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Michigan Minds episodes

August 26, 2020 Maize & BLUEprint: Delivering First-Rate and Flexible Education
Michael Barr, dean of the Ford School of Public Policy, wants everyone to keep in mind that while this won’t look like a typical fall semester, Ford School faculty are committed to delivering a first-rate policy education to all students in a safe and flexible manner.

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6 min
August 20, 2020 Maize & BLUEprint: The Importance of Higher Education Amid COVID-19
In this episode of Michigan Minds, Anne Curzan, dean of the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, highlights the importance of higher education and explores the many innovative ways that LSA faculty are planning for interactive and impactful courses this fall.
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17 min
August 19, 2020 Maize & BLUEprint: How Precision Public Health on Campus Helps Address COVID-19
In this episode of Michigan Minds, Emily Martin, associate professor of epidemiology at the U-M School of Public Health, explains how the university established campus health response committees to prepare for the fall semester, and how U-M has partnered with the State of Michigan, the CDC, and other universities to identify best practices. She also discusses how public health data drives decision making and how she and her colleagues will continue monitoring data all day, every day to make the most health-informed decisions for the U-M community.
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16 min
August 18, 2020 How Active Shooter Drills Affect Students
In this episode of Michigan Minds, Tammy Chang, an assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Michigan Medicine, and N’dea Moore-Petinak, a doctoral candidate at the U-M School of Public Health, discuss the findings of the national poll they conducted that show active shooter drills in schools have a negative effect on students’ emotional health and yield questionable results.
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26 min
August 14, 2020 Maize & BLUEprint: Creating Innovative and Health-Informed Performance Spaces
In this episode of Michigan Minds, Anita Gonzalez, an associate dean and professor of theater in the School of Music, Theater & Dance, explains how SMTD is preparing for a public health-informed fall semester with students participating in courses in-person and virtually.
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12 min
August 13, 2020 Discussing Action-Based Research to Combat Racism
Poverty Solutions and the Center for Social Solutions recently announced the inaugural faculty grants competition to pursue action-based research aimed at ending systemic and institutional racism. Kristin Seefeldt, associate director of educational programs at Poverty Solutions, and Alford Young, Jr., Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Sociology, explain the grants program and application process in this episode of Michigan Minds.

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11 min
August 11, 2020 Maize & BLUEprint: Building Connections in Remote Settings
In this episode of Michigan Minds, Marcus Collins, marketing lecturer at the Ross School of Business, details how he has facilitated connections and found opportunities to broaden his network through remote settings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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19 min
August 10, 2020 Maize & BLUEprint: Designing Innovative Educational Opportunities
Alec Gallimore, Robert J. Vlasic Dean of the U-M College of Engineering, shares his excitement for the fall semester, emphasizes the importance of following public health guidelines, and discusses the innovative ways that the College of Engineering is planning to provide the best educational opportunities for all learners this fall.
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9 min
August 06, 2020 Maize & BLUEprint: Recognizing the Emotional Impacts of COVID-19
In this episode of Michigan Minds, Shawna Lee, associate professor in the School of Social Work, explains how COVID-19 has impacted everyone differently and shares some ways faculty can recognize the toll it has taken on their students and colleagues.
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21 min
August 05, 2020 Maize & BLUEprint: Exploring the Future of Digital Instruction
In this episode of Michigan Minds, Thomas Finholt, dean of the University of Michigan School of Information and professor of information, explores how faculty have integrated innovative virtual teaching techniques to create an enhanced digital education experience as part of the hybrid-approach planned at U-M this Fall.
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8 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…