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July 13, 2009
For the third consecutive year, the university has received a record number of applications from prospective freshmen: 29,939 for 2009–10, as compared to 29,806 in the previous year. As of June 8, 14,918 of these applicants were offered admission to the Ann Arbor campus. “The interest of so many highly qualified applicants continues to be…
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July 13, 2009
Like a big empty garden, U-M’s new North Campus Research Complex — the former Pfizer property — is 174 acres of fertile ground ready to be planted with seeds of research opportunity. University officials hope to grow the massive, 30-building complex into a center for innovation, housing cutting-edge research and interdisciplinary teams of scientists. The…
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July 13, 2009
Dr. Francis Collins, a former Medical School professor who led the Human Genome Project, has been appointed by President Barack Obama to head the National Institutes of Health. Pending approval by Congress, he will direct the nation’s leading biomedical research agency, which funds medical science at the 27 NIH institutes and centers, and at universities…
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July 13, 2009
More:• Information on the flu from U.S. health officials > • Information on the U-M response to the flu > • Information for visitors to U-M medical facilities > Summer is not supposed to be the flu season in Michigan. Yet, there continue to be cases of Influenza A H1N1 (formerly swine flu) diagnosed throughout…
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June 22, 2009
From the dawn of science, artists have been creating finely detailed drawings of plants, first for healers seeking medicinal herbs and later for botanical and medical researchers. (Photo by Austin Thomason, U-M Photo Services) The craft has survived for centuries. Even the invention of photography in the 19th century could not force obsolescence upon botanical…
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June 22, 2009
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its June 18 meeting. Addition to G. G. Brown planned An addition of approximately 66,000 gross square feet to the George Granger Brown Memorial Laboratories is planned that will house laboratories and faculty and graduate student offices for the Department of Mechanical Engineering‘s efforts…
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June 22, 2009
May 2009 crime map > Several recent serious crimes prompt alerts An assault on a jogger and two home invasions near campus have prompted the Department of Public Safety to issue an unprecedented three crime alerts in two days June 10 and 11. Each of the incidents occurred across from campus property, thereby placing them…
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June 22, 2009
The Record accepts obituaries from University departments, family members and funeral homes acting on behalf of the family. All obituaries must be for active or retired faculty and staff members.
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June 22, 2009
Award President Mary Sue Coleman was presented with an Alumni Award by Grinnell College in Iowa during its recent Alumni Reunion Weekend. Alumni Award winners have distinguished themselves in their careers and communities and embody Grinnell’s mission of lifelong learning and service. The 1965 graduate was cited for using the tools of higher education to…
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June 22, 2009
19th Century Brass by the Dodworth Saxhorn Band is presented from noon-1 p.m. July 2 in the University Hospital courtyard. The band is a re-creation of the original Dodworth Band, which dominated the New York music scene from 1836-91. The 17-member Ann Arbor band uses antique brass-valve horns and employs drama, dance, and audience participation.…
