Michigan Minds

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Michigan Minds episodes

August 04, 2020 Maize & BLUEprint: Re-engaging World-Class Research Operations
In this episode of Michigan Minds, Rebecca Cunningham, University of Michigan Vice President for Research, explains how non-critical laboratory research was ramped down to protect the health and safety of employees, and how they have handled re-engagement. She also highlights the importance of research and the vast impact that research universities, such as U-M, can have on their communities.
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10 min
August 03, 2020 Civic Engagement and the Big 10 Voting Challenge
In this episode of Michigan Minds, Edie Goldenberg, professor of public policy and political science, discusses the importance of active civic engagement and the Big 10 Voting Challenge.
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13 min
July 31, 2020 Discussing Election Day and Vote-By-Mail
In this episode of Michigan Minds, Michael Traugott, research professor at the Center for Political Studies, explores postponing the presidential election and whether there are fraudulent concerns with mail-in voting after President Trump tweeted about both topics on Thursday, July 30.
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5 min
July 31, 2020 Maize & BLUEprint: Developing a Creative and Agile Curriculum
In this episode of Michigan Minds, Gunalan Nadarajan, dean of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, discusses his enthusiasm for plans to have safe in-person experiences for students, shares some of the modifications made to de-densify campus spaces, and emphasizes the importance of wearing face masks.
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5 min
July 31, 2020 Maize & BLUEprint: Procedures for a Successful Public Health-Informed Semester
In this episode of Michigan Minds, Rick Neitzel, associate professor of environmental health sciences in the U-M School of Public Health, explores the strategies and procedures involved in planning for a successful public health-informed semester.
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13 min
July 28, 2020 Maize & BLUEprint: Developing Engaging and Health-Informed Learning Environments
In this episode of Michigan Minds, Ben van der Pluijm, Bruce R. Clark Collegiate professor of geology and professor of the environment, discusses how he plans to develop a dynamic and engaging learning environment for his students during the public health-informed semester this fall, which will feature a hybrid approach to education.
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17 min
July 26, 2020 Maize & BLUEprint: Providing Health-Informed Education Experiences
In this episode of Michigan Minds, Pamela Davis-Kean, professor of psychology at the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, and research professor at the Institute for Social Research, explores some of the logistics that faculty are working through to prepare for a successful public health-informed semester this fall.
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21 min
July 23, 2020 Maize & BLUEprint: Planning for Successful Hybrid Instruction
Elizabeth Birr Moje, dean of the School of Education, George Herbert Mead Collegiate Professor of Education, and an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Literacy, Language, and Culture, has been leading the coordinating committee on instructional planning for the public health-informed fall semester at the University of Michigan. In this episode of Michigan Minds, Moje discusses the hard work required to create a successful hybrid semester, but emphasizes that it will also be rewarding.

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12 min
July 15, 2020 Educating Businesses and Communities During COVID-19
In this episode of Michigan Minds, Ashlee Breitner of the Economic Growth Institute, discusses how EGI educates companies and communities on best practices in the public, private, and academic sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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10 min
July 14, 2020 Community and Civic Engagement During COVID-19
In this episode of Michigan Minds, leadership and staff of the Ginsberg Center discuss living up to the mission to cultivate and steward equitable partnerships between communities and the University of Michigan in order to advance social change for the public good during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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21 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…