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Michigan Minds

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 issues. U-M faculty are among the world’s leading researchers and teachers across all disciplines. Michigan Minds taps that thought leadership and shares this expertise with the world. It is produced by Michigan News, a division of the Office of the Vice President for Communications.

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Latest Episodes:

How the U-M Debate Team is Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic Nov 30, 2020

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In this episode of Michigan Minds, U-M Director of Debate Aaron Kall discusses how the debate team adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic and highlights their recent success at what is considered the fall semester’s ‘national debate championship.’

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Exploring Possible Outcomes of the Affordable Care Act Case in the Supreme Court Nov 23, 2020

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In this episode of Michigan Minds, John Ayanian, MD, MPP, director of the U-M Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, explains the details of the case and explores possible outcomes as the public waits for a ruling to come in 2021.

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Understanding the Importance of Transgender Awareness Week Nov 19, 2020

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In this episode of Michigan Minds, Rogério Meireles Pinto, Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Social Work, discusses the significance of Transgender Awareness Week and explains his research to examine the health and structural challenges facing individuals in the transgender, and broader LBGTQ+ community.

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Discussing Rising Tensions Amid the 2020 Election Nov 02, 2020

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In this episode of Michigan Minds, Alexandra Minna Stern, professor of American Culture, History, and Women's Gender and Studies, discusses rising tensions amid the 2020 election.

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U-M Research Projects Aim to Confront and Combat Racism Oct 26, 2020

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In this episode of Michigan Minds, Earl Lewis, the Thomas C. Holt Distinguished University Professor of History, Afro-American and African Studies, and Public Policy, and director of the Center for Social Solutions, discusses how the “Confronting and Combating Racism” grant program by the U-M Center for Social Solutions and Poverty Solutions was created and highlights some of the projects that received awards.

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Exploring How Technology Intersects with Race Oct 08, 2020

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Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become increasingly apparent that technology plays a large role in everyday life. But how does technology touch all facets of life? How does it intersect with inequities in society?

H. V. Jagadish, director of the Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS) and Bernard A. Galler Collegiate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, answers those questions and explains his research around information management and data equity systems.

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Exploring the Psychology of Following and Ignoring Public Health Guidelines Oct 02, 2020

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In this episode of Michigan Minds, Allison Earl, associate professor of psychology, explores the reasons why some people follow public health guidelines but others choose to ignore them.

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How a Mathematical Model is Helping Public Health Officials Battle COVID-19 Sep 23, 2020

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In this episode of Michigan Minds, April Nellis, a doctoral candidate in the U-M Department of Mathematics, explains how she and a team of researchers have developed a mathematical model that allows public health officials to determine how various levels of lockdown affect both the economy and the mortality rate of COVID-19.

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Building Connections through Engaged Hybrid Courses Sep 22, 2020

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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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Pop-up testing quickly identifies more than 220 negative results following COVID-19 cluster concerns Sep 21, 2020

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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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