News
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Dr. Oveta Fuller featured on podcast while in Zambia
Dr. Fuller has extensive experience researching molecular mechanisms of human pathogenic viruses. She is currently doing field work in Zambia. Read More
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U-M Regents Recognize Martha Jones, Assoc. Prof. of History, as one of six Thurnau Professors
Colleagues call Jones an innovative, collaborative and visionary teacher whose interdisciplinary research infuses her teaching. Read More
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MLibrary: Voice of America African Music Collection
The University Library is pleased to announce the release of a new resource: Voice of America African Music Collection (also known as the Leo Sarkisian collection). Read More
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African Health Open Educational Resources (OER) Network
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U-M renews $1.8 million in funding for African Studies Center
Money will support research, courses, fellowships and several other initiatives Read More
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Review of UMAPS Alumni, Sekepe (Daniel) Matjila's recent publication:
"Lover of his people: biography of Sol Plaatje" The book was compiled from Setswana manuscrips, edited and translated into English. Read More
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University of Michigan researcher earns Fulbright Scholar grant to study AIDS interventions in Africa
Fuller will use her training in the lab and in the church to conduct a study in southern Africa, assessing local religious leaders'ability to address HIV and AIDS in their communities. Read More
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ASC Sponsors: Surviving Genocide: Stories of Horror and Hope in Rwanda
The project was founded in 2008 by Michigan psychologist Patricia Pasick, Ph.D... Read More
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Susan Waltz, U-M Ford School professor monitored Tunisian Vote
Susan Waltz, served as an observer in Sunday’s historic elections in Tunisia—the nation that sparked the Arab Spring uprising with a surprise wave of street protests. Read More
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UMMS Partners in Fogarty Grant for Postdoctoral training in....
One of six countries: China, Ghana, Kenya, Peru, Thailand or Uganda Read More
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PRESS RELEASE: VOA Ethnomusicologist Leo Sarkisian Retires at 91, Leaves Lasting
Founder of "Music Time in Africa", Leo Sarkisian, retired on September 28, 2012. Read More
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Elisha P. Renne awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
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U-M funds sustainable water-quality projects in Ghana, Peru
The University of Michigan's Graham Sustainability Institute and the Center for Global Health are co-sponsoring two research projects addressing water-quality impacts on public health, one in Ghana and the other in Peru. Read More
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U-M Project Seeks to Relieve Hunger in West Africa
Last fall's harvest in the Sahel region of West Africa was the worst in nearly 30 years, and now a University of Michigan anthropologist who has studied the region for decades is working to save the people from starvation. Read More
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U-M Research in Ethiopia: Pregnant primates miscarry when new male enters group
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Pregnant female geladas show an unusually high rate of miscarriage the day after the dominant male in their group is replaced by a new male, a new University of Michigan study indicates. Read More
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"Suprise Reunion" by William Foreman
Joseph Ansong and Brian Arbic page through a scrapbook of Arbic's time as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ghana. Ansong was Arbic's student, and eventually made his way to U-M as a post-doctoral student, where his office is next door to Professor Arbic's. Read More
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U-M students help build sustainable community in rural Africa
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EHELD Delegation Meets President Sirleaf
A 17-member delegation representing prominent universities and other institutions in the United States on Thursday paid a courtesy call on President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at the Foreign Ministry in Monrovia. Read More
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Annet Oguttu
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New USAID grant: Rebuilding Liberia's universities and infrastructure
March 7, 2011
African Studies Center plays vital role in securing new USAID grant to rebuild Liberia's universities and infrastructure Read More
