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January 9, 2012
Playwright to use laughter to promote MLK ideals
Tony Award- and Obie Award-winning playwright Sarah Jones, the keynote speaker for the Business & Finance MLK Convocation — Many Voices: A Shared Dream! says she’ll seek to connect with her audience through laughter, playfullness and joy to promote Martin Luther King Jr.’s message. Jones, who also is a performer and poet, and called a… -
January 9, 2012
Pienta to lead health sciences research
Dr. Kenneth Pienta has been appointed as associate vice president for research, health sciences, effective Jan. 1, and pending approval by the Board of Regents at its next meeting.
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January 9, 2012
Lecture: Health equality mirrors racial, economic justice
Good health is the right of all individuals, despite race, gender or economic status. This is the foundation of the work and research of Brian Smedley, who will deliver a public lecture on Jan. 16 as part of the University of Michigan’s 26th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium. His lecture, “Building Stronger Communities for… -
January 9, 2012
Symposium draws NPR journalist, playwright, panels, films
The 26th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium this month — its theme, “Building on the Past to a New Generation of Activism” — will feature a range of speakers and programs to celebrate King’s life and legacy.
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January 9, 2012
CAPS round table will explore wellness, social justice link
Laura Monschau, a Counseling and Psychological Services psychologist and wellness counselor, says she hopes a favorite Martin Luther King Jr. quote will spark conversation during a Round Table Discussion — Wellness and Social Justice: Community Self-Definition of Emotional Well-being and Resiliency. The King quote is, “True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it… -
January 9, 2012
Lecture dates set for five of U-M’s best faculty
Five faculty members who have received one of the university’s top honors will offer Distinguished University Professor lectures beginning Jan. 25, presenting topics that highlight their work at U-M.
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January 9, 2012
CAPS survey reports on student mental health
Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) has completed a report on the results of the third phase of its College Student Mental Health Survey. The survey is a long-term project undertaken by CAPS, a unit within the Division of Student Affairs, to describe, inform, and extend knowledge and understanding of college student mental health. CAPS started… -
January 9, 2012
Teaching Innovation Prize nominations due Feb. 1
2012 Provost’s Teaching Innovation Prizes of $5,000 will be presented to up to five faculty members this spring, with the current call for proposals due Feb. 1.
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January 9, 2012
Scholarship & Creative Work
Flipping an egg carton of light traps giant atoms In an egg carton of laser light, U-M physicists can trap giant Rydberg atoms with up to 90 percent efficiency, an achievement that could advance quantum computing and terahertz imaging, among other applications. Highly excited Rydberg atoms can be 1,000 times larger than their ground state… -
January 9, 2012
University reminds employees about severe-weather policy
As the likelihood of wintry weather increases, campus leaders would like to remind the community that the university’s severe-weather policy encourages all employees to make a reasonable effort to report to work as scheduled.
