Education & Society
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The undergrads who are battling a mysterious childhood cancer
LSA and U-M undergrads, as well as recent graduates, work in a lab at Michigan Medicine to find a cure for the always-fatal DIPG brain cancer. Undaunted by statistics, they strive to create a path to survival.
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Sexual assault related ER visits increase more than tenfold
The rise in people seeking emergency medical care after sexual assault outpaces the growth of law enforcement reporting, study suggests.
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Should you get an over-the-counter hearing aid or see a hearing specialist?
Last month, the FDA announced hearing aids will soon be available for purchase over the counter for adults with “mild to moderate hearing loss.” U-M audiology expert weighs in.
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U-M task force focused on abortion access as Nov. 8 approaches
Formed last spring, the task force seeks to understand and mitigate the impact of changes to reproductive health access on U-M clinical care, educational instruction, and student health in a post-Roe v. Wade environment pending the outcome of the 2022 election.
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Survey examines election security, disinformation
Michigan township and city officials are more confident in their jurisdiction’s election security and ability to administer an accurate election than they were when asked a similar question in 2020, but disinformation continues to vex officials.
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WHO director-general to receive Thomas Francis Jr. Medal
In 2005, then-President Mary Sue Coleman inaugurated the Francis medal to honor public health pioneers. It debuted on the 50th anniversary of the historic announcement that U-M’s polio vaccine trials proved Jonas Salk’s vaccine to be “safe, effective, and potent.”
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Return of the creature feature … on TikTok
Charlie Engelman, BS ‘14, counts 1.6M followers at ‘oddanimalspecimens,’ his wildly entertaining take on the slimy and sublime. Fun facts abound at U-M’s research collections as Engelman tweezes and teaches his way around spiny lumpsuckers, blood-sucking sea lampreys, and more.
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Calling Dr. Brilliant
When this seasoned epidemiologist launched his unconventional career in 1969, he fit the bill as the ‘hippie doctor’ with a penchant for Ram Dass and Wavy Gravy. Since then, this aptly named frontline worker has won public health victories over smallpox, blindness, Ebola, and COVID-19. Next? Monkeypox.
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U-M supports Ukrainian scholars at risk
As academic research in Ukraine ceased due to the Russian invasion in February 2022, U-M created a 12-month fellowship that offers a life-saving and intellectual home to Ukrainian scholars. Research areas vary from human rights to cyber warfare.