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 …
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 27, 2025 – An agenda of preeminent experts in dentistry, dental education, patient care, research and history will join a symposium June 12-13 that celebrates the sesquicentennial of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. “150 Years of Innovation in Oral Health Sciences” will look at both the history of dentistry …
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 …
____________________________ 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 …
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., 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, …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Jan. 28, 2025 – University of Michigan School of Dentistry faculty and patients participated in a new study that supports changes in how dentists and oral surgeons treat post-surgical pain. The randomized clinical trial, led by the dental school at Rutgers University, followed about 1,800 patients who had surgeries to remove impacted …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Jan. 22, 2025 – Faculty at the School of Dentistry in 2024 recorded another productive year of publishing their dental, oral and craniofacial research in numerous leading scientific journals. A total of 227 papers, articles and reviews were authored or co-authored by faculty from across the school. The school’s annual research expenditures …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Monday, Dec. 9, 2024 – University of Michigan School of Dentistry faculty member Dr. Margherita Fontana has been elected vice-president of the American Association for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research. The one-year term begins after the organization’s next national conference in March 2025 and leads to the presidency of the national organization …