Global Engagement
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July 14, 2015
Five joint projects from U-M and Chinese university receive grants
Five teams from U-M and Shanghai Jiao Tong University are sharing $1 million for research projects on nanotechnology and data science in the latest round of an ongoing collaboration.
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June 22, 2015
President Schlissel traveling to China on first U-M overseas visit
President Mark S. Schlissel will leave July 5 for Beijing and Shanghai to spend a week meeting with alumni, students and Chinese research partners.
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May 27, 2015
China partnership expands with new Ross master’s program
U-M is launching a new program for engineering students in China who want to earn a Master of Management degree at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business.
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April 30, 2015
U-M pitches in with relief work after Nepal earthquake
After surviving the massive earthquake, U-M researchers and staff in Nepal are providing tents, food and other aid to hard-to-reach communities near the epicenter.
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April 28, 2015
International Institute awards $150,000 in fellowships to 52 recipients
The International Institute has awarded a total of $150,000 to 52 U-M students through its Individual Fellowships program.
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April 17, 2015
MCubed grant aids maternal and child health monitoring in India
A pilot project funded by an MCubed Diamond grant will use technology in the field and back at U-M to evaluate and track maternal and child health in rural West Bengal, India.
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March 16, 2015
Many students choose service, engaged learning during break
Hundreds of U-M students recently traded the traditional sun-fun spring break experience for service projects organized by schools and units.
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March 9, 2015
Architecture senior wins Wallenberg Fellowship to study refugee camps
Architecture student Bjørnar Haveland will be awarded the 2015 Raoul Wallenberg Fellowship to support his study of and work to improve two of the world’s oldest refugee camps.
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March 5, 2015
U-M gift establishes world’s first endowed chair of Thai Buddhism
A $2 million gift to U-M will establish the Thai Professorship of Theravada Buddhism, which will further enhance one of North America’s largest Buddhist studies programs.
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February 24, 2015
Nobel laureate to discuss U.N. report on women’s rights
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jody Williams and Perseus Strategies Managing Director Jared Genser will be part of a U-M panel discussion on women’s rights March 17.
