Global Engagement
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February 22, 2016
Fulbright Scholar grantees
Disciplines within quotation marks are the Fulbright specialization categories in which the award was made. Paul Berman, professor, Department of Physics, LSA. “Atomic & Molecular Physics”; Lecturing/Research: Physics Program Development in Rwanda; National University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda; September 2015-March 2016 Nilo Couret, assistant professor, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, LSA. “Cinematography & Film/Video”;… -
February 22, 2016
U-M is again top public university for student Fulbright recipients
For the third straight year, students from U-M have received more Fulbright grants than those from any other public university in the United States. Six faculty members also received the grants.
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February 18, 2016
U-M climbs to No. 6 on list of Peace Corps volunteer producers
U-M has moved up two spots to No. 6 on the list of colleges and universities that produce the most Peace Corps volunteers. It is the fourth all-time producer of Peace Corps volunteers.
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January 18, 2016
New International Center director lauded as a strong leader
Judith Pennywell, the new director of the International Center, is described by colleagues, supervisors and leaders in the field as a “legend in the work.”
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November 24, 2015
Michigan team heading to Paris to observe COP21 climate talks
A delegation of U-M students and faculty members will attend the 12-day COP21 global climate change meeting that begins Monday in Paris.
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November 16, 2015
U-M reports 15 percent increase in students studying overseas
The number of U-M students studying abroad during 2013-14 increased by 15 percent, placing the university fifth in the nation among higher education institutions with the most students overseas, a report says.
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October 23, 2015
Francis Medal awarded to founder of anti-poverty agency BRAC
U-M will award the Thomas Francis Jr. Medal in Global Public Health to Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, founder and chairperson of BRAC — a Bangladesh-based anti-poverty organization.
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October 22, 2015
U-M Solar Car first U.S. team to finish global race; places fourth overall
The U-M Solar Car Team finished fourth overall in the 2015 World Solar Challenge, a sun-powered sprint across Australia that was one of the closest in race history.
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October 13, 2015
Two U-M centers collaborating to help struggling democracies
The Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia and William Davidson Institute are partnering to train non-governmental organizations from countries that have recently undergone democratic transitions.
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September 23, 2015
Former Ethiopia hospital CEO to lead global women’s health center
Dr. Lia Tadesse, a former hospital executive in Ethiopia with a background in improving women’s health, has been named executive director of U-M’s Center for International Reproductive Health Training.
