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Young Alumni Newsletter - University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

FRIDAY 9.4.15

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New U-M Full Tuition Scholarship

now that’s what i’m talkin ’bout

Using an innovative approach, a new full-tuition scholarship pilot aims to make U-M more accessible to high-achieving, low-income students from across the state. Learn more here and feel hopeful…then read the comments and lose a little bit of faith in humanity \_(x__x)_/

THE LAND BEFORE TIME STRIKES BACK

According to an evolutionary geneticist in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology who was recently cited in Wired, climate change may not actually be a bad thing for the planet. (Well, sort of.)

Nomophobia?

NO MO

Smartphone addiction—otherwise known as “nomophobia” (yes, fear of having “no mobile phone”)—is real, people. And by that I mean “real.” (Because if smartphones are a problem, then explain this. Still, we should prooobbbably all look up from our screens a bit more.)

BUZZFEED FOR ONE, BUZZFEED FOR ALL

Seventeen things you learn in your first year after graduation as you start your career. (For one, don’t fret: This is a pretty solid back-up plan.) And to those of you starting grad school this fall, all I can say is good luck!

WOAH

Okay, first: Are you team woah or team whoa? Second: Ashley's just got a whole lot cooler—like I'm talking KNIGHTHOOD kind of cool. The owners of this hallowed ground are on their way to Belgium to be knighted by the Knighthood of the Brewers' Mash. Which in the world of beer is kind of a big deal. (Who knew?)

The Friday Bluebook

Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain’s all-time favorite performance venue was…? (Click answer below.)

A

Hill
Auditorium

B

The
Ark

C

The
Blind
Pig

Oops...last week, the majority (76%) of you thought that James B. Angell was the first U-M professor, compared to only 19% who correctly guessed Asa Gray.

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