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January 23, 2012
Coleman: U growing ‘culture of entrepreneurship’
U-M President Mary Sue Coleman told a Washington, D.C., conference that the university is constantly expanding its “campus culture of entrepreneurship.”
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January 23, 2012
First chair appointed for new Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
U-M has chosen a nationally renowned leader in computational medicine and bioinformatics as the first chair of its newly created department in this emerging field. Brian Athey, is the inaugural chair of the new Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics. The Board of Regents approved the appointment at its Jan. 19 meeting. “In addition to… -
January 16, 2012
U-M makes progress in transferring Native American remains
After 18 months of careful deliberation, U-M has completed a formal set of policies and procedures for handling Native American human remains and cultural objects from its museum collections under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).
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January 16, 2012
Search committee named for executive director of university audits
A search committee has been selected for the executive director of university audits, the Office of the President has announced. The position reports to the president of the university.
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January 16, 2012
First flu cases confirmed
With cases of influenza starting to appear locally, university health officials want to remind the community that it is still not too late to get a flu vaccination.
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January 16, 2012
Coleman discusses initiatives with campus communicators
Building on the university’s rising global presence was among several initiatives President Mary Sue Coleman discussed in a Q-and-A style program with university communications professionals Jan. 11. In an interview format led by Lisa Rudgers, vice president for global communications and strategic initiatives, Coleman also talked about subjects ranging from U-M’s growing entrepreneurship and innovation… -
January 16, 2012
Climate change town hall meeting to bring together academics, practitioners
Never mind that it’s an election year. The issue of climate change has been a political tinderbox for a long time. And, in professor Andrew Hoffman’s opinion, social science academics and communications practitioners have been living in separate realms, a fact that’s helped contribute to the stalled public debate. Hoffman is director of the Frederick… -
January 16, 2012
Campus-level IT policy program established
More information • IT policy website > • For IT policy-related questions, inquiries, suggestions, and requests for support or guidance, contact Levy at [email protected] or 734-647-5357. The Office of the Chief Information Officer has hit the reset button, re-establishing a campus-level information technology policy program after a 10-year gap with no central office function responsible… -
January 16, 2012
Obituaries
Cecelia Banwell-Graham Cecelia Banwell-Graham, a former Medical School illustrator, died Dec. 14 in Tacoma, Wash. She was 87. Photo courtesy Patty Graham. Born in Detroit in 1924, Graham was identified early as an art prodigy. In 1943 she graduated from Cass Technical High School and entered Wayne State University, to pursue a degree in art… -
January 16, 2012
Cell monitoring technique offers cancer insights
A technique that lets researchers monitor single cancer cells in real time as they float in liquid could help doctors study the breakaway tumor cells that cause metastasis. Metastasis is the process of the disease spreading through the body. The approach, developed at U-M, could also pave the way for new types of targeted therapies…
