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February 1, 2016
History professor journeys west for ‘Little House’
As a little girl, Michelle McClellan would carefully place her Barbie dolls in a shoebox and pretend they were the Ingalls family, heading west for adventure in a dusty covered wagon. The assistant professor of history was always trying to be more like Laura Ingalls Wilder.
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February 1, 2016
Don’t Miss: George Shirley to receive Shirley Verrett Award
The Women of Color in the Academy Project is presenting the 2016 Shirley Verrett Award to George Shirley, the Joseph Edgar Maddy Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Music and professor of voice.
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January 29, 2016
U-M faculty members convene to collaborate on Flint water crisis
Faculty members from all three U-M campuses met at UM-Flint to discuss ideas for research collaborations and opportunities to work with community organizations responding to the Flint water crisis.
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January 29, 2016
Head up, heart down: Vertical placement matters
University of Michigan marketing professor Aradhna Krishna says people make real-life associations with rationality and emotions when it comes to an advertisement’s physical placement on a printed page or website.
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January 29, 2016
More Americans of all ages spurning driver’s licenses
While more and more teens and twentysomethings are forgoing driver’s licenses, the most recent trend holds true for pretty much all age groups, say University of Michigan researchers.
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January 29, 2016
Call of the wild: Male geladas captivate females with moans, yawns
For female gelada monkeys, a grunt from a male primate won’t suffice to get her attention. The call of the wild must involve moans, wobbles or yawns to entice these females, according to a new University of Michigan study involving the Ethiopian mammals.
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January 29, 2016
Brain power in animals: Size does matter
Just how smart are animals? It is believed that animals whose brains are large relative to their body size are highly intelligent — and now a new study supports that theory.
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January 29, 2016
Warde Manuel named director of intercollegiate athletics at U-M
Warde Manuel has been named the Donald R. Shepherd Director of Athletics. His five-year appointment as the university’s 12th athletic director will be effective March 14.
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January 29, 2016
Ginsberg Center director aims to strengthen service opportunities
As director of the Ginsberg Center, Mary Jo Callan wants to better connecting available resources at U-M to the needs within the community through engaged-learning opportunities.
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January 28, 2016
UM-Flint team mapping city water system’s lead service lines
A team of UM-Flint faculty and staff are working on a project designed to help provide a road map for removing lead from the water distribution system in Flint.
