The University of Michigan Biosciences Initiative is proud to announce the onboarding of Roland Kersten, Ph.D., as its first expert faculty hire.
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Biosciences Initiative announces first faculty hire
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President’s Staff Awards of Distinction honor U-M staff members
May 13, 2019Founding an international professional organization. Doubling student voter turnout. Creating a model of workplace flexibility. Teaching thousands of middle school students how to live healthy lives. These are a few of the remarkable accomplishments of the 2019 University of Michigan Staff Impact Award recipients.
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An update from President Schlissel on U-M’s work to prevent and address sexual misconduct
April 24, 2019To All Members of the University Community: Our university has taken several actions in recent months to prevent sexual and gender-based misconduct and improve how we address this pressing problem for members of our community. Earlier this semester, I mentioned that additional work was in progress, and as we honor Sexual Assault Awareness Month, I …
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President’s Award recipient Sandra Wiley puts her stamp on international education
April 18, 2019Sandra Wiley is a one-stop shop for all things international education at the Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design. Whether she’s helping students find a safe and enriching international education experience, advising a foreign-born student on structuring an independent study to better understand the culture they came from, or assisting students as they …
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Domenico Grasso inaugurated as UM-Dearborn chancellor
April 15, 2019The morning’s cloudy skies and intermittent spring rains didn’t seem to dampen the excitement Friday, as campus celebrated the official installation of Domenico Grasso as the university’s sixth chancellor. Since beginning his tenure in August 2018, Grasso has continually challenged the campus to think big when charting out the vision for the university’s next few …
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Record: U-M joins National Academies in collaborative on sexual harassment
April 10, 2019The University of Michigan has joined the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine as founding partners in an action collaborative working to prevent sexual harassment in higher education. The collaborative will facilitate partnerships and joint action to address and prevent sexual harassment. It will deal with the issue of sexual harassment in the context …
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Record: U-M to cut emissions through renewable-energy purchase from DTE Energy
April 9, 2019The University of Michigan is on track to reduce greenhouse gas emissions significantly with an agreement to buy renewable energy through DTE Energy that will result in about half of the purchased electricity for the Ann Arbor campus coming from Michigan-sourced renewable resources.
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President Schlissel contributes to WCC’s On the Record in celebration of Community College Month
April 4, 2019On behalf of the University of Michigan, I am honored to join our friends, neighbors and colleagues at Washtenaw Community College in celebrating National Community College Month. Our decades-long partnership is providing tremendous opportunities for the people we serve.
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DPTV video: President Schlissel introduces Hamilton producer and U-M alumnus Jeffrey Seller and WDIV News Anchor Devin Scillian at the Detroit Economic Club
March 29, 2019A Conversation with Hamilton Producer Jeffrey Seller | Detroit Economic Club
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The County Press: U-M president discusses college affordability at Economic Club luncheon
March 27, 2019President Schlissel spoke about the importance of affordability and direct state aid for students during remarks at the Economic Club of Lapeer County on March 20, 2019.
