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February 14, 2011
Obituaries
Kendrick Kelley Kendrick Matthew Kelley, a lecturer in the Sweetland Center for Writing and Lloyd Hall Scholars Program who was beloved by his students and faculty colleagues, died Feb. 7 after collapsing in the Rackham Building. Kelley Kelley, 41, of Ann Arbor collapsed about 2:35 p.m. after dismissing a graduate class, said Diane Brown, public… -
February 14, 2011
Universities, community colleges unite to develop leaders in STEM subjects
Four of Michigan’s top universities and nine community colleges are embarking on a newly expanded collaboration to accelerate statewide development of leaders in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). At a kick-off event Feb. 3 at Lansing Community College, the institutions announced the reauthorization and expansion of the Michigan-Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (MI-LSAMP).… -
February 14, 2011
Adults with ADHD score high in creativity
Young adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder showed more creativity compared with those who did not have ADHD, a new study shows. Researchers at U-M and Eckerd College also found that ADHD individuals preferred different thinking styles. They like generating ideas, but are not good about completing the tasks. Lead author Holly White, an assistant… -
February 14, 2011
Administrative specialist responds to a higher calling
As a Russian Orthodox Christian priest, the Rev. Greg Joyce knows a thing or two about spiritual guidance. “I care for the spiritual needs of my parishioners and others who ask me for help,” he says. “It is more of a way of life than a denomination.” Joyce, who grew up in Houghton, Mich., received… -
February 14, 2011
MLibrary launches ArticlesPlus online content tool
MLibrary has introduced ArticlesPlus, a new discovery tool to quickly find articles and other online library content via a single search box. ArticlesPlus makes MLibrary’s wealth of materials more findable than ever, says Scott Dennis, U-M humanities librarian. The tool, which can be accessed by clicking on the ArticlesPlus tab in the search window at… -
February 14, 2011
Don’t miss: Author, journalist gives up-close perspective on Afghan war
Rajiv Chandrasekaran, award-winning author and senior correspondent for the Washington Post, will present the lecture, “The Longest War: A Front-line View of the U.S. Mission in Afghanistan” at 4 p.m. Feb. 15 in the International Institute, Room 1636. Chandrasekaran will draw on three years of reporting on the conflict to explain why it has been… -
February 14, 2011
Old school: U-M in History
Birthday celebration
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February 14, 2011
2011 Weiser Professional Development Fellows named
The Weiser Professional Development Program, supported by a grant from Ambassador Ronald N. and Eileen Weiser, has announced fellows for 2011. The program will invite scholars from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Georgia, Kaliningrad (Russia), Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Serbia, Slovakia, and Ukraine to spend up to one month in Ann Arbor partnering… -
February 14, 2011
Future changes to retiree health care benefits adopted; campus information sessions scheduled
The university will go forward with changes to retiree health benefits beginning in 2013, the university’s executive vice presidents and associate vice president for human resources said in a joint message to faculty and staff Feb. 10.
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February 14, 2011
Police Beat
January 2011 crime map > Vehicle passengers assault pedestrians Two sets of pedestrians told police Jan. 29 that passengers in a minivan had assaulted them with projectiles. No one reportedly sought medical treatment. One pedestrian, at the corner of South State Street and South University Avenue, reported to university police that he was struck in…
