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May 18, 2009
The University Musical Society, one of the oldest performing arts presenters in the country, is striving to maintain its internationally renowned productions, even as reduced government, foundation and corporate support forces it to cut costs and lay off staff. “Quality trumps quantity,” says UMS Marketing Director Sara Billmann, explaining the society will offer four fewer…
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May 18, 2009
LectureTools, a new interactive educational technology system developed at the university, goes beyond “clickers” to connect instructors and students in large lecture classes. Perry Samson, an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, developed the tool to facilitate a more engaging and active learning space for his 190-student class, Extreme Weather. Instructors…
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May 18, 2009
Watch key presentations from the forum, along with supporting materials and a video stream > Faculty and staff Accreditation Working Groups appointed by Provost Teresa Sullivan reported their preliminary findings last week at a provost’s forum on accreditation. The groups were formed last year to explore the meaning of selected accreditation criteria for the university…
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May 18, 2009
The university has maintained its top bond ratings from two national rating services that investors look to before purchasing bonds. With an “AAA” rating from Standard & Poor’s and an “Aaa” rating from Moody’s Investors Service, U-M is one of just three public universities in the nation to retain the top ratings as the nation’s…
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May 18, 2009
Michigan’s three research universities share an important role in creating the jobs that will help the state rebound from its economic distress, presidents of the schools that comprise the University Research Corridor told a state Senate panel Friday. The presidents of U-M, Michigan State University and Wayne State University showcased URC-driven collaborations with businesses and…
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May 18, 2009
Residence hall room and board and apartment rental rates for the 2009-10 academic year were approved by the Board of Regents at its May 14 meeting. Students in residence halls will pay an average 3.9 percent more for room and board next academic year. The basic rate per student for a double room with a…
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May 18, 2009
For the fifth straight year, the university will send a delegation to Asia to strengthen close relationships in that part of the world. A U-M contingent headed by Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Teresa Sullivan, Dean Robert Dolan of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Dean David Munson of the College of…
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May 18, 2009
More online > General Motors and U-M have announced the formation of the GM/U-M Institute of Automotive Research and Education, with a strategic focus on reinventing the automobile and developing the next generation of high-efficiency vehicles powered by diverse energy sources. The institute, which builds on more than 50 years of collaboration between the organizations,…
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May 18, 2009
The university is reaching out as it delves into a new kind of manufacturing — welding knowledge-based innovation with partnerships that can yield seismic economic impact. On May 11 U-M hosted 300 people from business, industry and state government to exchange ideas about how the university can leverage its research-and-development expertise to strengthen local, state…
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May 18, 2009
Within weeks the university will take ownership of a 174-acre research campus that will provide a springboard for new discoveries, job creation and educational opportunity — and offer an investment for U-M’s future. U-M’s purchase of the former Pfizer pharmaceutical research facility adjacent to North Campus will be completed June 16, Timothy Slottow, executive vice…
