September 21, 2009
A revised Travel and Business Hosting Expense Policy will go into effect Oct. 15 for university faculty and staff. A key change to the policy involves how the costs for meals and incidental expenses are reimbursed to employees traveling on university business. In addition, the university will begin using an automated travel and expense system…
September 21, 2009
Despite the turmoil in the global auto industry during the past year, efforts to transform information technology at manufacturers and suppliers have continued unabated. A daylong campus conference “The Business of IT: Transforming the Organization and the Vehicle” is planned for 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday. It will assess the current state of IT within the…
September 21, 2009
Cash for Clunkers may have run out of money, but certainly not gas. Thanks to the federal program, the average fuel economy of all new vehicles purchased in the United States in July and August improved about 3 percent, a new study shows. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle of the U-M Transportation Research Institute found…
September 21, 2009
Electronic card reader access at most Ann Arbor campus buildings will be implemented after the Board of Regents approved a two-year installation project at its Sept. 17 meeting. The electronic access will enhance building security and provide campuswide efficiencies. Richard Robben, executive director for Plant Operations, is responsible for the overall installation of the readers.…
September 21, 2009
The world is witnessing an explosion of female activism in the 21st century, which is in turn redefining political goals, social movements and economic agendas in novel ways, according to a noted foreign correspondent. U-M alumnus, author and journalist Robin Wright has reported from more than 140 countries, and has witnessed more than a dozen…
September 21, 2009
During her annual performance review by the Board of Regents, President Mary Sue Coleman was praised for her leadership, specifically her role in the successful completion of the $3.2 billion Michigan Difference Campaign, and the acquisition and development of the North Campus Research Complex, the former Pfizer pharmaceutical research facility purchased in June. Regent Andrea…
September 21, 2009
A group of leading research universities has launched Futurity (www.futurity.org), an online research channel covering the latest discoveries in science, engineering, the environment, health and more. U-M is one of 35 partners supporting the project. Bill Murphy, one of Futurity’s cofounders and vice president for communications at the University of Rochester, says universities are affected…
September 21, 2009
(Photo by Martin Vloet, U-M Photo Services)
September 21, 2009
For the roughly 24,000 Millennial Generation students attending U-M this fall, the Internet always has existed. There always have been charter schools. And caller ID always has been available on phones. For more than half their lives MTV has not shown music videos but instead has focused on reality programs. TV and radio stations have…
September 21, 2009
Related story:U-M exceeds $1 billion in annual research spending > See a complete list of U-M stimulus awards at the university’s Innovation Economy Web site > U-M scientists and engineers have been awarded more than 260 federal stimulus-package research grants to date, totaling $103.2 million. The funding includes 188 National Institutes of Health stimulus awards…
