February 9, 2023
by Avery Crystal
Good morning,
Welcome to the Feb. 9 edition of the Weekly Roundup! The snow has started melting and big changes swept through campus this week. With just a few days until Valentine’s Day, The Michigan Daily released a flurry of love notes from students across campus, which you can catch up on here.
This week, the Graduate Employees Organization held a protest in Haven Hall to kick off Graduate Labor Visibility Week, University President Santa Ono recommended Interim Provost Laurie McCauley for a full term and The Daily reported on the resignation of Dr. Chung Owyang, former University of Michigan chief of gastroenterology.
GEO holds work-in in Haven Hall during Graduate Labor Visibility Week
On Monday, the Graduate Employees’ Organization staged a “work-in” in Haven Hall to protest their latest contract bargaining session with the University’s Human Resources department. The event kicked off the week of Graduate Labor Visibility to show the U-M community how much labor the graduate students put into their research and teaching commitments.
Interim Provost Laurie McCauley recommended to receive full term through June 2027
University President Santa Ono has officially recommended Interim Provost Laurie McCauley for a full term as the University’s provost. If approved by the Board of Regents, her term will be extended from its expiration date in June 2023 to June 2027.
University of Michigan researcher resigns following falsified data accusations
On Jan. 2, Dr. Chung Owyang resigned from his position as University of Michigan chief of gastroenterology following allegations of falsified data. Owyang’s research garnered widespread outrage from animal rights group Stop Animal Exploitation Now!, which was compounded by claims of falsified data involving millions of federal research dollars.
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