Campus News
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November 1, 2017
New ranking places U-M eighth in U.S. for research output
The Nature Index ranking shows the research strength of U-M in the natural sciences, placing it in the top 10 of American institutions for producing articles in selective science publications.
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November 1, 2017
MCubed research funding effort renewed for third three-year cycle
MCubed, U-M’s innovative five-year, $30 million investment in faculty research and scholarship, has tripled into a return of nearly $100 million and will be continued for a third three-year cycle.
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November 1, 2017
NIH chief discusses research funding trends, role of MCubed
These are exciting times for biomedical research funding, National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins told faculty members and students at the 2017 MCubed symposium. A downward trend in NIH’s federal funding that began around 2003 and hit a low point in 2013 has turned around in recent years.
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October 31, 2017
Diversity Summit to celebrate progress, address challenges
The Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Summit Nov. 6-10 will give campus community members a chance to learn about work during the past year to improve diversity, equity and inclusion.
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October 31, 2017
Industry partners investing $11M in second phase of Mcity funding
Eleven companies are investing a total of $11 million in the second phase of industry funding for Mcity, the university-led initiative to develop connected and automated mobility.
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October 30, 2017
Newman will detail history, developments in network theory
Mark Newman will explore the “Small Number Effect” when he delivers his lecture as the Anatol Rapoport Distinguished University Professor of Physics.
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October 30, 2017
All-student survey seeks to assess campus climate on DEI
The university will launch an all-student survey designed to gauge the climate regarding diversity, equity and inclusion on the Ann Arbor campus.
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October 30, 2017
Rachel Dawson named managing director for Precision Health
Rachel Dawson has been named managing director of Precision Health at U-M, a multidisciplinary collaboration working on personalized solutions that allow individuals to improve their health and wellness.
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October 30, 2017
Campus briefs
News from around the university.
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October 30, 2017
Political science professor researches what is written in stone
In research, symbols are important. And, in Ron Stockton’s research, a dash indicates a lifetime. For nearly 20 years, the UM-Dearborn professor of political science has been traveling to cemeteries around the world to research and give that dash a bit more meaning.
