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March 5, 2012
Scholarship & Creative Work
Protecting people from deadly floods, quakes in the Philippines Typhoons thrash the Philippines every year, causing flash flooding and mudslides that often kill hundreds of people in the Southeast Asian nation. Many blame the death and destruction on the wrath of nature. But Gavin Shatkin has a different view. “Disasters are not natural,” says Shatkin,… -
March 5, 2012
Environmental concerns help guide a career path
When Mike Shriberg was offered his current position of education director at the Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute in 2010, he says the timing was just right, given the leverage and potential the university has to impact environmental and sustainability issues. “This university is at a critical moment in terms of sustainability. The commitment that (President)… -
February 20, 2012
Old school: U-M in History
Astronomy legend
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February 20, 2012
Four honored with Goddard Power awards
Deborah Goldberg, Elzada U. Clover Collegiate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and chair of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, LSA; and Denise Sekaquaptewa, professor of psychology, LSA, have been awarded the Sarah Goddard Power Award for 2012. Also honored were Cynthia Luz Marcelo, research emerita professor of surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical… -
February 20, 2012
U-M human embryonic stem cell line placed on national registry
U-M’s first human embryonic stem cell line will be placed on the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s registry, making the cells available for federally funded research. It is the first of the stem cell lines derived at the university to be placed on the registry.
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February 20, 2012
Wheelchair supplier coaches Rollin’ Pistons team
Matt Traynor knows a great deal about wheelchairs and the people who rely on them. As a certified rehab technology supplier for the Wheelchair Seating Service of the U-M Health System Home Care Services Division, Traynor spends his days working with patients who need mobility assistance. And while Traynor does not take his work home… -
February 20, 2012
Proposals sought for sixth annual STEP in Departments workshop
The U-M ADVANCE Program now is calling for proposals for the sixth annual STEP in Departments workshop. The intensive three-day workshop, which will take place May 8-10 in Ann Arbor, draws on academic theory and data to examine obstacles to change and strategies for overcoming them.
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February 20, 2012
WCTF keynote to speak on diversity, inclusion in higher education
The Women of Color Task Force celebrates its 30th annual conference March 2 with an author and activist for social and economic justice as the keynote speaker. Johnnetta Cole, director of the Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of African Art, will give the keynote lecture at 8:30 a.m. in Rackham Auditorium. Her topic is “The Business… -
February 20, 2012
Kane to explore laws of universe in talk
Gordon Kane of LSA will deliver the Distinguished University Professor lecture “The Bottom of the Iceberg — How Well Do/Can We Understand the Underlying Laws of the Physical Universe?” at 4 p.m. March 6 in the Rackham Amphitheatre.
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February 20, 2012
Royal Shakespeare Company plans 10-day visit at U-M
What goes into creating a layered and complex theatrical production of world-class quality? Why now, more than ever, is it essential to make a home where artists are uninhibited and unbridled to pursue and refine their creative work? And what logistical, cultural and linguistic challenges must be resolved when interpreting international works of theater? “Creative…
