May 27, 2008
Related story:U-M/China relationship continues to strengthen > In addition to forum exchanges on the U-M campus, a delegation of 22 Chinese university officials visited Chicago, Detroit and the state capitol, and met with University Research Corridor (URC) partners Michigan State University and Wayne State University. “Universities around the world are a critical source of the…
May 27, 2008
A group of Chinese higher education officials has concluded a two-week visit to U-M. Read about U-M-China partnerships, University Research Corridor participation and more on the delegates’ experiences > Related story:Chinese delegation gathers ideas from URC partnerships > Two U-M researchers were chatting at a party. A cancer researcher told a political science professor about…
May 27, 2008
Kelly Maxwell has been appointed as co-director of the Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR). Maxwell, who has served for seven years as associate director of IGR, also is a lecturer II in psychology. After earning her doctorate from Arizona State University, Maxwell’s career has been devoted to dialogue as a means of understanding group differences…
May 27, 2008
Delta Dental has been selected as the new administrator of the U-M Dental Plan. This change will become effective Jan. 1. During the remainder of the current calendar year, dental benefits will continue to be administered by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife). “All U-M benefits plans are periodically re-assessed to ensure the best match of…
May 27, 2008
John McCain’s imminent GOP nomination and the near-certain choice of Barack Obama by the Democrats to run in this year’s presidential election could have been predicted, a U-M researcher says. A new study by D. Scott DeRue of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Jennifer Nahrgang of Michigan State University shows that the…
May 27, 2008
About this series Today the University Record presents the third installment in a three-part series exploring the rising cost of health care. Part 1: Setting the scene > Part 2: The University perspective >Part 3: Doing our part one person at a time Solving the nation’s health care challenges cannot be accomplished solely by providers…
May 27, 2008
Scientists explain why killing trees will provide a glimpse of future forests > Armed with chainsaws and pry bars, University researchers and their colleagues recently hastened the end for nearly 7,000 mature aspen and birch trees in a large-scale, long-term experiment to glimpse the Great Lakes region’s future forests. Researchers are stripping a band of…
May 12, 2008
The slate kitchen countertops, hard wood floors and cherry wood cabinets in Kurt Thoma’s Ypsilanti home reveal something of the Hill Auditorium house technician. (Photo by Scott Soderberg, U-M Photo Services) Thoma, who sometimes runs sound and lights at Rackham Auditorium, the Power Center for the Performing Arts and other University venues, appreciates quality. This…
May 12, 2008
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its May 15 meeting. New engineering learning center planned The first floor of the Engineering Programs Building will receive renovations to create two new learning laboratory spaces for the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and Civil Engineering programs. Slated for completion in…
May 12, 2008
April 2008 crime map > Armed robberies reported on, near campus Officers with the Department of Public Safety (DPS) and Ann Arbor Police Department (AAPD) are working to determine any connections in a series of armed robberies. The most recent incident (as of press time) was reported at 10:57 p.m. May 3 when a female…
