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U-Michigan launches strategic vision, pledges to be ‘the defining public university’
After a year of gathering input from the campus community, the University of Michigan has released its strategic vision for the next 10 years and has pledged to be the defining public university, "boldly exemplified by our innovation and service to the common good."
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Shadowbanning: Some marginalized social media users believe their content is suppressed
Social media allows users to express themselves through words, pictures, videos and emojis, but some marginalized groups say social media platforms restrict the visibility of their online posts, according to a new University of Michigan study.
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How trauma gets ‘under the skin’
A University of Michigan study has shown that traumatic experiences during childhood may get "under the skin" later in life, impairing the muscle function of people as they age.
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NFL Draft in Detroit: U-M experts available to discuss
The NFL Draft will be held April 25-27 in Detroit. University of Michigan experts are available to discuss the impact on the city and surrounding areas, as well as the league's efforts to grapple with racial disparities and other social issues.
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Sandvig, Dworkin receive 2023 public engagement awards
The recipients of the 2023 presidential award for public engagement—University of Michigan professors Aaron Dworkin and Christian Sandvig—have made far-reaching impacts through their work in music and computer algorithm auditing, respectively.
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U-M debate team secures its first national title
After finishing runner-up seven times, the University of Michigan debate team has finally clinched its first national championship.
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The evolving attitudes of Gen X toward evolution
As the centennial of the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 approaches, a new study illustrates that the attitudes of Americans in Generation X toward evolution shifted as they aged.
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Mexico’s landmark election: A historic shift ahead
Mexico stands on the cusp of a historic moment, poised to elect its first female president amidst the largest electoral process in the nation's history June 2. Far more than a contest of personalities, the election is shaping up to be a definitive clash of political ideologies, each offering distinct visions that promise to steer Mexico's internal development and external relations, particularly with the United States. Edgar Franco-Vivanco is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Michigan. His work encompasses Latin American politics, historical political economy, criminal violence and indigenous politics.
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Better battery manufacturing: Robotic lab vets new reaction design strategy
New chemistries for batteries, semiconductors and more could be easier to manufacture, thanks to a new approach to making chemically complex materials that researchers at the University of Michigan and Samsung's Advanced Materials Lab have demonstrated.
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Different means to the same end: How a worm protects its chromosomes
University of Michigan researchers have discovered that a worm commonly used in the study of biology uses a set of proteins unlike those seen in other studied organisms to protect the ends of its DNA.
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Michigan Minds podcast: U-M President Ono shares vision on democracy and engagement
In January 2023, president Santa J. Ono set the university on a path to imagine what aspirations the University of Michigan could achieve in the next 10 years. UM's Vision 2034 is the outcome of the yearlong strategic visioning process that engaged more than 25,000 students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors and local community members.
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Michigan Minds Podcast: Exploring the Impact of Mindless Media Exposure
Jan Van den Bulck, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Communication and Media at the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science and the Arts. His research focuses on involuntary and incidental media effects, and explores how entertainment media affect our perception of the real world. In this episode of Michigan Minds, Van Read more
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First atlas of the human ovary with cell-level resolution is a step toward artificial ovary
A new "atlas" of the human ovary provides insights that could lead to treatments restoring ovarian hormone production and the ability to have biologically related children, according to University of Michigan engineers.
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