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June 24, 2013
According to a pilot study conducted by U-M’s Business & Finance Leadership Academy, many university faculty and staff consider email stressful. In fact, 75 percent of survey respondents reported moderate to high levels of stress related to their email, specifically email volume and response expectations. “Email has changed the way we communicate, and we have…
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June 24, 2013
The HathiTrust Digital Library will partner with the recently launched Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) to expand discovery and use of HathiTrust’s public-domain and other openly available content. DPLA provides an online portal to freely available digital material held by libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. By offering a unified discovery point…
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June 24, 2013
When M-marketsite, U-M’s online catalog for ordering everything from office supplies and furniture to computers and lab equipment, was introduced in 2003, many of the technological tools we now take for granted didn’t even exist. Fast forward 10 years and the use of technology has exploded, both in the workplace and at home, and M-marketsite…
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June 24, 2013
The university has selected a search firm to assist in selecting a replacement for President Mary Sue Coleman, who plans to retire in July 2014 when her current contract expires. Russell Reynolds Associates, one of the leading executive recruiting firms in the world with offices in 26 countries, will lead the search, Regent Laurence Deitch…
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June 24, 2013
Being overweight or obese during pregnancy increases the chance of an early delivery — and the more extra weight mom is carrying, the greater the chance for an extremely preterm delivery, according to a study co-authored by a School of Public Health researcher. The research, published in the June 12 issue of the Journal of…
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June 24, 2013
May 2013 crime map > Break-in reported at Botanical Gardens Staff at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens reported to police May 23 that they discovered two unknown subjects in one of the buildings prior to opening for the day. Staff confronted the subjects who left the building. While reporting the incident to police, a window screen…
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June 24, 2013
Spring floods across the Midwest are expected to contribute to a very large and potentially record-setting 2013 Gulf of Mexico “dead zone,” according to a U-M ecologist and colleagues who released their annual forecast last week, along with one for the Chesapeake Bay. The Gulf forecast, one of two announced by the National Oceanic and…
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June 24, 2013
The White House recently announced President Obama’s appointment of U-M economist Betsey Stevenson as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers. Stevenson is an associate professor at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Her research focuses on the impact of public policies on the labor market and explores women’s labor market experiences,…
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June 24, 2013
Related stories U-M tuition increase for coming year is smallest in nearly 30 yearsUM-Flint budget includes modest fee increasesUMHHC budget: Break-even year, investments pave way for strong FY ’14.Michigan Athletics continues its growth and investment strategy. The increase in undergraduate, in-state tuition at UM-Dearborn for the coming year is the lowest increase since the…
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June 24, 2013
A young U-M scientist who seeks to understand the basis of human disease by combining DNA analysis and sophisticated computer-based techniques has won a prestigious national award that will accelerate his team’s work. Jeffrey Kidd, an assistant professor at the Medical School, has been named one of only 22 Pew Scholars in the United…
