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10/23/2022

Regents Roundup, October 2022

The October Board of Regents meeting included the transfer of faculty to the new Department of Language, Culture, and the Arts in CASL, the continuation of the Thought Leaders series and appointments represented by the Lecturers’ Employee Organization....
10/19/2022

Campus' water bottle filling stations are putting a dent in single-use plastic

To date, bottle filling stations have replaced the equivalent of nearly 108,000 single-use plastic bottles....
A student fills up a reusable water bottle at a bottle filling station on campus
10/19/2022

How UM-Dearborn is meeting the rising demand for disability accommodations

Disability and Accessibility Services’ Hillary Degner breaks down how the pandemic and return to in-person learning have reshaped the landscape for students seeking help....
An illustration of a relaxed student sitting under a tree, reading a book, on a spring day.
10/17/2022

How a campus storytelling project builds community

“More Than A Single Story: UM-Dearborn Speaks,” now in its second year, documents unique experiences and reflections of UM-Dearborn students....
Photo of students participants, Ruthvik Sankar and Kylie Martin, in the "More than a Single Story" project working together.
10/12/2022

Have we been thinking about autonomous vehicles all wrong?

UM-Dearborn Assistant Professor Jaerock Kwon sees driverless vehicles not as giant computers, but as cognitive beings with bodies....
A sketch of a car approaching a fork in the road
10/10/2022

New policy focuses on maintaining campus safety

U-M has developed a new process to identify, notify, train and track employees who have responsibility under federal regulations to report certain crimes to the university....
10/10/2022

‘Before we build a rocket, we have to build a team.’

The UM-Dearborn rocket team has become a force. How they did it is a story of hard work, teamwork, friendship and respect....
A monochromatic collage graphic showing three rockets shooting into the air, making plumes of exhaust that look like hearts.
10/5/2022

Staff Spotlight: Brad Walvort

Get to know more about UM-Dearborn’s new Emergency Management associate director, his career highlights and his appreciation for campus' BIRT program — which he'll continue strengthening....
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10/5/2022

Why philanthropy is a good workforce development policy

The head of talent management at MAHLE talks about the ways a partnership with UM-Dearborn is helping the global automotive manufacturer grow amidst a super competitive labor market....
The lobby of the Engineering Lab Building on the UM-Dearborn campus, with cozy furniture in the foreground and an interior glass wall in the background.
10/3/2022

Remembering Keith Dye: 'He's an unforgettable fixture in my educational journey'

Associate Professor Keith Dye, a beloved educator in campus’ African and African American Studies and History programs, died Sept. 25. He was 67....
Photo of Keith Dye in a Fall 2015 class