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June 20, 2011
U-M researcher named Pew Scholar
Georgios Skiniotis, a Life Sciences Institute research assistant professor and assistant professor of biological chemistry at the Medical School, has been named a 2011 Pew Scholar. The Pew Charitable Trusts announced June 14 that Skiniotis, along with 21 other outstanding scientists from across the country, were selected as the 2011 Pew Scholars in the Biomedical… -
June 20, 2011
New approach to international travel improves flexibility, safety
Provost Phil Hanlon has announced a series of changes in the university’s international travel policy that will allow a broader range of possible locations for study-abroad programs.
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June 20, 2011
Obituary
Giles Bole Giles Bole, a former dean of the Medical School who specialized in arthritis research and rheumatology, died June 8 at University Hospital. He was 83. Bole served as dean for six years, stepping down in 1996 to return to the faculty. He retired from U-M in 2003. He spent nearly his entire academic… -
June 20, 2011
X-ray telescope finds new voracious black holes in early universe
Using the deepest X-ray image ever taken, a U-M astronomer and her colleagues have found the first direct evidence that massive black holes were common in the early universe. This discovery from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory shows that very young black holes grew more aggressively than previously thought, in tandem with the growth of their… -
June 20, 2011
Police Beat
Suspect in jail for sexual assault at North Quad A 25-year-old man remains in jail on $125,000 bond on charges of sexual assault on campus and interfering with a witness. The man, who is homeless and not affiliated with the university, reportedly assaulted an 18-year-old female campus visitor around 10 p.m. May 27 in a… -
June 20, 2011
UM-Dearborn announces 2011-12 tuition rates
Related stories: • Budget focuses on quality, affordability, cost control > • Regents approve budget, tuition rates for UM-Flint > • UMHHC report: Financially strong, growing for the future > • Athletics reports $121.2 million budget; regents approve $14 million Yost renovation > The Board of Regents approved a 6.9 percent increase in undergraduate and graduate… -
June 20, 2011
Union staff election for DPS Oversight Committee runs through June 24
The election for the union staff representative for the Department of Public Safety Oversight Committee is under way. Online voting is available through 4 p.m. on June 24. Members of the following unions are eligible to vote in this election: AFSCME, HOA, IUOE, MNA and Skilled Trades. The six-member oversight committee consists of two student… -
June 20, 2011
Regents approve budget, tuition rates for UM-Flint
Related stories: • Budget focuses on quality, affordability, cost control > • UM-Dearborn announces 2011-12 tuition rates > • UMHHC report: Financially strong, growing for the future > • Athletics reports $121.2 million budget; regents approve $14 million Yost renovation > The Board of Regents approved the 2011-12 fiscal year general fund budget for UM-Flint… -
June 20, 2011
Leija named UMS director of education and community engagement
The University Musical Society announces that Jim Leija has been named as the new director of education and community engagement, effective June 15. Leija has been with UMS since 2008. He previously served as manager of new media and online initiatives (2010-11) and public relations manager (2008-09). Photo courtesy UMS. “During his time at UMS,… -
June 20, 2011
UMHHC report: Financially strong, growing for the future
Related stories: • Budget focuses on quality, affordability, cost control > • UM-Dearborn announces 2011-12 tuition rates > • Regents approve budget, tuition rates for UM-Flint > • Athletics reports $121.2 million budget; regents approve $14 million Yost renovation > The U-M Hospitals and Health Centers unit (UMHHC) of the U-M Health System (UMHS) will end…
