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July 11, 2011
U-M Library to share HathiTrust orphan works
U-M Library users soon will have access to digital versions of some of the thousands of orphan works held in common by the U-M Library and the HathiTrust Digital Library. Making these works available in HathiTrust will render them fully searchable, viewable and accessible to U-M researchers wherever there is a connection to the Internet.… -
July 11, 2011
Coleman joins Obama’s new manufacturing partnership
More stories online • U-M and other universities outline plan for partnership > • GM, CoE create technology to maximize Volt’s battery weld quality > Responding to President Obama’s call to action, U-M President Mary Sue Coleman joins representatives from five other universities as part of the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership, a national effort bringing together… -
July 11, 2011
University units display, serve during Art Fair
The Ann Arbor Art Fair typically draws a half a million people who come to see all forms of artwork that can inspire and stir the imagination, and to enjoy a major people-watching experience. The 52nd annual Ann Arbor Art Fair — which is comprised of four individual art fairs — returns July 20-23 to… -
July 11, 2011
Library conservator featured artist for Ann Arbor Street Art Fair
Julie Fremuth is about the best friend an old piece of paper could have. As a conservator trained in preservation at the William L. Clements Library, her job is to save aged books, manuscripts, letters and documents. But her love for old paper goes beyond the walls of her workplace. Fremuth also likes to incorporate… -
July 11, 2011
Upper middle class preschoolers silence less fortunate peers
Preschool upper middle class children tend to ask for help and argue their points effectively — sometimes to the detriment of their classmates from working class families. A new U-M study finds that 4-year-old, upper middle class kids use their strong verbal skills to engage teachers in more conversations and to draw upon reasoning that… -
June 20, 2011
Old school: U-M in History
Women golfers
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June 20, 2011
Record ‘dead zone’ predicted due to Mississippi River flooding
Extreme flooding of the Mississippi River this spring is expected to result in the largest Gulf of Mexico “dead zone” on record, according to a U-M aquatic ecologist and his colleagues. The 2011 forecast, released last week by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), calls for a Gulf dead zone of between 8,500… -
June 20, 2011
Toolkit, signs and maps help answer frequently asked questions
In less than two weeks all buildings, facilities, grounds and university-owned vehicles will become smoke free. As the deadline gets closer, some are asking what to do when they encounter someone who is not adhering to the new policy. University Human Resources and the MHealthy team have created a Supervisors’ Toolkit to answer the question of what to do when someone is smoking on campus.
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June 20, 2011
Study: Anger motivates people to vote
Though pundits and candidates suggest there is too much anger in politics, the emotion does have a potential benefit — it significantly motivates citizens to vote, a U-M study shows. “Anger in politics can play a particularly vital role, motivating some people to participate in ways they might ordinarily not,” says Nicholas Valentino, the study’s… -
June 20, 2011
Demolition will make way for new entrance, parking at Kellogg
The Board of Regents on June 16 approved the demolition of the Parkview Medical Center and the Scott and Amy Prudden Turner Memorial Clinic buildings, which housed eye clinics and operating rooms for the Department of Ophthalmology — and eventually the W.K. Kellogg Eye Center — for more than 30 years.
