Professor Samuel Bagenstos is the recipient of the 2025 President’s Award for Public Impact for his demonstrated commitment to public service, contributions to significantly impact society through national and state leadership, and efforts to address the challenges communities face every day.
U-M President Domenico Grasso will present the award at the President’s Symposium on Research Impact and Policy Leadership in March. This new event will feature an exhibit of public impact work from all colleges, schools, regional campuses, and some select centers.
Carolyn Kuranz, professor of nuclear engineering and radiological sciences and professor of applied physics, is the recipient of the President’s Award for National and State Leadership.
“Professors Bagenstos and Kuranz are shining examples of the transformative impact that U-M faculty make on the world around us with their scholarship and service,” Grasso said.
Bagenstos, the Frank G. Millard Professor of Law, specializes in civil rights, labor and employment law, health law, and governance.
He has advocated for farmworkers, disabled people facing discrimination when seeking lifesaving care, foster kids, seniors who need affordable medications, and all Americans during the pandemic.
“Professor Bagenstos’s work as a professor and public intellectual and leading critical government agencies during the COVID pandemic was instrumental in galvanizing our nationwide response in a time of crisis and ensuring access to medical...
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