April 6, 2009
The university is transforming its information technology services to better meet the needs of today’s digital-era students and to offer the high-performance computing required to recruit and retain the best faculty and staff. The new organization will combine Information Technology Central Services (ITCS), Information Technology Security Services (ITSS) and Michigan Administrative Information Services (MAIS) to…
April 6, 2009
A task force is calling for an overhaul of campus sports and recreational facilities in part to make them jibe with the university’s emphasis on building a healthy community. In a report commissioned jointly by the Office of the Provost and the Division of Student Affairs, the Recreational Sports Task Force final report calls for…
April 6, 2009
To help clarify upcoming benefit changes, the university hosted information forums March 30 and 31 on the Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses. Monday’s forum in Ann Arbor included questions from the audience on a broad variety of topics including benefits for retirees, part-time workers and families with children. For more information about these topics…
April 6, 2009
Cancer, diabetes, strep infections and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s are the first targets of a novel program to shepherd promising biomedical discoveries from Life Sciences Institute (LSI) labs to the marketplace. The LSI Innovation Partnership uses philanthropic gifts to bridge the critical funding gap — known to biomedical researchers and venture capitalists as the…
April 6, 2009
Rowan Miranda has been appointed associate vice president for finance, pending approval by the Board of Regents. His appointment will be effective April 20. In his new role, Miranda will be responsible for the university’s central financial functions (accounts payable, accounts receivable, procurement, accounting, payroll and sponsored programs), the external audited financial statements, financial analysis,…
April 6, 2009
Randy Tessier, a lecturer in LSA and unit chair for the Lecturer’s Employee Organization, performs with the band FUBAR at the LEO informational rally Thursday in Regents Plaza. In February LEO filed a formal grievance against the university over the 2 percent salary increase Ann Arbor campus union members received in September 2008, saying the…
April 6, 2009
Business research often focuses on ways to help executives lead organizations, but Stephen M. Ross School of Business Professor Jane Dutton’s work shows it’s the employees at the lower rungs of the ladder that often make the difference. Dutton, the Robert L. Kahn Distinguished University Professor of Business Administration and Psychology, says that people in…
April 6, 2009
Vice President for Student Affairs E. Royster Harper has named Laura Blake Jones associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students. Pending Board of Regents approval, Blake Jones will assume the position July 13. (Photo courtesy Laura Blake Jones) “Dr. Blake Jones brings a wealth of experience in student affairs and leadership,” Harper…
March 30, 2009
After surgery in 2008 to remove a bone tumor on her hip, Anne Phillips recovered with the help of orange-red and lavender hues. The story of her experience with the healing power of colors — as well as other patients’ stories, artwork, poetry and activities — fill the pages of the upcoming Mott “Active Book,”…
March 30, 2009
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