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July 23, 2012
U-M, Traverse City Film Festival build on ‘educational partnership’
For the fourth consecutive year, film experts and students from U-M will contribute to the Traverse City Film Festival, July 31-Aug. 5. Drawn from the Department of Screen Arts and Cultures, faculty members will serve as jurors for both feature films and documentaries in the U.S. and foreign film categories as well as short films.… -
July 23, 2012
Old school: U-M in History
Enjoying the river
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July 23, 2012
Generation X is surprisingly unconcerned about climate change
As the nation suffers through a summer of record-shattering heat, a U-M report finds that Generation X is lukewarm about climate change — uninformed about the causes and unconcerned about the potential dangers. “Most Generation Xers are surprisingly disengaged, dismissive or doubtful about whether global climate change is happening and they don’t spend much time… -
July 23, 2012
U-M has left its mark on the Olympics
Since 1900, more than 200 Michigan students and coaches have participated in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, representing the U.S. and 23 other countries. As the Olympics return to London this summer, 26 current or former athletes and their coaches will be on hand for the competition.
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July 23, 2012
British native finds his calling as sports economist
The world will watch the high jumpers, long jumpers, runners, swimmers and divers as the London 2012 Olympic Summer Games open Friday. But Stefan Szymanski — a native of host country Great Britain — won’t particularly be watching athletes. Instead, he’ll watch tourists. Photo by Eric Bronson, Michigan Photography. “I will be mainly interested in… -
July 23, 2012
U-M to play leading role in national project to move research to market
In a move designed to fast-track more research from the lab to the real world, U-M was named one of two new nodes of the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps program, NSF officials announced July 18 at an I-Corps anniversary celebration in Washington, D.C.
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July 23, 2012
Diving Olympian Micki King’s redemption
The story of Micki King, who won a gold medal in diving in 1972 in Munich after breaking her arm at the 1968 Olympics, captivated many sports fans. Johnny Carson invited her to appear on his late-night television show. In front of cameras Carson took a diving lesson from King’s coach Dick Kimball, the longtime… -
July 23, 2012
Committee report outlines framework for U-M’s bicentennial celebration
U-M should mark its first 200 years with wide-ranging events, activities and initiatives that “celebrate our past, reflect on our present, and contemplate the exciting challenges that will likely redefine higher education during the university’s third century,” according to a report issued by the Bicentennial Planning Committee.
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July 23, 2012
Roommates, gymnasts among U-M athletes competing in 2012 Olympics
Typically on a Saturday, student roommates Sam Mikulak and Syque Caesar might hang out with friends, watch a movie on TV or play video games. But come Saturday, the U-M Men’s Gymnastics Team teammates will be in London, competing in qualification rounds in hopes of advancing to the Olympic finals. Caesar Mikulak. Photos by Martin… -
July 23, 2012
Applications to U-M are the highest in the school’s history
For the sixth consecutive year, U-M received a record number of applications from prospective freshmen: 42,535 applications for academic year 2012–13, an increase of 7.5 percent over the previous year’s record of 39,570.
