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Social Share on: Share on X (Twitter) Share on Facebook Knowing your ABCs is essential to academic success, but having a last name starting with A, B or C might also help make the grade. An analysis by University of Michigan researchers of more than 30 million grading records from U-M finds students with alphabetically lower-ranked names receive lower grades. This is due to sequential grading biases and the default order of students’ submissions in Canvas — the most widely used online learning management
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Social Share on: Share on X (Twitter) Share on Facebook After finishing runner-up seven times, the University of Michigan debate team has finally clinched its first national championship. U-M Debate, which began in 1903 and is one of the oldest debate programs in the United States, secured the championship trophy at the 2024 National Debate Tournament in Atlanta thanks to debaters Kelly Phil and Bennett Dombcik. They won on a 5-0 decision against the University of Kansas on April 8. “We are thrilled to
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A self-described “snotty, anti-ritual guy” who didn’t attend his own college graduation may seem an unlikely choice for chief marshal of the university. But soon after he accepted the volunteer position in 2008, Mika LaVaque-Manty gained a new perspective. “My attitude about, ‘Oh, I’m so above ceremonies,’ has totally changed,” said LaVaque-Manty, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, and associate…
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The Center for Academic Innovation launched a new firearm injury prevention online course recently that is free and publicly accessible, offering the most comprehensive, free, evidence-based online learning opportunity in this field of study to date. The course, designed and developed by the Firearm Safety Among Children and Teens Consortium, in partnership with the U-M Institute for Firearm…
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The University of Michigan plans to develop a new child care center on the Ann Arbor campus that will be designed to meet the unique needs of health care workers at Michigan Medicine. The Board of Regents on Oct. 20 approved a plan that will allow the university to enter into a partnership with an experienced, outside child care provider to design, build and operate a center. The new…
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The tunnel at Michigan Stadium will be named for Lloyd Carr, the retired Hall of Fame and national champion head football coach for the Wolverines. On Sept. 22, the Board of Regents approved naming the tunnel, which will be formally dedicated prior to the Penn State game Oct. 15. Carr compiled a 122-40 overall record during his career and led the Wolverines to six 10-win seasons in 13 years…
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Mashup Score: 1Applicants sought for President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | The University Record - 2 year(s) ago
The U-M President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is accepting applications through Nov. 1, with a supporting letter from the unit — chair, director, associate dean, or dean — due Dec. 1. The fellowship, now in its 12th year, is facilitated by the U-M ADVANCE Program and supports exceptional scholars whose research, teaching and service will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity in…
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Mashup Score: 2Michigan Medicine reports positive FY ’22 financial performance | The University Record - 2 year(s) ago
Michigan Medicine has reported projected positive fiscal year-end results, with an anticipated 4.2% — or $233 million — operating margin on forecasted operating revenues of $5.5 billion. The results include fiscal year 2022 performance from University of Michigan Health, the organization’s clinical branch that includes five hospitals, 125 clinics and the U-M Medical Group, as well as UM…
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Vicki Ellingrod, the John Gideon Searle Professor and professor of pharmacy, has been named the next dean of the College of Pharmacy. Ellingrod is a scholar, educator and administrator who has dedicated her career to mentoring the next generation of pharmacy and translational science leaders. Her five-year term begins July 1 and was approved by the Board of Regents on May…
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The Anti-Racism Collaborative — a strategic space for U-M community engagement on research and scholarship on anti-racism — has named five faculty members from across the university as Research and Community Impact Fellows. Inaugural fellows were selected based on their established track record of research and relationships with community partners on work that…
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