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May 7, 2012
Don’t miss: Mother’s Day sale, Peony Festival planned at gardens
Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum celebrate spring with a Mother’s Day Weekend Plant Sale and Fundraiser Saturday and Sunday at the botanical gardens, and the Nichols Arboretum Peony Festival May 15-June 5. A large selection of hanging baskets and containers will be available at the Mother’s Day Sale. They will be filled with plants… -
May 7, 2012
Better use of space is focus of new policy for classroom scheduling
A new classroom scheduling policy will help the university make better use of existing classroom space and spread out classes throughout the day and throughout the week. The policy will take effect for the Winter 2013 curriculum-planning period.
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May 7, 2012
Accolades
Award Anton Reznicek, assistant director, research scientist and curator of vascular plants at the Herbarium, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, LSA, has received the Michigan Botanical Club Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his contributions to the understanding of Michigan plants and ecology and the Great Lakes region. Reznicek has researched extensively and published… -
May 7, 2012
Photo: Commencement at Dearborn, Flint
Above, UM-Dearborn Chancellor Daniel Little congratulates student speaker Sabrina Ali after her address. Dearborn graduates took part in two commencement ceremonies conducted April 29 at the UM-Dearborn Fieldhouse/Arena. Photo by Millard Berry. Below, Sofia Mancia (left) and Courtney Banks (right) congratulate UM-Flint graduate Tiffany Hudson. UM-Flint hosted two commencement ceremonies April 29 at Perani Arena and… -
May 7, 2012
Friends find fitness together, compete in extreme race
When Shawna McManus and Pam Quinlivan signed up for the Tough Mudder — a 12-mile, 27-obstacle race — they didn’t anticipate what they would go through to reach the finish line. The obstacles were challenging: a 30-foot jump into cold, muddy water; a network of live electric wires (charged to 10,000 volts) to run through;… -
May 7, 2012
U-M among the Princeton Review’s 322 Green Colleges
More online ❙ For more information on the university’s sustainability efforts > ❙ Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges > The university was recognized for its commitment to sustainability in the 2012 edition of the Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges released April 17. Presented in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council,… -
May 7, 2012
Health-minded employees sought to become MHealthy Champions
MHealthy now is recruiting new members for its MHealthy Champions program (formerly Wellness Champions). Champions are staff and faculty volunteers who help to create a culture of health within their work areas. The deadline to apply is Friday. MHealthy Champions have the opportunity to: ❙ Help tailor wellness programs and activities that best fit their… -
May 7, 2012
SHARP helps fund research into physical activity for women and girls
When a new sports research center for girls and women opened at U-M in 2011, Susan Woolford knew her work would be an ideal fit. A researcher whose interests focus on childhood obesity, she successfully applied for and received a grant from SHARP (Sport, Health and Activity Research and Policy Center) to explore the reasons… -
May 7, 2012
Smart gas sensors for better chemical detection
Portable gas sensors can allow you to search for explosives, diagnose medical conditions through a patient’s breath, and decide whether it’s safe to stay in a mine. These devices do all this by identifying and measuring airborne chemicals, and a new, more sensitive, smart model is under development at U-M. The smart sensor could detect… -
May 7, 2012
Student Affairs research symposium examines practice in motion
Student affairs professionals and interested students, faculty and staff from Ann Arbor and beyond will convene May 16 at the Division of Student Affairs’ ninth annual research symposium, Getting to Nine: Moving Toward Data-Informed Decisions.
