Whitmer Signs Student Mental Health Apprenticeship Retention and Training Program Bill
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed Michigan Senate Bill 1012 into law.
Dillon Cathro Elected to U-M Police Department Oversight Committee
DEI Program Manager Dillon Cathro has been elected to the U-M Police Department Oversight Committee, which receives and makes recommendations regarding grievances against any police officers deputized by the university.
Rogério M. Pinto Awarded the Diversity and Social Transformation Professorship
Professor Rogério M. Pinto has been named a University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor.
Daphne Watkins’ New Book Focuses on Secondary Data in Mixed Methods Research
Professor Daphne Watkins’ new book, “Secondary Data in Mixed Methods Research,” has been released as part of Sage Publishing’s Mixed Methods Research Series.
Analidis Ochoa, Luke Shaefer and Andrew Grogan-Kaylor Blood Plasma Study Cited in Washington Post
Analidis Ochoa, Luke Shaefer and Andrew Grogan-Kaylor’s 2021 study on blood plasma donations and poverty was cited in the recent Washington Post article "Surviving Inflation One Plasma Donation at a Time."
Santa Ono Named 15th U-M President
Welcome, Dr. Santa J. Ono, named by the Board of Regents as 15th President-Elect of the University of Michigan.
Matthew Smith’s Research on Virtual Job Training Programs Cited in Chicago Tribune
Associate Professor Matthew Smith’s research is cited in a Chicago Tribune story exploring the ways to support people with autism to enter the workforce. “Virtual job training programs such as one at the University of Michigan can help fill in these gaps in training.
Terri Friedline Submits Comments About Overdraft Fees to U.S. House Committee on Financial Services
Associate Professor Terri Friedline submitted written comments about the elimination of overdraft fees to the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services March 31, 2022 hearing.
Brian Perron Fights Academic Fraud
Professor Brian Perron has been invited to speak with members of the U.S. House of Representatives Science Committee regarding his investigation of a Russian academic paper mill.
Kaitlin Ward Successfully Defends Dissertation
Kaitlin Ward, Joint Doctoral Program in Social Work and Psychology, has successfully defended her dissertation entitled “Ecological Influences of Parental Discipline Behaviors and Child Outcomes among Families in Low-and Middle-Income Countries.” Her committee consisted of Shawna Lee and Andy Gro