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Professor Rogério Pinto spoke with Concentrate about his exhibition “Colorism,” currently on view at the Duderstadt Center Gallery on North Campus. The exhibition explores skin color and beauty ideals through imagination, humor and audience interaction. At the beginning of each new project, Pinto...

PhD student Charles Wiliams was featured in a Washington Post article about how consumers are boycotting companies as they roll back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Williams helped coordinate a “good-buy” at a Detroit-area Target. “We sent a clear message to Target that our voices and...

Professor Katie Edwards focuses her research on preventing and responding to sexual and related forms of violence among structural minoritized populations using community-based participatory methods. Her current work is focused on program development and evaluation with Indigenous youth and...

Professor Rogério Pinto spoke with Michigan Public Radio's “Stateside” about the recent executive order to cut federal funding to health care centers that provide gender-affirming care for minors. This order includes restrictions on coverage under Medicaid, Medicare, and federal employee benefits.

Professor Connie Sung’s research focuses on community-based interventions in improving individuals with disabilities in career development and psychosocial adjustment. She has authored over 90 publications and secured over $20 million in research funding. Applying a holistic, strengths-based...

PhD student Olivia Chang was quoted in a recent MSN article about her research on the connection between veterans with PTSD and their use of corporal punishment in their parenting practices. “Understanding a child’s emotions and behavior is essential for effective parenting. This study reveals the...

Clinical Assistant Professor Ayesha Ghazi Edwin recently spoke with WXYZ about a new website the city of Ann Arbor is launching that will help renters find housing options. Ghazi Edwin, who represents Ward 3 on Ann Arbor City Council, helped create the initiative, which she said is designed to...

Lexx Brown-James, director of the School’s Sexual Health Certificate Program, shared with SELF magazine her best practices and tips for sexting with confidence. This article also appeared in VOGUE India.

Assistant Professor Ashley Cureton’s academic journey and her work with refugee communities were featured in Diverse Issues in Higher Education. She shared this advice: ”Remember, it’s progress, not perfection. You win some and you lose some. No matter what happens, keep pushing towards greatness.”...

Professor Katie Edwards spoke with CNN about the announcement of funding caps from the National Institute of Health and how that affects research at institutions and universities across the country.  “These are funds that are used to keep, I mean literally, to help keep the lights on at the...