May 18, 2009
For bacteria in wastewater treatment plants, the stars align perfectly to create a hedonistic mating ground for antibiotic-resistant superbugs eventually discharged into streams and lakes. In the first known study of its kind, Chuanwu Xi of the School of Public Health and his team sampled water containing the bacteria Acinetobacter at five sites in and…
May 18, 2009
Three U-M coaches made a courtesy stop on Capitol Hill last week prior to an alumni event in Washington, D.C. From left are men’s basketball coach John Beilein; U.S. Rep. John Dingell, D-Dearborn; hockey coach Red Berenson, and football coach Rich Rodriguez. The coaches visited with several lawmakers and some U-M alumni working in Congress.…
May 18, 2009
Expanding Active U from eight to 10 weeks proved a success, motivating more than 9,400 participants to log three million more activity minutes than last year for a total of more than 15.5 million minutes. “Most of those who join have participated all four years and see Active U as a starting point for a…
May 18, 2009
Paul Zitzewitz’s influence on science education at UM-Dearborn will not end with his retirement. He and his wife, Barbara, have made a gift of $200,000 to be used to support science teaching facilities on campus and programs in the Department of Natural Sciences. (Photo courtesy UM-Dearborn) Zitzewitz retired from active faculty status on April 30…
May 18, 2009
The Board of Regents learned about UM-Dearborn’s “civic engagement project” in a presentation at its meeting Thursday on the Dearborn campus. “Our goal is to provide an academic complement to civic engagement on campus through academic service-learning courses and other faculty initiatives,” says Troy Murphy, associate professor of communication at UM-Dearborn. “We are working to…
May 18, 2009
The UM-Dearborn School of Management will change its name to the College of Business, effective July 1. The Board of Regents approved the change at its meeting Thursday. “This is more than a name change, but a reaffirmation of our commitment to be a driving force of change for the region’s economy” says Kim Schatzel,…
May 18, 2009
Recipients of the inaugural Distinguished Diversity Leaders Award were celebrated at a breakfast ceremony in Palmer Commons recently. The Distinguished Diversity Leaders Award was established to shine a light on staff members who work toward achieving a welcoming, supportive and inclusive working environment. Individual awardees are: Charles Ransom, Cinda-Sue Davis, George Myers III, Jackie Simpson,…
May 18, 2009
The Cardiovascular Center has received a $5 million gift from The D. Dan and Betty Kahn Foundation. The gift will establish the D. Dan and Betty Kahn Cardiovascular Medical Engineering Research Fund to support research by physicians, scientists and engineers doing promising work in biomedicine and bioengineering. The auditorium at the Biomedical Science Research Building,…
May 18, 2009
Work will begin immediately on the design of a new U-M soccer stadium, following Board of Regents approval of the project during Thursday’s meeting at UM-Dearborn. The stadium will be built on the site of the current competition field, one of three soccer fields added in 2008. The fields are west of the tennis complex…
May 18, 2009
A series of factors centered around a higher-than-normal workload on the CTools system combined to cause the April 20 shutdown of the new online teaching evaluation process. Information technology officials told the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs on May 11 they have identified the problems that contributed to the shutdown and have taken steps…
