Ann Arbor, Mich., March 21, 2019 -– The School of Dentistry and one of its top administrators were presented with national awards Monday evening in Chicago at the annual session of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA). The school was honored with a 2019 William J. Gies Award in Achievement for Academic Dental Institutions for its initiatives promoting …
An international background was good preparation for dentistry This profile is one in a series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. Ann Arbor, Mich., March 21, 2019 — The life experiences of fourth-year dental student Gloria Kwon help demonstrate the dynamic diversity found in the student body at the University of Michigan School of …
Ann Arbor, Mich., March 15, 2019 -– A national initiative to encourage more women to become oral and maxillofacial surgeons brought speakers and participants from around the country to a symposium at the University of Michigan last week. The second annual Women in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Symposium was sponsored by the U-M Department of Oral …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 27, 2019 -– The University of Michigan School of Dentistry is rated as the top dental school in the United States for the fifth consecutive year by an international publication that rates universities. The 2019 QS World University Rankings also lists U-M as the fifth best dental school in the world. QS …
This profile, posted Feb. 26, 2019, is one in a series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors, faculty and students. The lure of Escanaba in the moonlight is not fiction for Eric and Beth Knudsen. With no apologies to actor and playwright Jeff Daniels, the Knudsens love the Upper Peninsula town all day long, not …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 26, 2018 — Second-year dental student Lea Sarment will explore new ways to expand recycling in dentistry and medicine this year as a University of Michigan Dow Sustainability Master’s Fellow. Sarment is one of 34 graduate students at the university who were selected to participate in the program for 2019. Now in …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 26, 2019 -– Dr. Carol Anne Murdoch-Kinch, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, has been named Dean at the Indiana University School of Dentistry. The appointment is effective July 1, 2019, subject to approval of the IU Board of Trustees. She will be the 10th …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 21, 2019 -– The evidence-based conclusion about research at the School of Dentistry is that it is thriving, with a record number of poster presentations highlighting the school’s annual Research Day on Wednesday. Dental and dental hygiene students, graduate students in various specialties, PhD candidates, postdocs, faculty, staff and visiting scholars combined …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 20, 2019 -– A fourth-year dental student, a staff member who supports numerous programs and an Ann Arbor dentist who is an alumnus were honored Tuesday with Ida Gray Awards by the School of Dentistry. The awards were the centerpiece of a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Day program that called attention to …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 11, 2019 -– The message for current and prospective dental students at the School of Dentistry’s annual King’s Feast was about building on strengths: Focus on your talents, find a greater purpose and strive for greatness. The 38th annual dinner, which celebrates the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., …