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December 12, 2011
University holiday season closings, hours
Editor’s note: The following holiday season closings and special hours were submitted by university departments and units. For updated information or questions, contact them directly. Michigan Union Hours are 7 a.m.-2 a.m. Dec. 21, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 22, and 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 23, closed Dec. 24-26 and Dec. 31-Jan. 2. The union is… -
December 12, 2011
Police Beat
Nov. 2011 crime map > Sexual assault reported in Baits A student reported to the Department of Public Safety on Dec. 5 that an acquaintance had sexually assaulted her in her Baits residence hall room earlier that morning. The man had been visiting her around 11 a.m. Later that evening, police identified the man and… -
December 12, 2011
Growing income and gender gaps in college graduation
A new study shows that the gap in rates of college completion between students from high-and low-income families has grown significantly in the last 50 years. “We find growing advantages for students from high-income families,” says economist Martha Bailey, who conducted the study with economist Susan Dynarski. “And we also find that increases in educational… -
December 12, 2011
Don’t miss: Drug development, the regulatory process and generics explored in lecture
Leslie Benet, a U-M alumnus scheduled to receive an honorary degree at Winter Commencement exercises Dec. 18, will speak about the myths and realities of the U.S. pharmaceutical enterprise and related issues in the inaugural 2011 Albert B. Prescott Distinguished Lecture at 2-3 p.m. Dec. 16 in Rackham Amphitheatre. His lecture is titled “Drugs, Generics,… -
December 12, 2011
Accolades
Award Ted Birdsall, professor emeritus in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, recently received the Silver Medal in Signal Processing in Acoustics from the Acoustical Society of America for contributions to signal detection theory and development of coded sequences in underwater acoustics. He retired from the university in 1996, after a 42-year career. -
December 12, 2011
Old school: U-M in History
A legend visits
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December 12, 2011
Fourteen U-M scientists and engineers named AAAS Fellows
Fourteen U-M faculty members are among 539 newly elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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December 12, 2011
MCAC mentor to attend Christmas reception at White House
Alumnus Ryan McBride’s day will be quite out of the ordinary on Tuesday. Instead of arriving at Saginaw High School, checking in with his student mentees and greeting classroom teachers, McBride will arrive at the White House, check in with the cadre of Secret Service agents who stand vigil and greet President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.
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December 5, 2011
Piersante to lead DPS during search for new chief
Deputy Police Chief Joe Piersante on Nov. 30 was appointed interim university police chief, after the unexpected resignation of Chief Greg O’Dell. O’Dell told university officials Nov. 29 that he was resigning, effective Nov. 30, and returning to his previous position as police chief at Eastern Michigan University. The EMU Department of Public Safety has… -
December 5, 2011
New online master’s degree dental hygiene program offered
A new online learning program leading to a Master of Science degree in dental hygiene will be offered by U-M beginning next September. The program, offered by the Rackham School of Graduate Studies in conjunction with the School of Dentistry, will be a two-year, six-semester program totaling 36 credit hours. Wendy Kerschbaum, associate professor of…
