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October 7, 2013
U-M awarded new center grant to improve transportation safety
The U-M Transportation Research Institute has received a $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to establish a new center to improve transportation safety. The Center for Advancing Transportation Leadership and Safety, or the ATLAS Center, will be headed by UMTRI in partnership with the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A&M University. “We… -
October 7, 2013
Old school: U-M in History
The Doors at Homecoming
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October 7, 2013
University rises in latest Times Higher Education world rankings
The University of Michigan is ranked as the world’s 18th top institution according to Times Higher Education, moving up two spots from last year. The annual list ranks the top 400 universities worldwide and is based on 13 performance indicators separated into five categories: teaching, research, citations, industry income and international outlook. The London-based higher… -
October 7, 2013
Faculty members honored for scholarship, service
Twenty-five faculty members are being recognized Thursday for their teaching, scholarship, service and creative activities.
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October 7, 2013
Don't miss: Summit, speaker celebrate social innovation
Matt Flannery, co-founder and CEO of Kiva, a firm that has raised money through microlending to help the working poor worldwide, is keynote speaker for the Social Innovation Summit Oct. 11 in the Stephen M. Ross School of Business. The summit is from 9:30-4 p.m. Flannery’s talk is at 11:30 a.m. in Blau Auditorium. Flannery… -
October 7, 2013
U-M professor earns Innovator Award
Our bodies do a lot more than dream during sleep, and some of the changes that happen in the brain influence our ability to form long-term memories.
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October 7, 2013
Computer science professor helps students bring apps to life
Photo by Scott C. Soderberg, Michigan Photography. Jeff Ringenberg’s office is a technophile’s dream. Shelves full of printers, computer accessories, and neat stacks of new Macbooks share space with hefty books — everything from “Microelectronic Circuit Design” to “Essential Matlab.” As a lecturer IV for the Computer Science Engineering Division of the College of Engineering,… -
October 7, 2013
New committee to suggest changes to retirement savings, retiree health benefits
University leaders have appointed a faculty-led committee to propose ways to reduce the cost of U-M’s retirement savings plan.
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October 7, 2013
Women and minority corporate directors lack mentoring
As more women and minorities were welcomed on corporate boards of directors in recent decades, few have attained elite inner circle status that comes from serving on multiple boards. The reason is simple, according to research from James Westphal, professor of strategy at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business. “Women and minorities face a… -
October 7, 2013
U-M solar car: Reliable, in the race
The 2013 U-M solar car, Generation, is competing this week against 25 others from across the globe in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia.
