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   U-M celebrates public engagement, explores how to encourage more

   March 22, 2019 Public Engagement & Impact Featured: President Mark Schlissel; Joseph Ryan, School of Social Work; Rosina Bierbaum, School for Environment and Sustainability; Elizabeth Birr Moje, School of Education; Alec D. Gallimore; College of Engineering

   (Photo by Daryl Marshke, Michigan Photography)   By Terry Kosdrosky Public Engagement & Impact   An event celebrating public engagement at the University of Michigan showcased the momentum among faculty…

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   Wolverine Caucus: U-M experts share results and future topics of study from National Poll on Healthy Aging

   March 22, 2019 Public Engagement & Impact Featured: Erica Solway, PhD, Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation; Jeff Kullgren, MD, Michigan Medicine, IHPI
2. Michigan Minds Podcast: Surveying transgender healthcare experiences

   March 21, 2019 Public Engagement & Impact
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   Opinion: Michigan’s auto insurance rates keep people from getting out of poverty

   March 20, 2019 The Detroit Free Press Featured: Josh Rivera, MPP, and Pat Cooney, MPP, Poverty Solutions, Detroit Partnership on Economic Mobility

Government Committee Members

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   Lemos serves on NSF Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education

   January 24, 2019 Featured: Maria Carmen Lemos, School for Environment and Sustainability
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   Raghunathan served on CDC National Center for Health Statistics Board

   December 1, 2018 Public Engagement & Impact, Washington Update
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   Ryan Advises Michigan Governor on Juvenile Justice

   September 17, 2018 Public Engagement & Impact Featured: Joseph Ryan, PhD, School of Social Work, Child and Adolescent Data Lab

Awards & Recognition

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  Joseph Ryan

  President’s Award for Public Impact School of Social Work
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  Rosina Bierbaum

  President’s Award for National and State Leadership School for Environment and Sustainability

Nominate Faculty Members

Trending #UMichImpact

• Just some wholesome science content to brighten up your Tuesday — Labs in a box: U-M professor, student take high-level biology lessons to students in Benzie County #UmichImpact https://t.co/LuK3bd6Ch7

  — taste of science Washington DC (@tasteofsciDC) March 12, 2019

• The amount of heat that devices produce can be hard to efficiently remove. Researchers at the University of Michigan ran a light emitting diode (LED) with electrodes reversed in order to cool another device mere nanometers away. https://t.co/lqSGTlrVvY #UmichImpact #GoBlue

  — Michigan's URC (@urcmich) March 11, 2019

• Congratulations to Dr. Nancy Love from @UMich, who was named the 2019 Kappe Lecturer by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists! Read more about Nancy and the extremely-competitive award: https://t.co/T1lnopDyr8 #UMich #UMichImpact pic.twitter.com/UTBGFmslCI

  — Michigan's URC (@urcmich) March 8, 2019

Events

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  WORK / FORCE: Solving for Jobs, Mobility and Equity in an Era of Rapid Change

  What does the future of work look like? Join us March 26 as Walmart USA President & CEO Greg Foran and Michigan government and community leaders discuss how to promote equity as the nature of work evolves.

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  Saturday Morning Physics

  Join the U-M Department of Physics for the Saturday Morning Physics lecture series. Designed for general audiences, these free events offer a chance to hear physicists discuss their work in non-technical terms. The multimedia presentations include hands-on demonstrations, videos, and computer simulations. The seminars are held Saturday mornings, 10:30-11:30 a.m. at 170 & 182 Weiser Hall (formerly Dennison Building).

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