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Michigan Minds episodes

September 22, 2020 Building Connections through Engaged Hybrid Courses
In this episode of Michigan Minds, Lissa MacVean, a lecturer III in civil and environmental engineering, explains how she has been educating students in two of her graduate courses using the hybrid format—some students in-person and some participating synchronously via Zoom—and how she is continuously finding innovative ways to adjust the course format to be as engaging as possible.
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10 min
September 21, 2020 Pop-up testing quickly identifies more than 220 negative results following COVID-19 cluster concerns
Pop-up testing through University Health Service quickly identified more than 220 negative COVID-19 results following concerns of a cluster developing on campus. In this episode of Michigan Minds, Lindsey Mortenson discusses the strategies used to bring testing to students.
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6 min
September 19, 2020 Discussing social media, college campuses, and COVID-19
Thomas Finholt, dean of the University of Michigan School of Information, joins Nikki Sunstrum, Director of Social Media and Public Engagement at U-M, to discuss the hybrid semester at U-M, share experiences from those participating in classroom instruction and virtual learning, and explore online influence during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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25 min
September 18, 2020 Exploring Barriers in Banking
In this episode of Michigan Minds, Terri Friedline, associate professor in the School of Social Work, explains her research on banking and finances—specifically how banks and the financial system create barriers and who they impact.
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19 min
September 10, 2020 How COVID-19 might increase risk of memory loss
In this episode of Michigan Minds, Natalie Tronson, associate professor of psychology, discusses how COVID-19 might increase risk of memory loss and cognitive decline.
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14 min
September 04, 2020 Maize & BLUEprint: Studying Aerosol Transmission of COVID-19
In this episode of Michigan Minds, Andrew Ault, Dow Corning Assistant Professor of Chemistry in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, explains how COVID-19 spreads through aerosol transmissions and talks about reducing exposure risk on campus.
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18 min
September 03, 2020 Maize & BLUEprint: COVID-19 Community Sampling and Tracking
The University of Michigan COVID-19 Community Sampling and Tracking Program is an opt-in, voluntary program to actively monitor levels of COVID-19 in the U-M community. Emily Martin, associate professor of epidemiology at the U-M School of Public Health, says one of the biggest benefits of doing community sample testing is gaining a systematic picture of what is going on with the disease in the community.

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8 min
September 02, 2020 Gender Difference in Research Authorship During COVID-19
In this episode of Michigan Minds, Reshma Jagsi, Newman Family Professor and Deputy Chair in the Department of Radiation Oncology and Director of the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, explores the gender difference in research authorship during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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6 min
September 01, 2020 Maize & BLUEprint: How U-M Prepared Technology Resources for a Hybrid Semester
In this episode of Michigan Minds, Ravi Pendse, U-M Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, highlights how U-M prepared numerous technology resources for students, faculty, and staff the fall hybrid semester.
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18 min
August 28, 2020 Maize & BLUEprint: Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic
F. DuBois Bowman, dean of the University of Michigan School of Public Health, says this semester will be vastly different for everyone. But he’s confident that the U-M community will still thrive, and advance the university’s mission by bringing some of the brightest students from around the world to learn from and engage with faculty experts and staff across campus—in person and virtually.
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10 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…