May 4, 2009
Bargain shoppers from all over campus and beyond are swarming to U-M Property Disposition as they work to keep a lid on expenses. The 15,000-square-foot Property Disposition warehouse at 3241 Baxter Road is filled with bargains, from computers and office furniture to shelving and tools that are no longer needed by university units. Property Disposition’s…
May 4, 2009
U-M leaders say President Barack Obama’s plan to “restore science to its rightful place” is good news for research universities and the scientific community. Obama emphasized the role of research and development during an April 27 speech to the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. He vowed to devote 3 percent of the nation’s…
May 4, 2009
Three U-M professors have been elected members of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for their excellence in original scientific research, the NAS announced Tuesday. Membership in the NAS is one of the highest honors given to a scientist or engineer in the United States. Professors David Meyer (psychology), Alan Gibbard (philosophy) and Yu Xie…
May 4, 2009
A graduate beams as she prepares to take her seat in the stands for Saturday’s commencement ceremony at Michigan Stadium. More coverage of commencement > (Photo by Scott Soderberg, U-M Photo Services)
May 4, 2009
President Barack Obama’s work as a community organizer helped prepare him for the presidency. Now U-M undergraduates can choose to prepare for their futures by pursuing community organizing as an academic minor concentration — or take other new courses that similarly cross disciplines to rise to demands for innovative instruction. In coming months, the new…
May 4, 2009
As Influenza A (H1N1): Swine Flu spread across Mexico and the United States last week, U-M leaders diligently monitored the situation, keeping an eye on international travel plans and the upcoming commencement celebrations. Toward the end of the week, with no known cases reported from any of the three campuses and just two confirmed in…
May 4, 2009
U-M will be home to an Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) that will explore new materials to better convert solar energy to electricity, the White House has announced. The U.S. Department of Energy plans to fund this center at a level of about $19.5 million. It is one of 46 centers across the nation and…
April 27, 2009
Dominique Abed went from one job — dog training — that is based on clear, simple and often nonverbal communication, to one that stresses the delivery of complex, nuanced verbal information. (Photo by Austin Thomason, U-M Photo Services) Abed is the marketing communications specialist at the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise, where her core…
April 27, 2009
Police Beat is a monthly feature. The next publication will be May 18.
April 27, 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.
