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July 27, 2009
Natsu Oyobe, U-M Museum of Art research curator of Asian art, presents a lecture introducing the exhibit “Treasures Rediscovered: Chinese Stone Sculpture” at 5 p.m. Thursday in the UMMA’s Alfred Taubman Gallery II. The exhibit presents 22 Chinese stone sculptures from the Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE) through the Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE). The group…
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July 27, 2009
See a full list of virtualization’s benefits and features > Development is in the air with changes in the campus IT structure, and one new program is the launch of Virtualization as a Service (VaaS) for departments. Virtualization has been in place on a limited basis for several years, but now it is being offered…
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July 27, 2009
More online www.umich.edu/~newit/stakeholder-sessions/video.htmlwww.umich.edu/~newit/stakeholder-sessions More than 200 campus information technology professionals attended three Stakeholder Town Hall Meetings on June 26 and 29. The participants learned about and discussed the future of IT at U-M. Feedback will be combined with that of two additional stakeholder town halls, one that was held July 22 and another planned for…
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July 27, 2009
Additional information about veteran’s services at U-M campuses Ann Arbor: www.vets.umich.eduDearborn: www.umd.umich.edu/rr_vaFlint: www.umflint.edu/studentveterans Matthew Swanson and his family arrived in Ann Arbor a little more than a year ago on a grand new adventure: He was beginning the MBA program at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business. Originally from Evansville, Ind., Matthew found the…
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July 27, 2009
While many believe summer is the most dangerous season on U.S. roads because motorists tend to drive faster, drink more alcohol and drive more often for leisure, a new report by the university suggests otherwise. Fatality crash rates are highest in the fall, with October at the top of the list (10.2 deaths per billion…
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July 27, 2009
Music, rather than electromechanical valves, can drive experimental samples through a lab-on-a-chip in a new system developed at U-M. This development could significantly simplify the process of conducting experiments in microfluidic devices. A paper on the research was published online last week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. A lab-on-a-chip, or microfluidic…
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July 27, 2009
Check out an audio slideshow featuring U-M students working at the Michigan Prisoner Re-entry Initiative > Megan McKinley seeks to change one attitude at a time when she gives lectures about former Michigan prisoners needing a second chance, either by obtaining a job or securing an apartment. Melissa Stellini, a junior psychology major who volunteers…
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July 27, 2009
The U.S. Senate has confirmed U-M survey expert Robert Groves as director of the Census Bureau, where he will oversee the 2010 nationwide head count, a $15 billion enterprise. Robert Groves, former director of U-M’s Survey Research Center, (right) is sworn in Wednesday as the 23rd director of the U.S. Census Bureau. Groves will oversee…
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July 27, 2009
Electromagnetics researcher Anthony Grbic is one of 100 scientists and engineers across the nation who will be honored this year with a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). (Photo courtesy Anthony Grbic) Grbic, an assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science, will receive his award at a White House ceremony this…
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July 27, 2009
Learn more about the Detroit Center for Family Advocacy > With a mightily stressed child foster care system, one-third of the state’s foster kids, and fully half of the state’s permanent court wards, Wayne County’s Department of Human Services is about to get help from the Law School. The Law School’s new Detroit Center for…
