Michigan Dining, which provides Student Life food operations in Housing, University Unions and University Catering, has been noted as one of the 2014 Power Players in campus dining by Food Management Magazine. Michigan Dining is recognized nationally for its innovative point of service and online nutrition-allergens information and its wide-ranging menu selections. It also works directly with local farmers and producers to include local, sustainable foods in its menus, and is the first Big 10 university to achieve Marine Stewardship Council certification for seafood purchases.
Richard Adler’s “Cholera in Detroit: A History” (McFarland & Company Inc.), has been selected as an award winner in the University & Commercial Press category by the Historical Society of Michigan. Adler is associate professor of biology and microbiology, Department of Natural Sciences, College of Arts, Sciences and Letters, UM-Dearborn. Adler examines the history of cholera in Detroit during the mid-19th century from the perspectives of historian and physician.
The Michigan Gamma Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society, has been awarded the 2014 R.C. Matthews Outstanding Chapter Award for the 2013–14 academic year. The awards committee cited the chapter’s unique and meaningful community service events, involving organizations including Habitat for Humanity and the Boy Scouts of America. Also cited were College of Engineering events including the annual Career Fair, Book Swap and K-12 outreach MindSET events. The chapter also confers academic scholarships to aspiring undergraduate students.
Professor Michaela Zint is the 2014 recipient of the North American Association for Environmental Education Outstanding Contributions to Research in Environmental Education Award. One researcher is selected annually for this prestigious honor by previous recipients of the award, all leading United States and international environmental education scholars. NAAEE supports a network of more than 16,000 educators, researchers and organizational members working in environmental education in more than 30 countries.
Stephen Strobbe, clinical associate professor of nursing, School of Nursing, and associate professor of psychiatry, Medical School, has been elected president-elect of the International Nurses Society on Addictions. Strobbe will serve as president-elect for two years and then become president for an additional two years. IntNSA is a professional specialty organization of nurses committed to the prevention, treatment and management of addictive disorders.
