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3/29/2021

Regents Roundup - March 2021

At the March Board of Regents meeting, Chancellor Domenico Grasso shared that renowned poet and writer Nikki Giovanni will serve as commencement speaker, new appointments, major gifts and more....
3/29/2021

Would free college reduce income inequality?

Access to post-secondary education has been listed as a government priority. Is this the answer to reducing the country's wealth gap? Economics Professor Patricia Smith shares what the research says....
3/24/2021

For a recent UM-Dearborn grad, the COVID vaccine is deeply personal

Megan Lohner’s family has shouldered many of COVID’s biggest impacts. Now a post-graduation homecoming finds her producing Pfizer’s groundbreaking vaccine....
3/24/2021

How strategic planning could reshape the student experience at UM-Dearborn

Fully embracing our identity as a commuter campus could be the key to creating services and programs that today’s students need most....
3/22/2021

Do undocumented immigrants pose a criminal threat?

Assistant Professor Maya Barak shares her “crimmigration” research to give a better understanding of why deviant behavior and immigration are connected in political rhetoric, media messages and the American consciousness — and what the evidence says about...
3/22/2021

UM-Dearborn researchers land $475K automotive cybersecurity grant

Hafiz Malik and Alireza Mohammadi are in a race against hackers to build a comprehensive threat detection system for connected and autonomous vehicles....
3/17/2021

Grading the vaccine rollout

Two UM-Dearborn experts explain why equity and vaccine hesitancy are proving to be such persistent challenges....
3/17/2021

With inflation, the Fight for $15 should now be the Fight for $17

Looking at this and what academic research says about the economic impact of paying workers more per hour, Economics Professor Bruce Pietrykowski provides insight into the federal minimum wage debate....
3/15/2021

2021 Faculty Award Recipients Named

See who is named the best of the best for the 2020-2021 academic year....
3/15/2021

UM-Dearborn is launching the first artificial intelligence master’s program in the state

The program is hoping to address a major need for qualified AI systems developers....