Alumni Profile Q&A: Dr. Riley Schaff – Already contributing leadership to the profession early in his career

May 22, 2025

____________________________ This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, faculty and students. ____________________________ Dr. Riley Schaff, a 2017 DDS grad of the U-M School of Dentistry, practices in Ann Arbor and Jackson, and is an adjunct faculty member at the dental school. If most early-career dentists initially focus mostly on …

Alumni Profile Q and A: Dr. Riley Schaff – Already

Faculty/Alumni Profile Q&A: Dr. Renée Duff – The energy of the dental school encourages learning and growing

April 28, 2025

____________________________ This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry faculty, students and alumni. ____________________________ School of Dentistry faculty member Dr. Renée E. Duff will be the school’s next Senior Associate Dean, beginning June 1. She will advise Dean Jacques Nör on issues throughout the school, represent the dean at the university …

School of Dentistry staff member receives campus-wide award for support of research

April 16, 2025

Ann Arbor, Mich., April 16, 2025 – Patrick Lagua, senior manager of research administration at the School of Dentistry, has received a University of Michigan award for outstanding service in support of the campus research community. Lagua received the Research Administration Recognition Award. He is one of 12 recipients from nine U-M schools, colleges and …

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Dentistry faculty member part of collaborative grant researching how to improve fluoride’s efficacy in preventing childhood caries

March 27, 2025

Ann Arbor, Mich., March 27, 2025 – A School of Dentistry faculty member is one of three principal investigators who have received a five-year, $5.2 million federal grant to research how to enhance the efficacy of fluoride in preventing childhood caries. The grant, from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), will explore …

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Student Profile Q&A: Shawn Hallett is nearing the end of his 7-year DDS/PhD dual degree program, but his journey of scientific understanding is just getting started

March 25, 2025

____________________________ This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni and students. ____________________________ Shawn Hallett’s quest to become a dentist-scientist has produced a lengthy CV with incredible breadth and depth in complex scientific research and extensive collaboration with leading researchers around the country. Over the last seven years at the University …

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Faculty member Dr. Renée Duff to serve as school’s next Senior Associate Dean

March 21, 2025

Ann Arbor, Mich., March 21, 2025 – The appointment of School of Dentistry faculty member Dr. Renée E. Duff as the school’s next Senior Associate Dean was approved Thursday by the University of Michigan Board of Regents. Dr. Duff’s five-year appointment begins June 1 and continues through May 31, 2030. The position opens in June …

Dr. Renée Duff