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- Daniela Wittmann Co-Leads National Prostate Cancer Survivorship Project
Daniela Wittmann was appointed the co-lead, along with Craig Pollack, MD of Johns Hopkins University, of the sexual recovery intervention development team of a national project concerning prostate cancer survivorship.
U-M has recently joined this collaborative national project, involving 13 academic institutions, whose goal is to develop and evaluate interventions in prostate cancer survivorship. The project is part of a global initiative by the Movember Foundation, an Australian charity with projects already under way in Australia, UK and Canada. In the U.S., 6 priorities have been defined, among them interventions for sexual recovery after prostate cancer treatment.
- May 9, 2014
John Tropman Discusses Remote Annual Meeting Locations in the New York TimesProfessor John Tropman discusses remote annual meeting locations in "Beware When the Annual Meeting Is in Moosejaw" in the New York Times.
- May 8, 2014
- John Tropman Leads Webinar on Effective Meetings
Professor John Tropman leads a webinar on Producing Efficient Meetings for the Network for Social Work Management, an international organization advancing professionals in social work management.
- May 6, 2014
- Amanda Tillotson, PhD selected as Ford Fellowship Scholar
Amanda Tillotson, PhD was selected as a Ford Fellowship Scholar for the 2014-2015 academic year.
- May 5, 2014
Barry Checkoway Blogs About Recruiting Black Students in the Chronicle of Higher EducationProfessor Barry Checkoway's blog, "How to Recruit Black Students at the University of Michigan" is posted in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
- May 5, 2014
Brad Zebrack Leads Undergrad Research Assistant to Win Poster Presentation AwardAt the year-end symposium for the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP), Devika Sachdev (LSA'16), who worked with Brad Zebrack this year as an undergrad Research Assistant, received the outstanding poster presentation award (second year in a row), for a poster entitled: Psychological Distress and Health-Related Quality of Life for Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients: The First Two Years Following Diagnosis.
- May 5, 2014
David Cordova hosted town hall meeting on adolescent mental healthDavid Cordova recently hosted a town hall meeting for community members in Washtenaw County to voice their experiences and concerns related to mental health issues facing local youth.
- May 5, 2014
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- Emily Nicklett Published in SAGE Journals
Emily Nicklett's article, "Too Little too Late: Socioeconomic Disparities in the Experience of Women Living with Diabetes," was published in SAGE Journals.
- May 5, 2014
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Luke Shaefer Cited in MLiveLuke Shaefer's report on unemployment was cited in "Fewer Michiganders received unemployment benefits under scaled-back program, report says " from MLive.
- May 5, 2014
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- Nkemka Anyiwo, PhD was awarded prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Nkemka Anyiwo, PhD was awarded a prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. The national fellowship is awarded over three years and will begin in the fall.
- May 5, 2014