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October 17, 2011
Ford School employee passionate about roller derby
Amy Fredell has made a career of helping others succeed as the recruitment services coordinator at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, but it’s her skill in the roller-skating rink that has gained her attention since she was a child. “My best friend in kindergarten and grade school started and said ‘come do… -
October 17, 2011
Aung San Suu Kyi to receive U-M’s Wallenberg Medal, deliver lecture
Aung San Suu Kyi, a Burmese human rights activist and Nobel Peace laureate, is the recipient of the 21st U-M Wallenberg Medal. In a rare public address overseas, Suu Kyi will give her videotaped Wallenberg Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25 before an audience in Rackham Auditorium.
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October 17, 2011
Clearing the cosmic fog of the early universe: Massive stars may be responsible
The space between the galaxies wasn’t always transparent. In the earliest times, it was an opaque, dense fog. How it cleared is an important question in astronomy. New observational evidence from U-M shows how high energy light from massive stars could have been responsible. A three-color image of the dwarf starburst galaxy NGC 5253. Green… -
October 17, 2011
Henry Russel lecturer, awardees named for 2012
Rebecca Scott, considered one of the foremost Latin American historians in the country, has been selected as the Henry Russel Lecturer for 2012 — one of the university's highest honors for a senior member of its active faculty. Three junior faculty members — Lada Adamic, Aaron Pierce and Haoxing Xu — will receive the Henry Russel Award.
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October 17, 2011
Regents Roundup
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its Oct. 13 meeting. Four new startup companies to move into Venture Accelerator Four new U-M startup companies will move into the U-M Tech Transfer’s Venture Accelerator at the North Campus Research Complex. The regents approved leases with SenSigma, CSquared Innovations, Diapan Therapeutics and… -
October 17, 2011
Couzens Hall welcomes new generations of students
After more than a year of deep renovation, Couzens Hall reopened for this fall semester with many improvements to meet the residential needs and expectations of current and future U-M students. It was formally reopened during a ceremony last week.
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October 17, 2011
Study casts doubt on sex offender notification laws
While evidence suggests that requiring convicted sex offenders to register with the police reduces the chances they’ll re-offend, a recent paper co-authored by a U-M law professor shows that publicizing sex offenders’ identities may actually increase the chances they’ll commit another sex crime. Michigan law professor J.J. Prescott and professor Jonah Rockoff of the Columbia… -
October 17, 2011
Four to receive honorary degrees at Winter Commencement
One of the nation’s foremost journalists, a world-renowned scientist who specializes in pharmaceutical chemistry, a former U-M provost and the current chancellor of Syracuse University, and a Harvard professor and author whose work focuses on community, diversity, religion and politics in modern society are to receive honorary degrees at the U-M Winter Commencement 2011.
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October 17, 2011
Police Beat
September 2011 crime map > Suspect interviewed for home invasions A male, not affiliated with the university, has been interviewed in connection with two home invasions that were reported at West Quad on Oct. 8. Some property has been recovered. Additional investigation is pending. In one incident, a fourth-floor resident told university police that when… -
October 10, 2011
Student International Affairs Forum gathers student input
Stuart Roche, a kinesiology student from England, said he got basic information about U-M at the International Student Orientation. During a Student International Affairs Forum Oct. 4 at Palmer Commons, he suggested ways the university could have presented even more information as he transitioned to American campus life.
