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January 10, 2011
Rodriguez dismissed as Michigan football coach
U-M Athletic Director Dave Brandon, right, announced that football coach Rich Rodriguez has been relieved of his coaching duties with the football program.
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January 10, 2011
TV journalist overcame great odds to achieve success
Emmy Award-winning journalist Byron Pitts will deliver the Stephen M. Ross School of Business’ annual Martin Luther King Jr. holiday address, “MLK Stepped Out on Nothing for Us,” at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 17 at Blau Auditorium. As chief national correspondent for “CBS Evening News with Katie Couric,” Pitts is well known for his thought-provoking coverage… -
January 10, 2011
Lecture dates set for four of U-M’s best faculty
Four faculty members who have received one of the university’s top honors will offer Distinguished University Professor lectures beginning Jan. 26, presenting topics that highlight their work at U-M.
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January 10, 2011
Leadership trainer says King was a great leader
Author and leadership trainer Juana Bordas says the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was her main inspiration, as he promoted the concept of the leader as equal. “He went into a leadership role reluctantly, but he was so articulate and so brilliant that he kept being put in leadership positions,” Bordas says. King also demonstrated… -
January 10, 2011
MHealthy to launch Rewards 2011, Active U
MHealthy will launch MHealthy Rewards 2011 and Active U, its two largest programs, on Jan. 25. Last year more than 15,000 people participated in Rewards 2010 and 11,000 people logged more than 18 million activity minutes in Active U.
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January 10, 2011
James to address health disparities during Civil Rights movement
Sherman James, the Susan B. King Distinguished Professor of Public Policy at Duke University, will discuss the unprecedented health gains Southern blacks experienced from 1965-1980 during the 24th annual MLK Symposium. During that time period, the U.S. black population experienced an unprecedented reduction in both infant mortality and deaths from cardiovascular disease. Southern blacks, especially… -
January 10, 2011
Spectrum Center celebrates 40 years
The Spectrum Center, the university’s office for sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, will kick off “Doin’ It for 40 Years,” a yearlong celebration of 40 years of LGBT activism, with a birthday party today (Jan. 10) at the U-M Museum of Art.
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January 10, 2011
Tuskegee, Guatemala syphilis studies topic of film, discussion
In honor of the birth of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Institute for Social Research and the Department of History are sponsoring a screening of the PBS/Nova documentary “Deadly Deception,” which tells the story of the 625 African-American men from Macon, Ala., who for four decades were unwitting participants in a government… -
January 10, 2011
New evidence finds genes play role in response to adversity
U-M Health System researchers have found new evidence that our genes help determine our susceptibility to depression.
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January 10, 2011
Conversation to focus on U-M’s Detroit role
The university has used its resources to benefit Detroit residents, whether it’s helping teens learn more about opportunities in college or coordinating efforts to feed the homeless. A round-table discussion exploring U-M’s role in Detroit will be held at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at the Art & Architecture Building Auditorium, Room 2104, as part of…
