Michigan Minds

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Michigan Minds episodes

March 31, 2021 Nutritional Eating During the COVID-19 Pandemic
In this episode of Michigan Minds, Lindsay Haas, culinary and nutrition support specialist for Michigan Dining, discusses maintaining a nutritious lifestyle throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and balancing healthy eating with the realities of everyday life.
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15 min
March 30, 2021 Exploring the Intersection of Inequality, Public Policy and Institutions
In this episode of Michigan Minds, Celeste Watkins-Hayes, a University Diversity and Social Transformation professor, the Jean E. Fairfax collegiate professor of public policy and professor of sociology, discusses her research at the intersection of inequality, public policy, and institutions.
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20 min
March 27, 2021 How the COVID-19 Pandemic has Impacted Prisons
In this episode of Michigan Minds, Nora Krinitsky, Interim Director of the Prison Creative Arts Project Project and Director of the University of Michigan Carceral State Project discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted incarcerated individuals and how the Prison Creative Arts Project has adjusted their work throughout the past year.

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18 min
March 10, 2021How Nanomedicine Could Help Fight Off Brain Cancer
This episode of Michigan Minds features three researchers who, along with colleagues, conducted an interdisciplinary study in which they discovered a new synthetic protein nanoparticle that could deliver cancer-killing drugs directly to brain tumors. They discuss the research process, the unprecedented findings, and their chances of winning the STAT Madness tournament.

Those interviewed are:
Maria Castro, PhD, R.C. Schneider Professor of Neurosurgery, and Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School
Joerg Lahann, PhD, Director of the Biointerfaces Institute and Wolfgang Pauli Collegiate Professor of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering
Jason Gregory, senior graduate student in the Lahann Lab, College of Engineering

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19 min
March 03, 2021 President Emerita Mary Sue Coleman on stepping up, taking chances, and encouraging women to lead
In honor of Women’s History Month, Mary Sue Coleman, president of the University of Michigan from 2002–2014, joined Michigan Minds to discuss what it was like to be the “first female” in a variety of leadership roles, defining moments in her career, and her advice for young women.
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29 min
February 24, 2021 Racism and Mental Health
Riana Elyse Anderson, assistant professor in the School of Public Health, joins Michigan Minds to talk about health disparities in Black communities and how racism affects the mental health of African Americans.
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24 min
February 23, 2021 Addressing Racial Inequities through Community-Engaged Research
In this episode of Michigan Minds, Earl Lewis, Thomas C. Holt Distinguished University Professor of History, Afro-American and African Studies, and Public Policy, and the founder and director of the Center for Social Solutions, discusses his research aiming to build on community-based partnerships to explore localized reparations solutions. As an American social historian, Lewis also explores the significance of Black History Month.
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19 min
February 19, 2021 Examining the Health Disparities Facing Black Communities
In this episode of Michigan Minds, Dr. Erica Marsh, MD, MSCI, FACOG, associate professor at Michigan Medicine, discusses health care hesitancy among Black patients and medical professionals within the Black community and talks about the importance of examining issues of racial and ethnic disparities within health care.
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13 min
February 17, 2021 Addressing Disparities in Health Research Funding
In this episode of Michigan Minds, Lola Eniola-Adefeso, University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor of Chemical Engineering at the College of Engineering, discusses a paper she recently co-authored examining the disparities in health research funding between white and Black researchers of similar academic achievement and recommending how to eliminate the discrimination.
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32 min
February 10, 2021 Serving the World Through Research and Scholarship
For 10 consecutive years, the University of Michigan has ranked number one in research volume among U.S. public universities, according to the National Science Foundation. In this episode of Michigan Minds, U-M Vice President for Research Rebecca Cunningham, discusses those metrics and the advancements they lead to, the Firearm Injury Prevention Research Initiative at U-M, and the importance of focusing on more participation among women and girls in STEM fields.
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17 min

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Michigan Minds brings to life the wide-ranging faculty expertise at the University of Michigan. This series features quick yet informative analysis that provides unique perspectives on today’s top…