Campus News
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November 13, 2017
Data architect is world champion in Ultimate Frisbee
For Richard Eikstadt, a chance encounter with a classmate during his freshman year of college kick-started his journey in the world of professional sports. Eikstadt, a senior data architect in the Pediatric-Nephrology Unit of the Medical School, now plays Ultimate Frisbee competitively on multiple national and international teams.
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November 13, 2017
Initiative paves way for certificate in augmented, virtual and mixed reality
U-M has launched a sweeping, interdisciplinary initiative to develop a graduate certificate in AVMR, or augmented reality, virtual reality and mixed reality.
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November 13, 2017
Robert Griess to discuss mathematics, sporadic simple groups
Robert Griess, professor of mathematics, will deliver his Distinguished University Professorship lecture, “The sporadic simple groups: 26 characters in search of an oracle.”
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November 13, 2017
University again among leaders in sending students overseas
For the fifth straight year, U-M ranks in the top 10 among higher education institutions with the most students studying abroad, according to the annual Open Doors report by the Institute of International Education.
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November 9, 2017
Report outlines first year of diversity, equity and inclusion progress
U-M has made significant strides and achieved crucial accomplishments in the first year of a strategic plan to enhance diversity, equity and inclusion, a progress report says.
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November 9, 2017
Alumni address how U-M experiences impacted their lives
Four University of Michigan alumni recounted how the university and their social identities shaped their lives, and gave advice to U-M community members advocating for change.
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November 8, 2017
Groundbreaking, director search underway for new multicultural center
The university has broken ground on a new, $10 million William Monroe Trotter Multicultural Center and launched a national search for a new Trotter director.
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November 7, 2017
U-M, Cavium partner on big data research computing platform
A new partnership between U-M and the semiconductor company Cavium Inc. will create a powerful new big data computing cluster available to all U-M researchers.
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November 7, 2017
Author, actor Hill Harper to deliver 2018 MLK Symposium keynote
Award-winning actor, best-selling author and philanthropist Hill Harper will deliver the 32nd annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium keynote memorial lecture.
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November 7, 2017
$10M gift to fund expansion of U-M’s Barger Leadership Institute
The Barger Leadership Institute is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a $10 million gift from U-M alumnus and retired JetBlue Airways CEO Dave Barger to expand and sustain the institute’s work.
