Campus News
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April 24, 2019
President updates U-M on sexual misconduct prevention efforts
The university is making changes to strengthen its efforts to prevent and address sexual and gender-based misconduct on campus following internal discussions and two comprehensive reviews.
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April 23, 2019
Two U-M professors awarded prestigious Carnegie Fellowships
U-M professors Elizabeth Armstrong and J. Alex Halderman are recipients of the 2019 Andrew Carnegie Fellowship, a prestigious honor that supports research in the social sciences and humanities.
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April 23, 2019
Rebecca Cunningham named interim vice president for research
Rebecca Cunningham has been appointed interim vice president for research in the U-M Office of Research, effective June 1.
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April 22, 2019
Ford School senior uses journalism to advance inclusion
Ashley Tjhung has dedicated her University of Michigan career to raising the voices of students of color across campus. The public policy major recently served as the managing editor of Michigan in Color, The Michigan Daily’s section that is created by and for students of color.
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April 22, 2019
Senior profiles from the Class of 2019
Each year, The University Record profiles graduating seniors who highlight the range of experiences and people at U-M. Profiled this year are Kalei Glozier, Thomas Laub, Christina Lindsey and Ashley Tjhung.
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April 22, 2019
Anthropologist explores water’s role in Mexico City lives
As a medical anthropologist doing field work in Mexico City’s working-class neighborhoods, Elizabeth Roberts found that water was often less accessible and more expensive than soda. She and her team are studying ways in which the availability of water and residents’ trust in water shapes people’s health and well-being.
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April 22, 2019
Campus briefs
News from around the university.
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April 22, 2019
Faculty panel outlines principles for faculty-student interactions
A new core statement of principle for the interaction of faculty members with students says faculty members “must base their actions solely on educational and professional reasons” except in the most unusual circumstances.
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April 22, 2019
U-M health plans to expand coverage for transgender members
U-M health plan members who are transgender will soon have coverage for additional medical procedures, certain facial feminization surgeries, Adam’s apple reduction and facial hair removal.
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April 22, 2019
Beatty, Conway to lead central faculty governance in 2019-20
Joy Beatty, associate professor of management studies at UM-Dearborn, will chair U-M’s central faculty governance system for 2019-20. Colleen Conway, professor of music education, will serve as vice chair.
