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March 23, 2009
There’s only one week left to sign up to win a smart phone, a four-month U-M Recreational Sports membership or a $50 gift certificate for The Glass House Café in Palmer Commons. Subscribe to the Record Update by March 31 to be eligible win one of these great prizes. The Record Update is a Web…
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March 23, 2009
The Thomas Francis Jr. Medal in Global Public Health selection advisory committee has been formed and charged by President Mary Sue Coleman to begin the nomination and selection process for the prestigious honor, which is given every 3-5 years. The medal recognizes individuals who significantly have advanced global public health. The recipient is invited to…
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March 23, 2009
With the emotional intensity of the Oscars, the anticipation of the college draft and the culmination of four years of training, fourth-year Medical School students gathered March 19 in Ann Arbor for Match Day. Medical School seniors Austin Gross and Lynda Ken, who have been dating for two years, are among the U.S. medical students…
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March 23, 2009
The scholarly monograph isn’t going anywhere. But exactly where and how scholarly works appear is undergoing nothing less than a revolution comparable, some say, to the invention of the printing press nearly six centuries ago. To maintain its leadership role in scholarly publishing in the digital age, U-M will restructure its largest publishing affiliate, University…
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March 23, 2009
Inequality is growing in China, but the impact may be smaller than predicted by many Western observers. U-M researcher Yu Xie will explain why in an April 1 lecture honoring his appointment as the Otis Dudley Duncan Distinguished University of Professor of Sociology. The lecture, free and open to the public, will take place at…
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March 23, 2009
Faculty members from LSA and the School of Nursing have been elected to the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA). At a March 16 meeting at Palmer Commons, Senate Assembly members elected three to SACUA: John Lehman, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and research scientist, Center for Great Lakes and Aquatic Sciences, LSA;…
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March 23, 2009
New chapter opens with Saturday’s public unveiling of landmark expansion After years of planning, fundraising and construction, the future of the U-M Museum of Art is now. On Saturday doors open to a museum more than twice the size of its former incarnation, riding an early wave of positive critical acclaim and an unmistakable feeling…
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March 23, 2009
Learn more about: • What this means for you • The Benefits Information Forums in Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint • The committee reportsGo to www.benefitsstewardship.umich.edu > Faculty and staff colleagues, Early last fall, we charged the Committee on Sustainable Health Benefits (COSHB) and the Committee to Study Retirement Savings Plan Vesting Options to devise…
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March 16, 2009
With an adjusted chair height, a new posture or a slight tilt to a computer screen, Sarah Cooney can work wonders on your office experience. The ergonomics program coordinator for the U-M Campus and Medical School specializes in helping staff and faculty work comfortably and effectively in the job environment. Cooney conducts ergonomics consulting and…
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March 16, 2009
February crime map > Police warn North Campus about thefts from vehicles The Department of Public Safety (DPS) is alerting students, staff, faculty and residents of North Campus that several thefts from vehicles recently have been reported. In all cases, global positioning systems and other small electronic devices had been left in view, then side…
