February 9, 2009
Six engineering students have invented an electronic data logger kit that makes it easier for medical researchers to conduct clinical drug trials in ambulances. The kit can record voices, display when its medication contents are expired and register when the ambulance arrives on the scene, among other features. Computer engineering undergraduate students Keegan Reilly, Ray…
February 9, 2009
Once upon a time, there was a university executive officer who enjoyed the company of students so much, it didn’t even matter that they were too young to be in school. That’s why Vice President for Student Affairs E. Royster Harper went up to the hills and forests of North Campus one morning to read…
February 9, 2009
The University and the College of Engineering (CoE) are working together to engage local small businesses and help them establish research partnerships with faculty and students. On Feb. 11, at the MPowered Career Fair for small businesses, CoE and the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) will announce a pilot Small Company Innovation…
February 9, 2009
Vice President E. Royster Harper has announced that the search for an associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students has resulted in the selection of three finalists. The candidates will visit campus the week of February 16, interview with key staff in the Division of Student Affairs and a number of campus…
February 9, 2009
The election of Barack Obama shows the country “is capable of tremendous change” writer Pearl Cleage said in her Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium closing lecture Jan. 30. This historic event was more than she ever thought possible when growing up in an African nationalist household in Detroit. Pearl Cleage delivers the closing lecture…
February 9, 2009
VOICES of the Staff, set to earn an Arbor Award for Excellence for innovative employee programs as it also draws interest from universities nationwide, will directly ask employees this year to contribute ideas for improvements. MSpeaks Town Meeting participants discuss topics of interest to be included in a staff survey. (Photo by Scott Soderberg, U-M…
February 9, 2009
March 28 reopening to reveal hip, lively town square for the arts Watch a slideshow of the new UMMA > Museums reborn in the 21st-century travel a long, difficult road from blueprint to grand-opening ribbon-cutting. In these tough economic times, that road for nonprofit cultural institutions is becoming even steeper. One of the last structures…
February 9, 2009
From the editor: Today U-M launched the Record Update, a new online companion to the weekly University Record that will provide a brief and informative look at the news and issues that affect our campus on a daily basis. The Record Update is a single Web page, accessible from the Gateway that will be posted…
February 2, 2009
Advertisements for performances, piano lessons and auditions line the halls of the Earl V. Moore Building, but opening the doors to the piano technician room reveals a much different side of music. Assistant Piano Technician Norman Vesprini’s office is cluttered with piano keyboards, strings, tools and tuning equipment, all of which he uses to repair…
February 2, 2009
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