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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.
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January 9, 2012
RecycleMania to take over campus Jan. 22
A recycling craze is coming to campus as U-M gears up to compete against more than 600 other colleges and universities during RecycleMania 2012. The 10-week program will run Jan. 22-March 31 and will measure U-M’s recycling and reduction efforts in comparison to other universities nationwide. “For a campus community with a competitive spirit, RecycleMania… -
January 9, 2012
Coleman video welcomes campus to new opportunities in 2012
President Mary Sue Coleman in a new video welcomes the campus community to a new year that will take U-M in engaging and interesting directions. This video highlights several activities and projects in 2012 that include sustainable energy in Brazil, a student business at TechArb and an English class taught using American Sign Language. To… -
January 9, 2012
Regents approve $3.3 million renovation for Trauma Burn Center
Improved patient room lighting, a dedicated physical therapy and occupational therapy room and a more healing atmosphere for patients are the main features of a $3.3 million renovation to the University Hospital’s Trauma Burn Center approved Dec. 15 by the Board of Regents. Originally built in 1986, the Trauma Burn Center (TBC) has undergone only… -
January 9, 2012
Language examined in LSA theme semester
What does it mean to “know” a language? How do children acquire language? What is the relation between language and culture? As a defining human characteristic, language plays a central role in virtually all aspects of human activity. It also is a socio-cultural phenomenon and a formal system grounded in human cognition and biology. The…
