Author: Brad Whitehouse
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Why the McNeils give: Family legacy and a shared commitment to diversity
A Q&A with longtime U-M and Michigan Engineering donors on what motivates them.
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5 challenging ideas for creating socially responsible engineers
Key takeaways and questions from a panel on the role universities and public policy can play in moving the field of engineering forward.
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What COVID-19 shows about race and health
Highlighting inequities among poverty, infections, and deaths due to COVID-19 in Michigan.
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STEM and LGBTQA+ identities
Monologues on self-expression, facing discrimination and finding a sense of community.
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Participating in the Day of Silence while social distancing
Show your LGBTQA+ solidarity online.
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Bringing out the best of us
Physical distancing is all the more reason to stay emotionally close with others.
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Motivated to Serve
NSBE National Chair Jocelyn Jackson shares her vision for engineering’s future.
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Why engineering needs new approaches to education
Three reasons engineering education must innovate its online and professional education.
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Understanding invisible disabilities
Make a lasting impact on campus culture by taking the time to understand those with unseen challenges.
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A view beyond
The Hubble Space Telescope has been capturing breathtaking images of the cosmos since the early 1990s, and for most of that time, Thomas Griffin (BS AOSS ’78, MS AS ’80) has been working behind the scenes at NASA to help keep the observatory fully operational. Here he chooses his favorite Hubble images—from a detailed close-up…
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A safe campus for everyone
Serving on the staff DEI committee helps foster a place where people do not need to hide their sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Lessons from daringXchange
When a diverse group can make its own decisions rather than wait for a lone leader, the results can be more productive and more daring.