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February 13, 2012
Old school: U-M in History
Proud wolverine
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February 13, 2012
Russel a formative figure in state’s history
Related story: Expert historian to discuss slavery in Henry Russel Lecture > The Henry Russel Lecture was named after a successful attorney and alumnus. Russel was born in Detroit in 1852 and received his early education at his local public school, then at the Philo M. Patterson Classical and Mathematical Academy in Detroit. Russel’s studies there… -
February 13, 2012
NHL Winter Classic coming to Big House
The Big House is expected to welcome the biggest hockey crowd ever when U-M hosts the 2013 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic on New Year’s Day.
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February 13, 2012
Don’t miss: Architect discusses city design in Taubman lecture
Jonathan Barnett, professor of practice in city and regional planning, and director of the Urban Design Program at the University of Pennsylvania, delivers the lecture “City Design: Modernist, Traditional, Green and Systems Perspectives” at 6 p.m. Friday. The lecture is presented in the Art and Architecture Building Auditorium, Room 2104. Barnett is an architect and… -
February 13, 2012
Sustainable lab program saving energy, resources
To help laboratory managers operate vital U-M facilities in the most efficient and sustainable manner, the Office of Campus Sustainability launched the Green Laboratory Operation for Sustainability program, which already has an impressive list of laboratories that have been certified under the program.
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February 13, 2012
Accolade
Elected Joel Blum, the John D. MacArthur Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and James Slavin, professor of space science and chair of the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, have been elected 2012 Fellows of the American Geophysical Union. The AGU is a not-for-profit, professional scientific organization with more than 60,000 members in… -
February 6, 2012
Symposium opens application process for presenting companies
Organizers of the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium recently issued its call for presenting companies for the 31st annual event. Each year, the symposium serves as a conduit for introducing early stage and emerging growth companies seeking funding to U.S. investors prospecting deals. It also has played a key role in trumpeting spin-outs of Midwest world-class… -
February 6, 2012
UM-Dearborn launches Arab American Studies minor
UM-Dearborn students now have the opportunity to minor in Arab American studies. The 15-credit minor, launched with the winter 2012 semester, provides students in any major the opportunity to examine the historical, political, economic, literary, artistic, cultural and psychological forces that have shaped and continue to shape the lives and communities of Arab Americans. Ismael… -
February 6, 2012
U-M doctoral student joins in Climate Science Day on Capitol Hill
U-M ecology graduate student Jasmine Crumsey joined with nearly 30 other scientists from across the country in Washington, D.C., last week to brief congressional staff members about climate change research. Crumsey, a doctoral student in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology who works at the U-M Biological Station, was one of 29 scientists who… -
February 6, 2012
Generation X: How young adults deal with influenza
More online • Watch a video about this research > • Read/download the report > Only about one in five young adults in their late 30s received a flu shot during the 2009-10 swine flu epidemic, according to a U-M report that details the behavior and attitudes of Generation X. But about 65 percent were at least…
