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March 12, 2012
Assistant director in Rec Sports officiates to help guide students
Nicole Green-Valentine knows the key to being a good official. “You need field presence. You need to be confident in yourself, confident that you know the rules and know how to apply them, and that you communicate well with the players, coaches, parents your partner officials,” says Green-Valentine, assistant director in the Department of Recreational… -
March 12, 2012
Faced with job loss? Perception is everything
When faced with job loss, people who consider themselves poor may limit employment prospects by believing they have a smaller social network than they actually do, a U-M business professor says. “Social networks help explain people’s outcomes in the labor market by determining how people seek help,” says Ned Smith, assistant professor of strategy at… -
March 12, 2012
U-M honored for campus internationalization
U-M is one of five U.S. colleges and universities honored with a 2012 Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization, NAFSA: Association of International Educators has announced.
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March 5, 2012
Gardens’ 50th anniversary celebrated in exhibit
More online More information > On a winter morning seven miles east of Central Campus, reddish-gold koi fish glide below sunlit water lilies in a tranquil mangrove pond, as warm mist settles on the green leaves of an 18-foot tamarind tree by a waterfall. The setting is the Conservatory, the diverse greenhouse and centerpiece of… -
March 5, 2012
UMHS, Trinity Health-Michigan sign master affiliation agreement
The U-M Health System (UMHS) and Trinity Health-Michigan have signed a new master affiliation agreement that paves the way for close cooperation between the two health systems that will benefit patients around the state. The agreement signals an intention to work together on specific opportunities that may be developed by teams of physicians and leaders… -
March 5, 2012
Kamel to discuss revolution, and women’s liberation
Bothiana Kamel, the first female presidential candidate in Egypt, is determined to use her voice to achieve democratic independence for her country. She says she owes it to women, whose political voices have not been accepted, as well as those who sacrificed their lives to bring freedom for Egypt. “What I hope for Egypt is… -
March 5, 2012
Old school: U-M in History
Original pumas
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March 5, 2012
40th annual powwow to convene March 17-18
Ann Arbor Dance for Mother Earth Powwow • Doors open to public daily at 10:30 a.m. • Location: Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, 601 W. Stadium Blvd. • March 17: Grand entries will be at noon and 7 p.m. • March 18: Grand entry will be at noon • Additional information, including ticket costs > The annual Dance for Mother Earth Powwow,… -
March 5, 2012
Urban planning program, USGBC provide findings on anticipated climate change
Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning faculty and students, along with the U.S. Green Building Council reviewed areas of climate change uncertainty, forecasted findings on anticipated climate change in the United States by region, and made recommendations based on the forecasts in a report released Feb. 29.
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March 5, 2012
‘Computational sprinting’ pushes smartphones till they’re tired
Illustration by Rose Anderson. Computational sprinting is a groundbreaking new approach to smartphone power and cooling that could give users dramatic, brief bursts of computing capability to improve current applications and make new ones possible. Its developers at the University of Pennsylvania and U-M are pushing mobile chips beyond their sustainable operating limits, much like…
