Alumni POV News Archive
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Harnessing Change
November 17, 2023 —
Alum Judith Cheung, associate producer of the documentary Eternal Spring, is building a career raising awareness of atrocities in China. The film, a former Oscar candidate, also serves as a teaching tool for UM students.
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Express Yourself
October 26, 2021 —
Meet two alumni—one 90 and one 21—who have something to say about aging with a bold voice, and using AI to detect disease way faster
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‘Would I Live or Would I Die?’
October 26, 2021 —
On the 40th anniversary of the HIV epidemic, L.A.-based Dahn Hiuni recalls those first mysterious cases
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Storyteller
April 16, 2021 —
Acclaimed journalist Michael Posner on his serendipitous encounter with the iconic Leonard Cohen
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Sound Off
April 16, 2021 —
Looking for a big idea to move us forward? Here’s two—from alumni Frank Busch and Marcia Friesen
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From the Dark
September 29, 2020 —
A first-person account behind the dramatic rescue of miners trapped underground
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Pick up and Go
November 4, 2019 —
What if you took a gap year with the family? Hear from alumna Daria Salamon, author of Don’t Try This At Home: One Family’s (mis)Adventures Around the World.
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Dad’s Diary
October 24, 2018 —
Read the story behind the story of author Michael Kaan’s award-winning first novel, The Water Beetles.
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Out of this world
October 19, 2017 —
Dr. Nathalie Sleno [MD/11] is a physician‚ pilot‚ mother of seven and one of 17 Canadians whom the Canadian Space Agency shortlisted to become the country’s next astronaut.