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November 14, 2011
Accolades
Awards Dr. Mark Chiang, assistant professor of internal medicine, Medical School, will receive a $2,500 award from the National Marrow Donor Program. To help mark its 25th anniversary and facilitation of 50,000 transplants, awards are being provided to authors of the highest-scoring abstracts. Chiang’s was “Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia – Biology & Pathophysiology.” Dana Muir, Arthur… -
November 14, 2011
Parking fees to replace admission charge at Matthaei Botanical Gardens
In a move that will make admission to Matthaei Botanical Gardens’ Conservatory free, and align the gardens with standard U-M admission and parking practices, the conservatory fee will end and a U-M parking-kiosk system will be installed.
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November 14, 2011
UMHS reaches contract agreement with U-M Professional Nurse Council
Members of U-M Professional Nurse Council/Michigan Nurses Association voted affirmatively last week on a new contract to succeed the previous one that was ratified in 2008 and expired June 30.
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November 14, 2011
University Housing to close Baits I residence hall
After considerable discussion and analysis, University Housing has decided that Baits I residence hall located on North Campus should be closed at the end of the 2011-12 academic year, and no longer be available for student housing.
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November 14, 2011
Website promotes green computing practices
The recently launched Sustainable Computing website sustainablecomputing.umich.edu offers practical tips, advice and resources to campus computing members that can be used at work, school or home.
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November 14, 2011
Provost’s Seminar engages faculty with artifacts, ideas, one another
Nearly 80 U-M faculty members enjoyed an unusual opportunity to engage with materials from U-M cultural collections Nov. 7 as they participated in this fall’s Provost’s Seminar on Teaching. Provost Phil Hanlon urged faculty to tap their own senses of curiosity and imagination when planning their teaching, to expand their strategies, and to explore new… -
November 14, 2011
First statewide university-business network to be created
A collaboration involving Michigan’s six leading research universities creates the first statewide university network in the country to provide such a critical tool for business growth and attraction. “Academia’s role in the economy is rapidly changing,” says Daryl Weinert, program principal investigator and executive director of U-M’s Business Engagement Center. “It’s critical that we recognize… -
November 14, 2011
Disability allies group to host labor rights talk
The Graduate Employees Organization (GEO) is scheduled to make a presentation on labor rights for the disabled from 4-6 p.m. Thursday at the Allies for Disability Awareness Community Organizing (ADACO) monthly meeting. The presentation before ADACO, which seeks to unify the various student, faculty and staff groups on campus focused on disability concerns, is in… -
November 14, 2011
Tiny worms change direction using two human-like neural circuits
A U-M biologist and his colleagues have found that the strategies used by the tiny C. elegans roundworm to control its motions are remarkably similar to those used by the human brain to command movement of eyes, arms and legs. C. elegans, a nematode about 1 millimeter in length, is one of the most widely… -
November 14, 2011
Management support is crucial for success of worker wellness plans
Buy-in from the boss, along with signs posted to encourage stair use and walking paths, result in more exercise and fewer sick days for employees, a U-M study shows. Researcher Mary Marzec and colleagues at the School of Kinesiology Health Management Research Center analyzed the impact of environmental, population-based health interventions in the workplace, as…
