See also: • Video highlights of 2025 Commencement • Video of entire ceremony • Video with comments from graduates • More photos on Flickr Ann Arbor, Mich., May 15, 2025 – Praise for their dedication to the educational challenges they’ve met thus far and predictions for their rewarding futures were common themes directed at the …
____________________________ 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 …
Ann Arbor, Mich., April 17, 2025 – Dr. Theodora E. Danciu, Clinical Professor in the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine at the School of Dentistry, has been named a 2025-26 Fellow for the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program. Hosted by the College of Medicine at Drexell University in Philadelphia, …
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 …
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 …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 25 2025 – The importance of continuing and celebrating the School of Dentistry’s long history as a welcoming and diverse community was the focus of the school’s annual Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Day on Tuesday. A student, staff member and faculty member were presented with the annual Ida Gray Award …
Ann Arbor, Mich., February 18, 2025 – Confusion and concern in the national higher education community over federal funding cuts for scientific research served as a backdrop for the annual Research Day held at the School of Dentistry. The annual day celebrates the school’s longstanding commitment to scientific research as the essential foundation of its …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 11, 2025 – School of Dentistry student Xiaojia (Nicholas) Zhang is one of 32 University of Michigan graduate students who have been named to the 2025 Dow Sustainability Fellows Program. Administered by the university’s Graham Sustainability Institute, the program fosters sustainability leadership and interdisciplinary collaboration with funding from the Dow Company …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 7, 2025 – The courage and commitment of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., the power of community bonds, and the importance of staying true to core values were among the themes set out at the School of Dentistry’s annual King’s Feast on Feb. 1. Speakers at the 44th annual dinner …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Jan. 29, 2025 – School of Dentistry faculty member Dr. Elizabeth Van Tubergen has been appointed Director of the school’s Oral Health Sciences Master’s Degree Program. Van Tubergen is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics. Her appointment, announced by Associate Dean for Research Vesa Kaartinen, …