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2/10/2021

Mapping for the future

The city of Dearborn and Professor Jacob Napieralski's advanced GIS students are working together — through the aid of a $25,000 Ford College Community Challenge grant — to map and increase Dearborn's tree canopy, understand flood hazards, and streamline...
2/1/2021

Helping students SOAR

SOAR Program Director Ellen Judge-Gonzalez is honored with the University of Michigan Sarah Goddard Power Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the betterment of women through leadership....
1/25/2021

More than a history lesson

UM-Dearborn's Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive was awarded a $20,000 Ravitz Grant to expand a history course on the Holocaust....
1/20/2021

Crossing the great divide: How can a split Senate represent ‘We, the People’?

UM-Dearborn political science experts Nancy Kursman and Julio Borquez break down what partisan-split power in the Senate means for our country and how we can begin to repair political polarization. ...
1/13/2021

Vaccine hesitancy: A side effect of systemic racism

African and African American Studies Assistant Professor Terri Laws talks about the role of transparency, acknowledgement and actionable change in repairing the broken trust behind the COVID vaccine hesitation in communities of color....
12/21/2020

'It's great to be a Michigan Wolverine.'

Saturday was a big day for the UM-Dearborn community — more than 1000 students from August and December graduated. Although there wasn’t a physical ceremony due to the pandemic, the community rallied to recognize the achievements of these 2020 graduates....
12/16/2020

Learn from the past and build a successful future

College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters student Fatooma Saad adds another story of perseverance to her family history — she graduates with honors on Saturday....
12/9/2020

Teaching through five decades of political change

With nearly 50 years at UM-Dearborn and 12 U.S. presidential elections during his time on campus, Political Science Professor Ronald Stockton heads into retirement after witnessing a milestone year for student political involvement....
12/2/2020

Here are your Chancellor’s Medallion awardees for Fall 2020

This commencement season, six students are being recognized with the university’s top graduation honor....
12/2/2020

What would a “just” rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine look like?

The next phase of the pandemic could be a test of how much we’ve learned about inequity in America....