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May 2, 2014

TODAY'S HEADLINES

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Master of Entrepreneurship helps students avoid startup blunders

The Master of Entrepreneurship program, in its second year and offered jointly between the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and the College of Engineering, is helping students lay a strong foundation for their startup companies.


Mapping the future of evolving IT technologies at U-M

Determining which information technologies to keep, which new ones to add, and which might no longer meet campus needs is a continuous process. Information and Technology Services outlines the process in the current edition of the NextGen Newsletter.


Commencement-related traffic and parking changes

Spring Commencement activities on Saturday morning will result in some changes to traffic and parking near Michigan Stadium.

Mini vacationers

Members of the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Operating Room staff celebrate their victory in MHealthy’s 5-Minute Vacation Challenge with a full luncheon sponsored by MHealthy. The eight-week challenge promoted stress reduction in the workplace and encouraged nursing units to take five-minute “healthy vacations” during their shifts. The Mott O.R. recorded 1,441 vacations over eight weeks. (Photograph by Nicole Weil, MHealthy)

UMHS website highlights goals of $1 billion fundraising campaign

The faces and stories of the patients, doctors and researchers that illustrate why the U-M Health System has earned its national reputation are featured on a new website to show how donations of all sizes can help transform health care and biomedical science well into the future.

COMING EVENTS

May 2

Ann Arbor Public Schools K-12 Group Show

Taubman Health Care Center Gifts of Art Galleries, North and South Lobbies, first floor

+ More Events at Happening@Michigan

IN THE NEWS

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John O’Shea, professor of anthropology, and colleagues discovered an elaborate array of stone lanes and structures in Lake Huron, believed to be the most complex set of ancient hunting structures ever found beneath the Great Lakes.

Discovery


Thomas Robins, professor of environmental health sciences, was quoted in a story about South African environmental activist Desmond D’Sa.

The Huffington Post


Research by Robert Willis, professor of economics and research professor at the Institute for Social Research, found that 80 percent of spouses who are approaching or experiencing dementia, and have been responsible for the couple’s finances previously, are still managing the couples’ money.

Forbes

+ MORE IN THE NEWS

VICTORS FOR MICHIGAN

Helping students make an impact

Michael Chrzan, a math major in LSA, recently founded the student organization Champions: Detroit to create a mentorship program that would pair U-M students with high school students in Detroit. And he’s learning how to build the program through the optiMize Social Innovation Challenge.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Follow these tips for protecting the information on your smartphone and other mobile devices.

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