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March 19, 2012
Weinberg symposium to examine bilingualism, cognition
While many people in the world are bilingual or multilingual, most research on language and the brain historically has investigated language processing, learning and use in monolinguals. Researchers now are broadening their scope as more neurolinguists and psycholinguists are studying the organization of language in the bilingual brain and sociolinguists are studying bilingual language use.… -
March 19, 2012
Koren to discuss robotics, dreams and timing in talk
In his inaugural lecture as the James J. Duderstadt Distinguished University Professor of Manufacturing in the College of Engineering, Yoram Koren will discuss his scientific contributions as well as his philosophy. His March 27 talk in the Rackham Amphitheatre is titled “On Dreams and Timing.”
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March 19, 2012
U-M a top university in world ranking
U-M has been ranked 12th in the annual Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings announced March 15. The 2012 Reputation Rankings are based on results from an invitation-only survey of scholars from around the world. The rankings were based on responses from 17,554 academics from 137 countries. U-M is one of only four public institutions… -
March 19, 2012
Six to receive honorary degrees at spring commencement ceremonies
CNN chief medical correspondent and U-M alumnus Dr. Sanjay Gupta will deliver the spring commencement address at U-M in Ann Arbor. Gupta, a practicing neurosurgeon who has broadcast live from some of the world’s most devastating natural and man-made disasters, also will receive a Doctor of Humane Letters at the 10 a.m. April 28 ceremony in Michigan Stadium.
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March 19, 2012
Elections under way for faculty reps on DPS Oversight Committee
The election process to fill two faculty representative positions on the Department of Public Safety Oversight Committee is under way. One position will be filled by a member of the Faculty Senate in an election conducted by the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA). Election of the non-Senate faculty representative is being handled by… -
March 19, 2012
President Coleman urges improvements in higher-ed funding metrics
President Mary Sue Coleman told state legislators that proposed higher-education budget formula metrics give the wrong impression about success at U-M.
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March 19, 2012
U-M graduate schools continue to receive top rankings
The university continues to be recognized for its academic strength nationally in the latest U.S News & World Report rankings of graduate programs. Among the programs ranked each year in America’s Best Graduate Schools — business, education, engineering, law and medicine — U-M maintained top-15 rankings in all five categories. The annual list shows consistently… -
March 19, 2012
U-M ‘making good progress’ in medical resident case
President Mary Sue Coleman said the university is “making good progress” on following up on the wide range of matters related to the case of a former medical resident facing federal child pornography charges.
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March 19, 2012
U-M biologists find potential drug that speeds cellular recycling
A U-M cell biologist and his colleagues have identified a potential drug that speeds up trash removal from the cell’s recycling center, the lysosome. The finding suggests a new way to treat rare inherited metabolic disorders such as Niemann-Pick disease and mucolipidosis Type IV, as well as more common neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s,… -
March 19, 2012
OAMI celebrates 25 years of service to student excellence, diversity
This month the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives will celebrate its 25th anniversary with the symposium Conversations On Serving a Diverse Student Community: Best Practices, Challenges, Successes & The Future. The March 29 symposium is the first of several events that will mark the silver anniversary.
