-person, a new online 3-D experience launching this week the U-M Museum of Natural History will offer the next best thing.
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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.
