Campus News
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October 12, 2023
U-M joins initiative to assess, strengthen student mental health
The university has joined JED Campus, a four-year initiative to assess and strengthen student well-being and mental health work currently underway across the Ann Arbor campus.
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October 12, 2023
Wallenberg lecturer Benitez advocates for farmworkers’ rights
Farmworkers’ rights advocate Lucas Benitez delivered the Wallenberg Lecture, in which he spoke of a “vaccine” needed to combat the disease of worker exploitation throughout the world.
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October 12, 2023
Rackham, OVPR create office to support postdoctoral fellows
U-M is establishing a new Office of Postdoctoral Affairs that will serve as a hub to support more than 1,400 postdoctoral fellows who work across the university.
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October 11, 2023
$3.3M to aid research into surgical care for opioid patients
U-M received a $3.3 million grant to launch a comprehensive data science project that aims to inform best practices on pre- and post-surgical care procedures for patients with opioid use disorder.
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October 11, 2023
University reports record $1.86B in FY ’23 research volume
U-M reported a record $1.86 billion in research volume during fiscal year 2023, an 8.1% increase over the previous year. The expenditures have led to critical advancements in a variety of diverse research areas.
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October 10, 2023
U-M statement about Mideast violence
President Santa J. Ono issued a statement Tuesday regarding the ongoing violence in the Middle East, acknowledging its impact on the U-M community and suggesting support resources.
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October 10, 2023
Report assesses K-12 staffing challenges in Michigan
Vacancies of K-12 staff are nearly double, applicants are half, and hiring is now a yearlong effort across the state of Michigan compared with before the pandemic, according to a new report.
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October 9, 2023
Grant offers virtual job-interview training to students with autism
A new $3.16 million grant awarded to U-M by the National Institutes of Health will be used to offer virtual job interview training to teenagers and young adults with autism.
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October 9, 2023
Panel explores hip-hop, CRT connections at DEI Summit assembly
A panel explored hip-hop’s position within music and the entertainment industry and how its culture intersects with prominent racial injustice issues during U-M’s 2023 DEI Summit community assembly.
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October 9, 2023
Patrick Carter elected to National Academy of Medicine
Patrick M. Carter, a faculty member in the Medical School and the School of Public Health, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.