U-M paleontologists conducted a second excavation at the Chelsea-area farm where the skull, tusks, and dozens of intact bones of an ice age mammoth were pulled from the ground in late 2015.
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November 29, 2017
Seminar discusses history of grades, future of documenting learning
University of Maryland professor Ethan Hutt discussed the history of the U.S. educational grading system during this semester’s Provost’s Seminar on Teaching, and posed questions to consider when rethinking the…
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November 27, 2017
U-M teach-out to focus on opioid epidemic
Faculty experts from across the university will share their research and expertise on opioids and put the epidemic into perspective.
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November 22, 2017
Provost’s Seminar to focus on alternative grading
From co-curricular transcripts to portfolios to detailed comments, faculty are finding holistic ways to measure student understanding of course material. The reason for the shift, they say, is that while…
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November 21, 2017
Students across the globe will connect virtually to solve entrepreneurial challenges
A new virtual exchange program will allow undergraduate students at the University of Michigan the chance to address social entrepreneurship challenges from opposite sides of the world. The MENA-Michigan Initiative…
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November 7, 2017
Dave Barger provides funding to expand U-M’s Barger Leadership Institute
The University of Michigan’s Barger Leadership Institute is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a new commitment from U-M alumnus and retired JetBlue Airways Chief Executive Officer Dave Barger. The $10…
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November 1, 2017
MCubed research funding effort renewed for third three-year cycle
The five-year, $30 million investment into bold research and scholarship has jumpstarted 476 interdisciplinary projects. The third cycle of MCubed will open for funding in fall 2018.
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October 28, 2017
Center for Educational Outreach hosts first faculty forum on engagement
Dean Elizabeth Birr Moje from the School of Education, Barry Checkoway from the School of Social Work, and Harley Etienne from Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning shared their research and partnership experiences in the City of Detroit.
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October 27, 2017
Mobile learning lab project takes first prize in bicentennial contest
Mobile learning labs that embed the University of Michigan in communities, a vision to make classrooms come alive in virtual reality and the blueprint for a U-M campus on Mars took the top prizes at the “Campus of the Future” competition celebrating the university’s bicentennial.
