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March 10, 2017 |
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In honor of his engaging teaching style and care for students, LSA economics lecturer Edward Cho has been selected to receive the 27th annual Golden Apple Award, which annually recognizes one professor for outstanding teaching and is the university’s only teaching award given by students.
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 Golden Apple Award Committee co-chairs Allisa Newman (center) and Rachel Liang surprised Ed Cho with the award during his economics class at Lorch Hall on Thursday. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)
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The School of Information will establish two new information centers to improve communications infrastructure in underserved communities and advance data usage by organizations in those areas. The centers will be designed and managed by Edward Happ, newly appointed Executive Fellow at UMSI.
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Information and Technology Services officials suggest that when people change their clocks to Daylight Saving Time on Sunday, it also is a good time to review password security. This includes considering the use of two-factor authentication to provide an additional safeguard for personal information.
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COMING EVENTS
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March 11
Ecology and evolutionary biology of phenotypic plasticity, 8:15 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Palmer Commons, Forum Hall
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March 11
Communal updating of Wikipedia entries on subjects related to art and feminism, noon-5 p.m. Saturday, Shapiro Library, Design lab
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IN THE NEWS
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Nell Duke, professor of education, says that replacing current education standards in Michigan with those implemented in Massachusetts in 2001 and abandoned nearly a decade ago would “undoubtedly damage Michigan’s already flailing reputation in education.”
The Detroit News
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“If something happens to the EPA and the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, it’s going to be public health that suffers. This is going to result in a lot of job loss, a lot of pollution and reverting us back to many of the problems we had when Lake Erie once caught on fire because it was so polluted,” said Bradley Cardinale, professor of natural resources and environment.
The Huffington Post
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James W. Cook, professor of history and American culture, was quoted in a story about how an American slave spiritual became the anthem of English rugby.
The New York Times
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VICTORS FOR MICHIGAN
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Roz Abrams, celebrated television broadcaster and award-winning journalist, calls her experience as a U-M graduate student “one of the most important aspects of my life and success.” Knowing her formative experience at U-M can be a bridge for others as well, Abrams gave $1 million to the Rackham Graduate School to support the highest needs of graduate students.
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ACADEMIC INNOVATION
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