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Celebrating outstanding teaching and research at the 2026 Endowment for Basic Sciences Awards
The 2026 Endowment for Basic Sciences Awards recognized nine faculty and nine research staff members for their accomplishments in teaching and research.
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Service appointment: Medical School COO shares his time, expertise outside of U-M
In his role as Medical School Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director for Administration, Matthew C. Comstock, MBA, MHSA, oversees the administrative ecosystem that supports the school's mission of education, research, and patient care. He also contributes his time and expertise through various leadership service roles, both at U-M and nationally.
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When a ‘loser’ is a winner: Taubman Library honored for energy conservation
A University of Michigan building on the medical campus was recently honored as a “Biggest Loser” in a statewide competition. That designation, however, is a good thing. On May 14 at the Michigan Energy Summit in Lansing, the Michigan Green Building Collaborative named the U-M’s A. Alfred Taubman Health Sciences Library a 2025 winner in the education category of its Battle of the Buildings competition that recognizes outstanding energy conservation.
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Nearly 200 University of Michigan Medical School faculty earn promotions
On May 21, the University of Michigan Board of Regents approved promotions for 191 Medical School faculty members. Their new appointments take effect Sept. 1, 2026.
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Human connection takes center stage at Medical School Commencement
The University of Michigan Medical School graduating MD Class of 2026 officially became doctors during the annual Commencement ceremony at Hill Auditorium on May 15, 2026
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Look to Leadership column: When education becomes care
Every person who has ever taught a future healthcare professional will one day, in all likelihood, become a patient. It is one of the quiet truths of health professions education that the work of teaching is never purely academic. It ripples forward in ways we cannot always see, shaping the hands and minds that will one day care for us, our families and our communities.
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Ruma Banerjee, PhD, among 3 U-M faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences
Three University of Michigan professors — Ruma Banerjee, Nancy Burns and Elizaveta (Liza) Levina— are among 120 new members elected into the National Academy of Sciences for distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Those elected bring the total number of active members to 2,705 and international members to 557, of which 25 were chosen this year.
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Branching out: NCRC tree-planting ceremony celebrates Earth Day/Week
On April 22, officially Earth Day, members of Medical School Facilities, U-M Health Sustainability, U-M Custodial and Grounds Services, and interested occupants of the North Campus Research Complex (NCRC) gathered for a ceremonial tree-planting ceremony. Grounds Services staff helped to plant a pair of tulip trees in the lawn just north of Building 10 at NCRC.
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Kanakadurga Singer, MD, MA, appointed Associate Dean for Faculty
Kanakadurga (Durga) Singer, M.D., M.A., has been appointed associate dean for faculty in the Medical School, effective April 1, 2026. The provost has provided interim approval of this appointment, and it will be reported at the May Board of Regents meeting.
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2026 Graduate Student Award Winners
The Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies honored eight PhD students with awards for excellence.
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Maya M. Hammoud, MD, MBA, appointed Assistant Dean for Faculty, Clinical Track
Maya M. Hammoud, MD, MBA, has been appointed assistant dean for faculty, clinical track in the Medical School, effective May 11, 2026. In this role, she will provide leadership as part of the Office of Faculty Affairs on the oversight of clinical track faculty appointments, promotions, and advancement in the Medical School.
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta to serve as 2026 Medical School Commencement speaker
University of Michigan and Medical School alumnus and CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta, M.D., will deliver the 2026 Commencement address. The ceremony will be 3-5 p.m. on May 15 in Hill Auditorium.
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Medical School’s annual advancement celebration is a true ‘Neuro-fest’
Women have made significant strides in their careers at the University of Michigan — including in the fields of medicine and science — but there is work to be done. The theme echoed throughout the Celebrating the Advancement of Women in Academic Medicine and Science event on Feb. 27 in the D. Dan and Betty Kahn Auditorium at the A. Alfred Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building. The gathering celebrated women who are transforming the fields of health care, science, and education. It also included presentation of the Karin Muraszko, M.D., Advancing Women in Academic Medicine and Science Award to Eva L. Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., and Dawn O. Kleindorfer, M.D.
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Seats still available for April 9 Leadership Summit for Women
Hosted by the Medical School Office of Faculty Development, the summit is a rare opportunity for leaders from across the nation to focus on their professional development and the advancement of women. The summit accelerates the development of leaders through skill-based learning, connection with other leaders in academic medicine and health care, and insight from experts on how to successfully lead in today’s complex academic medicine and health care environment.
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Gil Omenn, M.D., Ph.D. Receives the prestigious AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize
Gilbert S. Omenn, M.D., Ph.D. is the recipient of the 2026 AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize, which honors an individual who has made significant contributions to the advancement of science in the United States through their research, policy work or public service.
