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February 21, 2011
Arts curator reconnects to college town through art
Amanda Krugliak stood in a wing of the Detroit Institute of Arts in November 2009 to perform a monologue from her collection “Swoon and Drench.” The piece was an autobiographical account of her return to Ann Arbor after 12 years away. Surrounded by abstract expressionist paintings and standing before the crowd, Krugliak recounted how it… -
February 21, 2011
Battery technology entrepreneurs win 2011 Clean Energy Prize
A company whose technology could lead to cheaper lithium-ion batteries won the top prize of $50,000 in the 2011 Clean Energy Prize business plan competition. Gov. Rick Snyder spoke at the awards ceremony Friday at Rackham Auditorium.
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February 21, 2011
He says, she says: Men and women view living together very differently
More online • Listen to a podcast about new ISR research that shows men and women have different expectation from cohabitation > More couples are living together than ever before, but the reasons men give for cohabiting — and the concerns they express about it — differ markedly from women’s, a new study shows. The study,… -
February 21, 2011
Davis-Blake named dean of Ross School
Alison Davis-Blake will be the new Edward J. Frey Dean of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, effective Aug. 22, pending approval from the Board of Regents.
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February 21, 2011
Regents Roundup
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its Feb. 17 meeting. Lloyd Hall renovation receives final approval The regents authorized issuing bids and awarding construction contracts for the Alice Crocker Lloyd Hall Renovation project. The $56 million project includes new plumbing, heating, cooling, ventilation, fire detection and suppression, wired and wireless… -
February 21, 2011
Janko to discuss philosophers, effect of media violence on youth
Richard Janko, the Gerald F. Else Collegiate Professor of Classical Studies, will discuss the connection between philosophers and the effect of media violence on youth at 4 p.m. March 8, when he delivers the Henry Russel Lecture 2011 in the Rackham Amphitheatre.
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February 21, 2011
Faculty Governance
Tenure clock maximum extension Editor’s note: The following is a reprint of the faculty governance monthly report to the Board of Regents. Portions may have been edited for space by members of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs. [Below is the content of a Jan. 26 SACUA letter to Provost Phil Hanlon providing SACUA’s… -
February 21, 2011
Provost seeks public comments on tenure clock proposal
Provost Phil Hanlon is seeking public comment from the U-M community on a possible change to the university’s maximum allowable tenure probationary period.
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February 21, 2011
Senate Assembly, University Senate meetings postponed until March 21
Meetings of the University Senate and the Senate Assembly that had been scheduled for today (Feb. 21) have been postponed until March 21. “We have an issue involving tenure clock flexibility that needs to be addressed before holding the special Senate meeting,” faculty governance leaders wrote in an e-mail message sent to Senate members Feb.… -
February 21, 2011
Six faculty named Thurnau professors
Six faculty members have been honored for outstanding contributions to undergraduate education as this year’s recipients of Arthur F. Thurnau professorships. The appointments, approved Feb. 17 by the Board of Regents, are titles the six will retain throughout their careers at the university.
