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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 7, 2011
New 3-D technology brings Woodson to life
Among the surprises in store for the families and patients scheduled to move to the new C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital this December is an appearance by football star Charles Woodson. With the help of “3D Woodson,” a new mobile app custom made for Mott, Woodson can be brought to life by any Mott visitor with… -
November 7, 2011
Dance professor finds inspiration in risks
Photo by Daryl Marshke, U-M Photo Services. Jessica Fogel’s desire to pursue dance blossomed in New York City, where artists traditionally have found a wealth of inspiration to guide fresh contributions. “So much is going on in the arts there. It’s not just the big people who’ve made it but all the cutting edge artists… -
November 7, 2011
Don’t miss: Seeking strategies that inspire art
Nick Cave, best known in the arts community for his figurative sculptural work known as Soundsuits, is scheduled to appear at 5:10 p.m. Thursday at the Michigan Theater in the program “Strategies of Performa — Scene and Unseen,” part of the School of Art & Design’s Penny W. Stamps Speaker Series. Cave’s figurative Soundsuits sculptures… -
November 7, 2011
Uhlmann receives Natalie Weissberger Paul National Lifetime Achievement Award
Wendy Uhlmann has received the Natalie Weissberger Paul National Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) at the 30th Annual Education Conference Oct. 30 in San Diego. Uhlmann is the genetic counselor/clinic coordinator of the Medical Genetics Clinic at U-M. She is a clinical assistant professor in the Departments of Internal… -
November 7, 2011
Accolades
Awards Dr. George Mashour, director of the Division of Neuroanesthesiology in the U-M Health System, recently was presented with the 2011 Presidential Scholar award, one of the highest honors given by the American Society of Anesthesiologists. The award is in recognition of his work related to consciousness and neuroanesthesiology. Jan Longone, curator of… -
November 7, 2011
Old school: U-M in History
Museum treasure
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November 7, 2011
Leaders celebrate opening of new children’s, women’s hospitals
Children joined community and U-M leaders to celebrate the new C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital on Nov. 3 with a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony.
