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December 5, 2011
Coleman leads U-M with innovative spirit
At a time when the university is launching a master’s degree in entrepreneurship and investing in university-based startup companies, President Mary Sue Coleman is taking center stage as a champion for innovation and entrepreneurship.
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December 5, 2011
A smarter way to make ultraviolet light beams
Existing coherent ultraviolet light sources are power hungry, bulky and expensive. U-M researchers have found a better way to build compact ultraviolet sources with low power consumption that could improve information storage, microscopy and chemical analysis. A paper on the research is newly published in Optics Express. The research was led by Mona Jarrahi and… -
December 5, 2011
Renewed activism focus of 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium
The fresh contributions by activists throughout the world to ongoing equality, economic, political and civil rights struggles are a key focus of the 26th Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium opening in January.
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December 5, 2011
Dearborn student organizations supervisor helps recreate Detroit
Volunteer work has been a family endeavor since Jonathan Larson, UM-Dearborn’s student organizations supervisor, was a child. “My family has been very good at giving back … we always did gift baskets for food drives or coat drives,” says Larson, a native of Manistique in the Upper Peninsula. After graduating from Northern Michigan University with… -
December 5, 2011
Math student wins Marshall Scholarship to study in Britain
U-M senior Alex Carney is one of just 36 students in the United States to receive a prestigious 2012 Marshall Scholarship, which will enable him to study for two years in the United Kingdom.
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December 5, 2011
Fewer young, but more elderly, have driver’s license
A lower proportion of young people have a driver’s license today compared to their counterparts in the early 1980s — a trend not found among older age groups, a U-M study shows. In 1983 a third of all licensed drivers in the United States were under age 30. Today, only about 22 percent of drivers… -
December 5, 2011
Ross School to deliver Executive MBA program in Los Angeles
The Stephen M. Ross School of Business will offer its 20-month Executive MBA Program in Los Angeles beginning in August 2012. Applications will be accepted in January.
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December 5, 2011
Don’t miss: First Islamic comic superheroes examined in Stamps presentation
Kuwaiti clinical psychologist Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa, creator of “THE 99,” the first Islamic archetype comic superhero series, will lead a 5:10 p.m. Thursday presentation “Out of Thin Air: THE 99,” at the Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty. Inspired by Islamic culture and history, the comic series promotes tolerance, teamwork and appreciation of diversity. Forbes has named… -
December 5, 2011
New historic marker placed at state’s first Jewish cemetery
Jewish community leaders and U-M officials say they’re pleased following the successful replacement of a damaged historic marker that commemorates the site of the state’s first Jewish cemetery.
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December 5, 2011
Scholarship & Creative Work
Insect cyborgs may become first responders, search and monitor hazardous environs Research conducted at the College of Engineering may lead to the use of insects to monitor hazardous situations before sending in humans. Khalil Najafi, the Schlumberger Professor of Engineering, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, professor of biomedical engineering…
