News Stories

April 2, 2015

Detroiters buck odds of dying of heart disease by walking

Statistics show Detroit residents are 1.65 times more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than other Americans. But a group of 603 Detroiters challenged those odds…

April 1, 2015

Jon Lockard, DAAS lecturer and co-founder, dies at 83

Jon Onye Lockard, 83, lecturer and a founding faculty member of the Department of Afromerican and African Studies, died March 25 in Ann Arbor. Lockard, a…

March 25, 2015

Grant helps U-M dental students treat underserved women

University of Michigan dental students will provide free dental care for underserved women in Wayne County with the help of a $5,000 grant from the Delta…

March 19, 2015

U-M selects Sphinx Organization’s founder as dean of SMTD

Aaron Dworkin, an accomplished violinist recognized internationally for his leadership and advocacy of diversity in the performing arts, will serve as dean of the School of…

March 16, 2015

Gregerman, Goldman win Hollenshead Award for equity efforts

The 2015 recipients of the Center for the Education of Women’s Carol Hollenshead Award for Excellence in Promoting Equity and Social Change are Sandra Gregerman, director of…

March 16, 2015

Diversity is “major focus”

President Mark Schlissel launched a campuswide conversation on diversity last month, calling for innovative and ambitious measures to address “the hardest problem and biggest challenge that…

March 11, 2015

Religion and support for birth control health coverage can mix

New research debunks the assumption that a woman’s religion predicts her views on policies affecting reproductive health care such as insurance coverage for birth control. Read…

March 11, 2015

Students compete to find innovative solutions to public health challenges

Efforts to get healthier food choices for Detroit residents have proven somewhat successful in recent years with the opening of grocery stores and small markets, but…

March 10, 2015

'Elite' degrees give African Americans little advantage in job market

Does having a college degree from a highly selective school make a difference in getting a well-paid job? Not if you’re African American, says a U-M…