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   Knight Foundation grant to help project amplify Detroit voices

   April 20, 2018 The University Record Featured: Elisabeth Gerber, PhD, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Jeffrey Morenoff, PhD, Institute for Social Research, H. Luke Shaefer, Poverty Solutions

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   Betty Ford’s legacy and spirit ‘very much alive’ at U-M Ford School

   April 18, 2018 Featured: Michael Barr, PhD., Nadine Jawad, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
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   American Academy of Arts and Sciences elects three U-M faculty as members

   April 19, 2018 Michigan News Featured: Roger Cone, PhD, Christian Davenport, PhD, and Stephen Forrest, Phd. College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, College of Engineering, Life Sciences Institute.
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   Opioid Solutions promotes collaborative approach to epidemic

   April 18, 2018 The University Record Featured: Office of Research, Injury Prevention Center, Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation

Federal Committee Members

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   Imperiale serves on National Academies’ special committee

   January 8, 2018 Washington Update Featured: Michael Imperiale, Medical School
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   Barr Advises FDIC Advisory Committee

   November 17, 2017 Washington Update Featured: Michael Barr, Ford School of Public Policy
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   Fu served on Department of Commerce advisory board

   October 2, 2017 Washington Update Featured: Kevin Fu, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Awards & Recognition

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  James S. Jackson

  President’s Award for National and State Leadership LSA; School of Public Health Psychology; Health Behavior and Health Education
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  Ella Atkins

  President’s Award for National and State Leadership College of Engineering; Aerospace Engineering
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  Meghan Duffy

  President’s Award for Public Impact LSA; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
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  Arthur Lupia

  President’s Award for Public Impact LSA; Political Science

Nominate Faculty Members

Trending #UMichImpact

• U-M science communication fellows take their research on the road. #UMichImpact @UMMNH https://t.co/iALGeKJh4T pic.twitter.com/JknjmiNs6P

  — University of Michigan (@UMich) April 2, 2018

• "For some first-generation college students, it can be hard for them to imagine themselves at Michigan,” said Christianne Myers, @umichsmtd professor. “So we want to show them they belong.” That's where Wolverine Express comes in. https://t.co/XWE0F52YxF #UmichCEO #UMichImpact pic.twitter.com/WofyYHTHvR

  — University of Michigan (@UMich) March 28, 2018

• “Our goal is to find new ways to prevent and alleviate poverty,” said Luke Shaefer, director of the U-M Poverty Solutions program. U-M announced a four-year agreement to provide $500,000 annually toward Detroit's efforts to address poverty. https://t.co/HCA9h2Q9Dn #UMichImpact

  — University of Michigan (@UMich) March 30, 2018

Events

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  Free Speech in Sports

  Free speech is essential for a healthy, vibrant, and democratic society. Yet there is growing debate on what constitutes free speech and what is protected speech under the First Amendment, particularly within the context of sport. This Teach-Out will prompt participants to think critically about the institution of sport, and how sport is a contested terrain in contemporary society with respect to free speech.

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