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December 8, 2008
See a list of MLK Symposium events > Campus units can submit event notices through Jan. 7 to appear online on the Web site. Activists Julian Bond, Julie Chavez Rodriguez and Pearl Cleage will head key events at the 23rd annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium, invigorated by the Jan. 20 inauguration of…
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December 8, 2008
More information about the MCommunity Sponsor System > The University has a new system to provide uniqnames for departmentally sponsored people: the MCommunity Sponsor System. The Information Technology Central Services (ITCS) Accounts Office is using it now to set up sponsorships for departments, and soon departmental administrators will be able to use it. “The Sponsor…
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December 8, 2008
U-M is weathering the U.S. recession better than many of its peers because of some significant steps the University has undertaken in recent years. “The University is not immune from the outside world. Fiscal year 2010 is likely to be very challenging,” cautioned Philip Hanlon, vice provost for academic and budgetary affairs, speaking at a…
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December 8, 2008
Related story:Wellness assessments to be offered in 2009 > View a video of the information forum and see an expanded list of frequently asked questions about University benefits strategy > As national health care costs continue to rise, the University remains committed to nurturing a culture of health. This was a central theme at a…
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December 8, 2008
Related story:Forum: U-M committed to affordable health care > Registration begins tomorrow in some areas of the University for the latest MHealthy program designed to create a culture of health and wellness at U-M. Active faculty and staff on all three campuses are encouraged to take part in an MHealthy Wellness Assessment — a free,…
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December 8, 2008
Melanoma, deadliest skin cancer, does not fit mode One of the most promising new ideas about the causes of cancer, known as the cancer stem-cell model, must be reassessed because it is based largely on evidence from a laboratory test that is surprisingly flawed when applied to some cancers, researchers say. Johnson By upgrading the…
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November 24, 2008
Susan Blaisdell proudly shows the work of the sewing elves: stockings decorated with Michigan logos, multi-colored lights and moose. Photo by Austin Thomason, U-M Photo Services Tubs of Play-Doh, hand sanitizer and notebooks overtake the counters of a room in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the Department of Internal Medicine, where Blaisdell works as an…
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November 24, 2008
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its Nov. 20 meeting. Ruthven project to replace two elevators The two elevators at the Alexander G. Ruthven Museums Building will be replaced. The $1.5 million project will be funded from the General Fund and is expected to be completed in the winter of…
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November 24, 2008
Award The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) has chosen Louis Burgio as the recipient of the M. Powell Lawton Award, which is presented annually to an individual to honor contributions from applied gerontological research that have benefited older people and their care. Burgio, the Harold R. Johnson Professor of Social Work and a research professor…
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November 24, 2008
To the UM Community: Since we last wrote on October 16, the national economic situation has evolved considerably. Although the economy may remain stressed for some time, we want to assure you that thanks to prudent investment and financial management policies, careful planning, and on-going cost containment measures, the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus…
