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CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES
Atomic Rydberg
Interactions
WHAT: Mark Saffman from
the University of Wisconsin will
explore Rydberg interactions
through discussions and
experiments.
WHO: Department of Physics
WHEN: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE: West Hall, Room 335
CIA Officer Panel Session
WHAT: This Q&A panel will
allow students to network and
learn about the experiences of
the men and women in the CIA.
Students should come prepared
with questions and a resume.
WHO: International Institute
WHEN: 4:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.
WHERE: School of Social Work,
Room 2609
The Children of Detroit
’67
WHAT: Four Detroit natives
will discuss the effect the 1967
rebellion had on their lives and
how it shaped Detroit history.
WHO: UM-Dearborn
WHEN: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
WHERE: Detroit Center
Queer Visibility in
Uganda
WHAT: Shanti A. Parikh from
Washington University will
discuss her research in Uganda
surrounding the discourse of sex
and sexuality in the context of
the independence of Uganda.
WHO: African Studies Center
WHEN: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
WHERE: Haven Hall, Room
4701
U.S.-Russia Relations in
the Age of Trump
WHAT: Five UM professors will
discuss the possible implications
the Trump administration could
have on international politics.
WHO: Weiser Center for
Emerging Democracies
WHEN: 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
WHERE: School of Social Work,
Room 1636
Science and Reputation
WHAT: Five UM professors
will analyze the intersection
of spirituality, biology and
evolution studies that facilitated
many changes at the University
between 1880 and 1920.
WHO: LSA Bicentennial Office
WHEN: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
WHERE: Hatcher Graduate
Library, Room 100
Pre-Law Personal
Statement Contest
WHAT: Undergraduate juniors
and seniors, graduate students
and alumni who are registering
for an LSAT prep course are
eligible to win a complete Kaplan
LSAT course in this personal
statement contest.
WHO: LSA Advising Center
WHEN: 5:00 p.m.
WHERE: Angell Hall, Room 1255
Autism Spectrum
Disorder Bootcamp
WHAT: Faculty, students and
staff will learn about Autism
Spectrum Disorders in this half-
day training session to increase
awareness.
WHO: Services for Students
with Disabilities
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
WHERE: Hatcher Graduate
Library, Gallery Room
Ranking first in research
spending among public universities
for seven consecutive years, the
University of Michigan’s research
continues to grow and diversify.
With programs in engineering,
medical research, data science and
the humanities, the University
spent $1.39 billion in research
development in 2016—a record
amount. This 7.2 percent increase
from last year is the second highest
in the nation, following Johns
Hopkins University. Most of the
year’s growth came from a $467
million increase in expenditures
from the Department of Health and
Human Services.
Approximately two thirds of
spending is facilitated by federal
agencies. Since 2011, federal funding
for research has decreased by 11
percent. Despite these decreases,
the number of University research
contracts increased by 3.6 percent,
with the dollar amount of each
contract rising by about 14.8 percent.
Jack Hu, vice president for
research, is confident the University
will be able to hold on to these funds
for years to come.
“I think we are very
competitive,” Hu said at the Board
of Regents meeting on Feb. 16,
according to MLive. “We are very
good in securing grants from all
agencies of the government. Federal
funding is still very dominant, in
terms of the source in funding for
our research. Over the last two
to three years, we average about
57 percent of the total in terms of
federal support for research, so it is
a very important source of research
funding.”
Hu said the University needs to
be cognizant of potential changes
in federal funding due to the
new presidential administration.
However, not all University funding
comes from the federal government;
funding from the University
increased by 7.86 percent between
fiscal years 2015 and 2016 and $317
million out of the total $456 million
increase came either from the
University’s general fund or from
medical school resources.
In a recent interview, Hu also
said diversification of sources is
necessary to continue to develop
research.
“The goal is to diversify sources
of research funding and continue
to expand our partnerships with
industry,” Hu said.
- CARLY RYAN
ON THE DAILY: U RESEARCH CONTINUES TO EXPAND
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Professor Juan Cole, who specializes in the Middle East and Middle Eastern conflicts, talks
about the ongoing conflict in Syria at the League on Monday.
TE ACH - IN ON SYRIA
Self-affirmation
and
self-
awareness
are
the
keys
to
productivity — or so Julia Lee,
Business
postdoctoral
fellow,
thinks.
A
crowd
of
about
200
gathered Monday afternoon for a
presentation by Lee, who explored
the power of self-insight and its
ability to help workplaces grow.
She highlighted the importance of
internalizing other people’s views
about one’s personal contributions
and strengths — a process called
relational self-affirmation — in
the fourth Positive Links Speakers
event organized by the Center
for Positive Organizations this
semester.
According to Lee, when an
employee is asked to analyze their
contributions in the workplace,
the results tend to be biased and
misleading. She suggested asking
others how they perceive these
contributions
helps
increase
productivity.
“When it comes to assessing our
own weakness and own strengths,
unfortunately we are full of blind
spots,” Lee said. “Maybe if you ask
other people how they see you and
what contributions you’re making,
maybe your vision of who you are
becomes a little bit less blurry.”
Lee compared relational self-
affirmation to reading an obituary
about oneself or looking into a
mirror that other people hold up.
It is a narrative-based process that
relies less on one’s own evaluation
of oneself and more on other
people’s perceptions.
One of the event organizers,
Katie
Trevathan,
associate
director
of
communications
for
the
Center
of
Positive
Organizations,
compared
relational self-affirmation to the
Myers-Briggs
Type
Indicator,
which is a psychological test used
to understand how people interact
with others and make choices.
“It’s an opportunity to get a
360 (degree) view of yourself,”
Trevathan said. “You get these
really cool stories that you might
not even remember but somehow
it touched your family, your
co-worker and you can help build
up this portrait of you at your best.
Instead of looking at the things
you can improve upon, you’re
emphasizing the stuff that you
already do really well.”
Lee then went on to explain the
results of her research as a doctoral
candidate at the Harvard John F.
Kennedy School of Government.
Her research asked meaningful
people in a subject’s life to write
stories about them. Lee found
subjects
felt
more
powerful
after reading these stories about
their personal strengths and
contributions.
She
argued
people are more likely to
problem solve in teamwork
settings when they receive
these
narratives
prior
to
working, compared to those
that do not.
Lee is currently the first
postdoctoral
student
with
the
Center
for
Positive
Organizations. She will be
starting as a 10-year faculty
member in the Ross School of
Business by summer 2017.
LSA senior Jeewon Oh was
inspired by the lecture and
hoped to utilize relational
self-affirmation in the future,
in order to be beneficial to
her friends. She also said
the lecture prompted her to
become a better listener in her
social circle.
“I thought about my friends
and being a positive impact
to them,” Oh said. “All of
my friends are kind of going
through this senior year life
crisis and I think it would be
better to go and ask them and
see how they’re doing.”
Ross fellow discusses how to achieve
self-actualization in speaker series
Julia Lee states hearing stories about oneself from friends allows for further awarenesss
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