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May 22, 2017
The iconic Burton Memorial Tower
The first suggestion for a campanile — a usually freestanding bell tower — arose in an editorial in the Michigan Alumnus in May 1919. According to The University Record archives, the editorial writer suggested “a new clock tower ‘set high in the center of campus, to be at once a landmark and a thing of beauty.’”
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May 22, 2017
Fibers professor weaves narrative of her career
One glance at the hundreds of colorful fabric scraps scattered throughout Sherri Smith’s office, and it’s easy to see she’s got art projects on her mind. Smith, the Catherine B. Heller Collegiate Professor of Art, is the first and only tenured fabrics professor at the Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design.
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May 22, 2017
Accolades
Awards and honors for U-M faculty and staff.
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May 22, 2017
Campus briefs
News from around the university.
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May 22, 2017
Higher ed briefs
News from other Michigan public universities and U-M peer institutions across the nation.
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May 21, 2017
CRIME ALERT: Sexual assault, 05-21-17
About 2:30 a.m. Sunday, 100 block of East University Avenue, near Prospect Street, south of Central Campus.
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May 20, 2017
Can humanized products like Alexa meet our social needs?
U-M researchers have looked at whether anthropomorphic products like Amazon’s Alexa are capable of fulfilling the social needs typically fulfilled by human interaction and, if so, at what potential cost?
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May 19, 2017
Obituary: Carolyn ‘Toni’ Kessler
Carolyn “Toni” Kessler, who spent almost four decades working in the Office of the Registrar, died April 1 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital following a short illness.
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May 19, 2017
Obituary: Roland ‘Red’ Hiss
Roland “Red” Hiss died Dec. 15, 2016, at the University of Michigan Hospital, surrounded by his family.
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May 19, 2017
Obituary: Max Arthur Heirich
Max Arthur Heirich, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Michigan, died April 27 at the age of 85 after a long illness.
