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September 3, 2013
East Quad, Law Quad renovations spark excitement
Residential College faculty getting their first look at the East Quad renovation project being completed this summer say that, generally, the upgrades will inspire faculty and students and spark collaboration.
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September 3, 2013
Employees, spouses can win $500 by participating in healthy programs
Getting and staying on a healthier track can be a challenge in the fall. To help, MHealthy is offering extra motivation in the form of its November Grand Prize Drawing. Six people who participate in one or more eligible health and well-being activities between Sept. 1 and Oct. 31 will be randomly selected to receive a $500 American Express gift card.
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September 3, 2013
University implements new policy regarding student sexual misconduct
After an extensive, campuswide development and review process, the university is starting the academic year under a new policy that makes a clear statement that sexual misconduct “will not be tolerated at the University of Michigan and is expressly prohibited.”
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September 3, 2013
Mercury levels in Pacific fish likely to rise in coming decades
U-M researchers and their University of Hawaii colleagues say they’ve solved the longstanding mystery of how mercury gets into open-ocean fish, and their findings suggest that levels of the toxin in Pacific Ocean fish will likely rise in coming decades. Using isotopic measurement techniques developed at U-M, the researchers determined that up to 80 percent… -
September 3, 2013
Angell Hall computing site set to reopen Sept. 3
Following its first significant renovation since opening in 1988, the Angell Hall computing site will reopen today. The Board of Regents approved the $4.4 million renovation project during its December 2012 meeting. The work updated approximately 32,000 square feet of space to expand the computing site and provide new furniture, improve accessibility, refurbish the computer… -
September 3, 2013
U-M to accelerate advanced transportation technologies with new program
A new program at U-M will award funds for researchers to accelerate advanced transportation technologies. M-TRAC (Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization) is modeled after U-M’s successful Coulter biomedical program and is jointly funded by the university and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation for a $330,000 pilot. M-TRAC Transportation will provide translational research funds for promising… -
September 3, 2013
Newly unearthed ruins challenge views of early Romans
In a long-buried Italian city, archaeologists have found a massive monument that dates back 300 years before the Coliseum and 100 years before the invention of mortar, revealing that the Romans had grand architectural ambitions much earlier than previously thought. The structure, unearthed at the site known as Gabii, just east of Rome, is built… -
August 12, 2013
Last call for MCubed seed funding; an early success story
A few more research teams could receive $60,000 to jumpstart early-stage projects. All they have to do is ask for it. MCubed ends its final funding phase on Aug. 31 so each team has a full year to work on its project. The pilot phase of MCubed is slated to close in fall 2014.
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August 12, 2013
U-M researchers land $2M grant to grow algae for energy
Related story: Last call for MCubed seed funding; an early success story. A team of U-M researchers has been awarded a $2 million federal grant to identify and test naturally diverse groups of green algae that can be grown together to create a high-yield, environmentally sustainable and cost-effective system to produce next-generation biofuels. National Science… -
August 12, 2013
Open enrollment for 2014 benefits includes long-term disability plan
Faculty and staff who want to enroll in the Expanded Long-Term Disability (LTD) plan or increase their coverage level can do so during this year’s Open Enrollment (Oct. 28-Nov. 8) without having to provide a health statement of insurability.
