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Bridging Global Health Gaps: Dr. Ifeolu David’s Insights from Sierra Leone on Vaccine Decision-Making
Dr. Ifeolu David’s analysis on vaccine decision-making in Sierra Leone reveals how historical healthcare challenges influence contemporary vaccine behaviors and highlights ongoing inequities in distribution. Drawing on his Ebola outbreak…
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Announcing the Fall 2025 Cohort of the Michigan Society of Fellows
We are delighted to introduce the newest members of the prestigious Michigan Society of Fellows. After an extensive selection process from over 860 highly qualified applicants, six outstanding scholars have…
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Dr. Anne Kort on Mammalian Locomotion Evolution
Dr. Anne Kort recently delivered a captivating presentation titled “Bridging Mammalian Locomotion Past and Present” at the University of Michigan, where she is a Second Fellow at the Society of…
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Sungwon Park named Ewha Global Fellow
Congratulations to Sungwon Park, current junior fellow and assistant professor with the School of Nursing, for earning the title of 2024-26 Ewha Global Fellow. Ewha Womans University awards the fellowship…
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Alumni Spotlight: Meet Three Former Junior Fellows Taking the Stage at the 55th Symposium
The 55th-anniversary celebration of the Michigan Society of Fellows will take place on November 6-7, 2025, in beautiful Ann Arbor, Michigan. This momentous occasion will bring together the esteemed members of…
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Exciting News: The Michigan Society of Fellows Launches a YouTube Channel!
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the official YouTube channel for the Michigan Society of Fellows, fondly known as MSF. This exciting new platform is your window into…
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Vitality through Psychopharmaceuticals: Insights from Cameroon by Durham et al. (2024)
In an illuminating article titled “On Vitality: Chemical Possibilities and Politics of Life Force, Ease, and Everyday Life” published in Anthropological Quarterly, Elizabeth Durham, a Junior Fellow at the University of Michigan’s Society…
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From Desks to Diagnosis: How Your Job Shapes Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity—New Insights from Park et al. (2024)
We are thrilled to introduce groundbreaking research from Dr. Sungwon Park, a current Michigan Society of Fellows (MSF) postdoctoral fellow, recently published in BMC Public Health. In her insightful article titled…
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Melanie Mitchell Joins “Science Friday” to Discuss the State of Generative AI
What is this generation of AI good at and where does it fall short? Ira Flatow, host and producer of Science Friday, talks to Melanie Mitchell, alumni fellow (1990-92) and…
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Publication Announcement: Trophically Integrated Ecometric Models as Tools for Demonstrating Spatial and Temporal Functional Changes in Mammal Communities Co-authored by David Polly
David Polly, alumni fellow (1994-96) and professor of earth and atmospheric sciences at Indiana University, co-authored a PNAS article that examines the functional relationship between mammal locomotor traits and the…
