Michigan Ross School of Business appoints interim dean
She joined UM in 1995
DeRue leaving academia for private sector
Francine Lafontaine
The University of Michigan s Ross School of Business has appointed an associate dean within the school to guide the school through a leadership transition.
Francine Lafontaine has been named interim dean at Michigan Ross, the school announced earlier this week. Effective May 24, she replaces Scott DeRue, who announced a month ago his departure from the post to take a senior executive position at an undisclosed company.
Lafontaine, whose research focuses on industrial organization, has worked at UM more than 25 years, joining the business school as an assistant professor in 1995. She has served as a professor and the associate dean for Business + Impact at the school since 2010. She was an assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh for three years before moving to Ann Arbor. She served as director at the Bureau of Economi
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Business+Impact, a social impact learning initiative at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, is set to benefit from a $1 million donation received by the school.
The gift comes courtesy of Applebaum Family Philanthropy. It will go toward Business+Impact’s efforts to support social impact learning, including in areas such as poverty, sustainability, and policy.
Thanks to the gift, Business+Impact will be able to establish a permanent endowment for scholarship and internship funding available to Business+Impact students. Ross anticipates that about 20 students will receive support each year through the Applebaum Impact Design Fellowship.
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County will provide testing for neighbors of Floridaâs lead smelter
Residents who live near Gopher Resource gather in Tampa to hear from county officials in wake of Times investigation.
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Neighbors who live near Gopher Resource, Florida s only lead smelter, showed up for a community meeting at Kenly Park on Wednesday to hear from local leaders. Health officials say they will offer lead testing for local residents. Wednesday, April 21, 2021 in Tampa. [ LUIS SANTANA | Times ]
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The Hillsborough County Health Department will provide testing to the community around Gopher Resource, a lead smelter operating near an elementary school in Tampa.