Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 18, 2019 – School of Dentistry faculty member Dr. Yu Leo Lei is the principal investigator for research on new cancer prevention therapies that has been funded by a major grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). The five-year, $3.8 million …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 14, 2019 – Darnell Kaigler, Jr., associate professor of dentistry, has been appointed the Major M. Ash Collegiate Professor of Periodontics. The University of Michigan Board of Regents approved the appointment at its September meeting. The initial, five-year appointment runs through Aug. 31, 2024, and is renewable. Dr. Kaigler was recommended …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 30, 2019 – The School of Dentistry’s DDS and Dental Hygiene classes of 1969 were celebrated as they marked the 50th anniversary of their degrees during the school’s annual Reunion Weekend last Thursday through Saturday. A program honoring the emeritus graduates drew 23 dentists, 15 hygienists and one alumnus who earned …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 30, 2019 – The School of Dentistry’s website has been redesigned to help patients, prospective students and the general public more easily find information they need about the school. Launched earlier this month, the new website is the first overhaul to the school’s web presence in more than five years. Application programmer …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept 27, 2019 – Sedonni Harris, a third-year DDS student at the School of Dentistry, is featured in the fall issue of Michigan Alumnus, the magazine of the Alumni Association of the University of Michigan. Harris shares how an injury at a young age influenced her interest in dentistry and how scholarship …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 25, 2019 – School of Dentistry faculty member Marita Inglehart has been named a 2019 recipient of the Carol Hollenshead Inspire Award for Excellence in Promoting Equity and Social Change presented by CEW+. Four University of Michigan faculty members and one staff member received the award and will make presentations at …
This profile is one in a series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. It would be easy for Eric and Beth Hannapel to go about their daily lives focused only on their successful orthodontics practice and the busy pace of raising four children in a close-knit family. That would be enough of a …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 23, 2019 – A dental hygiene student at the School of Dentistry has been named a CEW+ Scholar as part of the organization’s 2019-20 cohort of scholarship recipients. Lucero Castillo, in her second year of the three-year bachelor of science degree program in dental hygiene, was named a Jane and Bill …
This profile is one in a series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. Fourth-year dental student Jordan Brown is not shy about sharing his enthusiasm for dentistry. Whether it is talking to him in person or paging through the dozens of photos and videos he posts on his Instagram social media page, it’s …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 20, 2019 – The School of Dentistry Executive Committee and the University of Michigan Board of Regents have approved the appointment of Romesh Nalliah as associate dean for patient services. The appointment is effective January 1, 2020, for a five-year term. In announcing the appointment Friday, Dean Laurie McCauley said Professor …