Global Engagement
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February 25, 2025
U-M Fulbright students, faculty scholars leading global impact
Ten faculty scholars on the Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses and 12 students from U-M’s Ann Arbor campus have been awarded Fulbright grants to conduct research or study abroad.
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February 19, 2025
Applications open for Year of Global Engagement Event Grants
Applications are being accepted for Year of Global Engagement Event Grants of up to $10,000 to support internationally focused events, such as cultural activities, conferences, symposia and educational outreach initiatives.
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February 12, 2025
Institute for the Humanities program supports exiled scholars
The Institute for the Humanities has launched Scholars in Exile, a one-year residency on the Ann Arbor campus for a scholar focused on humanities research and who is living in exile.
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January 21, 2025
New technology helps turn seawater into drinking water
Water desalination plants could replace expensive chemicals with new carbon cloth electrodes that remove boron from seawater, an important step of turning seawater into safe drinking water.
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January 10, 2025
U-M to end partnership with Shanghai Jiao Tong University
The university has announced it will terminate its longstanding partnership with Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China, ending a two-decade academic collaboration between the two institutions.
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November 18, 2024
Report ranks U-M as a top U.S. university for studying abroad
U-M is the country’s top-ranked public university when it comes to studying abroad and No. 2 in the nation overall, according to the annual Open Doors report by the Institute of International Education.
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November 5, 2024
Student project still changing the world — one preemie at a time
When Grace Hsia Haberl was a College of Engineering senior, she helped develop the technology behind a non-electric warming device called an IncuBlanket.
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October 7, 2024
U-M students partner with Brazilians to improve rural communities
A group of U-M engineering students has worked closely with rural communities in Brazil’s Pantanal region on ways to improve residents’ lives, like putting power in schools and designing innovative incinerators. These efforts aim to support autonomy, preserve unique habitats and generate ecotourism.
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September 30, 2024
Q&A: How and why universities should prioritize refugee students
Michelle Bellino, associate professor of education, explains how and why universities should care about refugees, asylum-seekers and displaced communities as part of their mission.
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September 10, 2024
$25M continues national estuarine research program at U-M
U-M has received a $25 million grant to support collaborative research initiatives addressing critical environmental challenges in U.S. coastal communities.