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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 23, 2012
Seven honored for teaching innovations
Five U-M faculty projects that demonstrate fresh approaches to advance student learning will be recognized May 7, as winners of the fourth annual Provost’s Teaching Innovation Prize. The award is sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, and the U-M Library.
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April 23, 2012
ITS employee chases thrills by skydiving, BASE jumping
Risk has been a prevalent theme in Mark McManamay’s life. The application developer lead for Information & Technology Services has spent the last 20 years as a skydiving enthusiast. “When I made my first jump, I crawled out onto the wing, and I was shaking I was so scared. Then there was a point when… -
April 23, 2012
CRLT to celebrate 50th anniversary with gallery, visiting colleagues
How can faculty help students develop their abilities to conduct analyses of literary texts? What impact do international experiences have on students’ intercultural competence? How can screen casts be used to improve student learning in large engineering courses?
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April 23, 2012
Football helmet sensors help researchers demystify concussion in young athletes
More online Click here for a video of the research > Even two years later, Sarah Clark grimaces sheepishly and insists she mishandled the concussion her oldest son sustained in ninth-grade football. “I was woefully unprepared,” says Clark, a researcher at U-M and a self-proclaimed football mom at Skyline High School in Ann Arbor. “I… -
April 23, 2012
Provost offers update on student access
Provost Phil Hanlon provided a brief update on access to U-M by prospective undocumented students, during the April 19 Board of Regents meeting. “We care deeply about this issue,” Hanlon said. “We will continue our collaboration with students and other key stakeholders to develop a practical response that is legally compliant and reflects the university’s… -
April 23, 2012
Enriching Scholarship: 15 years of workshops, discussions and seminars
More online Session registration is under way and continues throughout the conference.More information > To register go to ttc.iss.lsa.umich.edu/es2012/sessions and click on a session. Registration has begun for Enriching Scholarship 2012, a week of free workshops, discussions and seminars for instructors, faculty and staff to address the role of technology in fostering engaging, integrated and…
