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July 23, 2012
Accolades
Lester Monts, senior vice provost for academic affairs, and Louis Yen, professor with the U-M Confucius Institute, recently were named honorary professors of the University of Science and Technology Liaoning, China, by its president Qiubo Sun, who said he expected future collaboration between U-M and USTL. Monts and Yen also were both named honorary professor… -
July 23, 2012
California Digital Library joins U-M’s copyright review project
The U-M Library recently announced that the California Digital Library (CDL), one of the world’s largest digital research libraries, is joining its grant-funded effort to identify public domain volumes from among the more than 10 million volumes that reside in HathiTrust. The library’s copyright determination work first began in 2008 with a National Leadership Grant… -
July 23, 2012
Barteau named new director of Energy Institute
A professor recognized by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers as one of the “100 Engineers of the Modern Era” has been appointed the new director of the Energy Institute and the inaugural DTE Energy Professor of Advanced Energy Research. Mark Barteau, who currently is at the University of Delaware, will join U-M on Sept.… -
July 23, 2012
U-M hospital care best in state, among best in nation, according to new ranking
The U-M Hospitals and Health Centers offer the best care in Michigan and some of the nation’s best care, according to a new ranking from U.S. News & World Report. The results mark the 18th year in a row that U-M has been named to the honor roll of “America’s Best Hospitals,” this year with… -
July 23, 2012
Obituary
Dr. Gerald Charbeneau Dr. Gerald Charbeneau, who chaired the School of Dentistry’s Department of Operative Dentistry from 1969-86, died July 2. He was 86 years old. Charbeneau earned his dental degree from the School of Dentistry in 1948 and received a master’s degree in pediatric dentistry in 1949. That year he also went into part-time… -
July 9, 2012
Employees can win $500 in prizes by participating in healthy programs
MHealthy is known for awarding its participants the gift of health. But in November, it also will award six lucky employees prizes valued at up to $500 each for participating in its health and wellness programs.
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July 9, 2012
Don’t miss: U-M Detroit Center to co-host stage at Concert of Colors
In celebration of the 20th Annual Concert of Colors, the U-M Detroit Center and Michigan State University’s Detroit Center will co-host an Outdoor Stage of music and culture from 2-9 p.m. July 14-15 in Detroit’s Midtown area. The stage, behind the U-M Detroit Center, features 14 acts covering a multitude of music and performance genres.… -
July 9, 2012
International Institute receives $750,000 Mellon grant
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a $750,000 grant to the International Institute for language instruction and other initiatives.
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July 9, 2012
Accolades
Korey Jackson, lecturer in English language and literature, and Council on Library and Information Resources Postdoctoral Fellow at MPublishing, has received a 2012 Public Fellows award from the American Council of Learned Societies. As a fellow, Jackson will serve as program coordinator and analyst for Anvil Academic, a digital publisher for the humanities. Francis X. Blouin… -
July 9, 2012
U-M signs agreement with American Red Cross for emergency sheltering
The university has signed an agreement with the American Red Cross that provides a broad framework for utilizing campus facilities in the event of a disaster.
