Today's Headlines
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Five U-M faculty join American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Five U-M professors distinguished in psychology, history, life sciences, public policy and sociology have been chosen for the 2025 class of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Michigan Health Equity Challenge winners announced
Three student-led proposals addressing rural healthcare access, Parkinson’s disease care and water quality monitoring have emerged as winners in U-M’s Michigan Health Equity Challenge.
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U-M invests in access, opportunity and success for all
U-M will expand its Wolverine Pathways program to five new sites, as part of a larger effort to bolster existing programs and launch new ones in support of increased access, opportunity and success for all students.
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U-M physicists among winners of prestigious Breakthrough Prize
U-M scientists are among the researchers worldwide honored with the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.
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Historic Tappan Oak sapling planted to mark Earth Day at U-M
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At-home monitoring of high-risk patients shows promise
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U-M’s Climate Week 2025 aims to boost climate engagement
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Dearborn, Flint campuses announce commencement plans
Coming Events
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Apr 24
Third Annual Shared Memories. The Armenian Experience Through Objects and Stories
Annual community commemoration of the anniversary of the 1915 Armenian Genocide includes a community show-and-tell of all things Armenian; 3-5 p.m.; Weiser Hall, Room 1010
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Apr 25
How should we be leading higher education today? With boldness, wisdom and courage.
Moderator Deborah Loewenberg Ball with panelists Nancy Cantor, Robert Sellers and Mary Sue Coleman; 3-4 p.m.; virtual
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Apr 26
Opening Reception: ‘Commence’
The goal of ‘Commence’ is to provide all graduating majors at Stamps with a meaningful opportunity to exhibit their work; 2-4 p.m.; Stamps Gallery, 201 S. Division St.
ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards
The 2024 ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award recipients are, back row from left, Rackham Graduate School Dean Mike Solomon; Jennifer Triplett, sociology; Alisher Duspayev, physics; and Darian Santana, microbiology and immunology; and front row from left Emily Coccia, English and women’s and gender studies; Alejo Stark, romance languages and literature; Felicia Hardi, psychology; and Noam Gannot, oral health sciences and biologic and materials sciences. Not pictured are Subha Maity, statistics; Rodrigo Tinoco Figueroa, earth and environmental sciences; and Emily Wearing, chemistry. The awards recognize exceptional work produced by doctoral students for the high caliber of their scholarship and the significance and interest of their findings. (Photo by Jose Juarez)
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“When I’m writing, my inner critic is gone, which is nice. I love seeing the story come to life, and sometimes it surprises even me.”
– Shanelle Boluyt, a DevOps business systems analyst for the Institute for Social Research’s Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research who has a passion for writing and has published a novel
Read more about Shanelle BoluytIt Happened at Michigan
A century of Yost
When Yost Field House opened its doors on South State Street in 1923, it was the largest indoor collegiate athletic complex in the U.S. In 1973, the university converted the field house into an ice arena and is well known to be an intimidating environment for visiting teams.
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“This problem is not going away, even with the termination of this grant,” said Briana Mezuk, professor of epidemiology, whose funding for research on Alzheimer’s disease among Black Americans was canceled. “The scientific community has not studied this problem in the Black population with large enough samples and with sophisticated enough data. Science hasn’t done the research that needs to happen.”
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“The environmental impact of medical care delivery can be reduced when lower-carbon options, such as telemedicine, are substituted for other services that produce more emissions,” said Mark Fendrick, director of Center for Value-Based Insurance Design, whose research shows that telehealth decreased the number of cars on the road in the U.S., reducing monthly carbon dioxide emissions by the equivalent of up to 130,000 gas-powered cars.
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“Without doubt, some conservative Catholics thought he went too far, not paying attention to doctrine or to key issues like abortion and homosexuality. But even they appreciated his humility, his simplicity, his regard for those at the margins of society,” said Silvia Pedraza, professor of sociology and American culture, about the legacy of Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff.
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