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March 21, 2011
Symphony band to perform in China as part of cultural exchange
More online Learn more about the symphony band China tour > In the proud tradition of the Peace Corps and groundbreaking cultural exchange programs around the world, U-M embarks on an initiative to China with the hope of reigniting an international discourse about the pressing need for people-to-people diplomacy. For three weeks in May, 80… -
March 21, 2011
Plutonium in nuclear fuel is topic of talk
U-M geologist and nuclear engineering researcher Rodney Ewing will discuss plutonium in nuclear fuel in an upcoming Distinguished University Professor lecture at 4 p.m. April 4 in Rackham Auditorium.
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March 21, 2011
U-M wins Arbor Special Tribute Award for benefits
The university was honored with an Arbor Special Tribute Award during the Arbor Awards for Excellence ceremony at the Detroit Institute of Arts. The award was presented on March 8 in recognition of improvements made to the university’s retirement savings plan. Changes include an electronic enrollment process, a default investment that uses target retirement date… -
March 21, 2011
U-M, Detroit connections highlighted at Board of Regents meeting
The Board of Regents took its monthly meeting to Detroit on March 17. During the visit, President Mary Sue Coleman met members of the Detroit City Council, and many other dignitaries during a special luncheon. The regents also heard presentations on U-M's Semester in Detroit program, the Healthy Environments Partnership, and revitalization and business in Detroit.
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March 21, 2011
Regents Roundup
The following items were approved at the Board of Regents at its March 17 meeting. Renovations planned at University Hospital The medical procedures unit on the second level of University Hospital will be expanded by approximately 4,000 gross square feet in a project that will create additional prep/recovery bays, procedure rooms and storage space, and… -
March 21, 2011
Longtime Detroit partnership strives to improve health of residents
Related stories: U-M students learn, engage through Semester in Detroit > Focus Detroit: U-M students help revitalize Motown > U-M, Detroit connection > About 350 Detroit residents have participated in organized walks — 350 residents who otherwise might have remained sedentary if not for the walking program created by the Healthy Environments Partnership (HEP). HEP… -
March 21, 2011
Society of Fellows names 10 new members
The Michigan Society of Fellows has selected 10 new fellows to serve three-year appointments as postdoctoral scholars and assistant professors, beginning this fall. The Society of Fellows received 1,062 applications this year, a record number and an increase of almost 20 percent over the previous year. The fellows were chosen for the importance and quality… -
March 21, 2011
Focus Detroit: U-M students help revitalize Motown
Related stories: U-M students learn, engage through Semester in Detroit > Longtime Detroit partnership strives to improve health of residents > U-M, Detroit connection > More online • Revitalization and Business initiative > Students at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business say they are committed to the revitalization of the city of Detroit. Revitalization… -
March 21, 2011
Don’t miss: Spectrum Center celebrates 40th anniversary with March, April events
U-M’s Spectrum Center, the first university-based LGBT-focused center in the United States, opened its doors just two years after the Stonewall riots in Greenwich Village, which marked the beginning of the modern era in LGBT issues. The center’s yearlong 40th anniversary celebration continues with a screening and discussion of the film “Training Rules” at 6:30… -
March 21, 2011
U-M, Detroit connection
Related stories: U-M students learn, engage through Semester in Detroit > Longtime Detroit partnership strives to improve health of residents > Focus Detroit: U-M students help revitalize Motown > • When U-M was established in late summer of 1817, it had no home. A month later, the People of the Three Fires (the Odawa, Ojibwe…
