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March 14, 2011
MLibrary to host e-textbook symposium March 18
“The Future of E-textbooks” When: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. March 18 Where: Palmer Commons The U-M Library will host “The Future of E-textbooks: a Symposium on the Influence of E-textbooks on Academic Life” from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. March 18 at Palmer Commons. The arrival of Smart Boards, personal computers and wireless printers has begun to change… -
March 14, 2011
U-M seeks comment on proposed changes to trespass policy
Several preliminary proposed changes in the Department of Public Safety policy on issuing trespass warnings now are being considered by the university community.
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March 14, 2011
Accolades
Award The Michigan Pharmacists Association has awarded U-M Health System ambulatory group pharmacists an Innovative Practice Award for their work on the Patient Centered Medical Home Team. The award is presented to an individual or team demonstrating an innovative pharmacy practice program resulting in improved patient care or safety, or other advancement. The team members… -
March 14, 2011
TEDx event designed to encourage ‘crazy ideas’
The intellectual equivalent of a U-M football game, in terms of community involvement, is what the organizers of the upcoming TEDxUofM conference hope the event turns out to be.
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March 14, 2011
First lab researchers move into NCRC
The first laboratory-based researchers have moved into the North Campus Research Complex (NCRC), bringing with them cutting-edge research that uses stem cells to create new heart muscle and focuses on the crucial squeezing action of the heart. The two researchers, Dr. Eric Devaney, associate professor of cardiac surgery, and, Todd Herron, assistant research professor of… -
March 14, 2011
MCommunity Directory to replace existing online directory this summer
More online • An overview of the MCommunity Directory > • Make sure your new MCommunity entry is accurate > • An overview of the full MCommunity system > • NextGen Michigan > A new MCommunity Directory soon will replace the U-M Online Directory. The new directory, to be out this summer, is designed to… -
March 14, 2011
Dobbs to speak on social media’s role in revolt
Michael Dobbs, Howard R. Marsh Lecture When: 5 p.m. March 29; reception begins at 4:30 p.m. Where: Michigan League’s Hussey Room In recent months, news reports showed how social media has empowered citizens in the Middle East and North Africa to revolt against authoritarian regimes. The rules of the game, however, are changing. Foreign governments… -
March 14, 2011
Regents meeting, website put focus on university’s Detroit ties
In preparation for the Board of Regents meeting scheduled for this week in Detroit, U-M is highlighting its work in the state’s largest city with a website that showcases many ongoing initiatives. While the regents, elected statewide by Michigan voters, typically meet on one of the three U-M campuses, their next meeting will be at… -
March 7, 2011
Condoleezza Rice to deliver 2011 Goff Smith lecture at U-M
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will present the 2011 Goff Smith lecture, The Interface of Energy and Geopolitics, at 4:30 p.m., March 30 at Rackham Auditorium. The Goff Smith Lecture enables the College of Engineering (CoE) to bring to campus individuals of significant stature and give recognition for their contribution to society. Free tickets… -
March 7, 2011
Scholarship & Creative Work
Canadians more likely than Americans to support climate change policies Americans are less willing to open their wallets to pay for increased production of renewable energy resources than Canadians, a new U-M report indicates. Americans who indicated they would not pay anything each year was at 41 percent compared with 21 percent for their counterpart.…
