Education & Society
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Do you hear what I hear?
Step inside an operating room in Ghana as U-M surgeons battle a widespread problem in Africa.
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The life of Dr. Death
Jack Kevorkian’s archive at the Bentley reveals the life of an artist, composer, and controversial advocate of the right-to-die movement.
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Be there, be heard
Campuswide summit continues yearlong effort to create a comprehensive plan to address diversity, equity, and inclusion issues at U-M.
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Getting schooled
Ford School grad Leah Ouellet, BA ’13, knew that helping to build a school in Malawi would create value there. But it was her students in Detroit who really won.
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The right side of history
Cultural historian Neal Gabler, AB ’71/AM ’75, puts the question to U-M scholars: Can history itself take sides in our political and cultural disputes?
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Brain drain
The gap between income and achievement in school is well documented, but new research finds physiological differences in our poorest children’s brains.
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$1 million in quick wins and discoveries
Autistic children, entrepreneurial artists, and aspiring educators set to benefit from grants for groundbreaking hypotheses.
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Biking for scholars
In a journey to help their son’s legacy achieve what he could not, the family of a late U-M student hopes to start a dialogue about college affordability.
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Can we talk?
In a time when science is often dismissed as mere opinion, many academics are attempting to raise the level of public discourse. So where do universities come in?