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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.
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April 30, 2012
CoE works to reconnect its graduates through online initiative
A new College of Engineering initiative called MconneX will provide entertaining and educational content to the almost 70,000 engineering alumni through videos, as well as events and continuing education opportunities — all online and free of charge.
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April 30, 2012
Commencement images
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a U-M alumnus, CNN medical correspondent and neurosurgeon, delivers the keynote address for 2012 Spring Commencement. “Make each moment count,” he told the graduates, who gathered in Michigan Stadium. “Don’t deprive yourself. Don’t impose too many rules.” Photo by Scott C. Soderberg, Michigan Photography. University Graduate Exercises participants file out of the… -
April 30, 2012
Zell Lurie Institute leads Midwest’s foremost venture capital event
Led by the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium showcases innovation within the state and surrounding region by bringing together “Best in the Midwest” companies with leading venture capitalists, angel investors and institutional investors. This year’s symposium is May 15-16 at the Marriott Resort in Ypsilanti.
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April 30, 2012
Speakers encourage class of 2012 to take risks, embrace creativity
Amid blustery skies and temperatures that hovered in the low 40s, graduates at the Spring Commencement celebration Saturday began the next stages of their lives with warm words of encouragement from Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a U-M alumnus, CNN medical correspondent and neurosurgeon.
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April 30, 2012
Second U-M stem cell line now publicly available
U-M’s second human embryonic stem cell line just has been placed on the National Institutes of Health registry, making the cells available for federally funded research. It is the second of the stem cell lines derived at U-M to be placed on the registry.
