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April 30, 2012
University chooses first Weinberg Fellow
More online • See a profile and video of Christoph Nolte discussing his fellowship project > • More about the Marshall Weinberg Population, Development, and Climate Change Fellows Program > Christoph Nolte, a doctoral candidate at the School of Natural Resources and Environment, has been selected as the first recipient of the Marshall Weinberg Population,… -
April 30, 2012
Investment update
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April 30, 2012
Don’t miss: Muscular dystrophy researcher to present Gelehrter Lectureship
Kay Davies, whose research focuses on movement and behavioral disorders pertaining to muscular dystrophy, will give the third annual Thomas D. Gelehrter Medical Genetics Lectureship. The talk will begin at 2 p.m. May 2 the Kahn Auditorium at the Biomedical Science Research Building. The event honors Gelehrter, a medical doctor, U-M professor emeritus of human… -
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.
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April 30, 2012
Advisory committee named for LSA dean search
Provost Phil Hanlon has named a search advisory committee for the dean of LSA.
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April 30, 2012
Project to examine how brain’s daily clock controls mood
A U-M faculty member will lead an international, $1 million project examining the links between bipolar disorder and abnormalities in the circadian, or daily, rhythms of a mammal’s internal clock.
