January 10, 2011
More online A Bibliobouts demo is available at www.bibliobouts.org. To play, enter “
[email protected]” when prompted for an e-mail ID, and “demo” for the password. Most undergraduates enter college with limited experience in scholarly research. Academic libraries may be unfamiliar to them and library databases unknown territory. Although 95 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds use the…
Antibiotic treatment effective for common gastrointestinal disorder A ground-breaking antibiotic therapy is the first potential drug treatment to provide irritable bowel syndrome patients with long-lasting relief of their symptoms even after they stop taking the medication, according to a study published in the Jan. 6 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Unlike other…
January 10, 2011
CTools version 2.7.1 was released to the U-M community on Dec. 28. A significant upgrade, 2.7 includes new features in existing tools, improvements in ease-of-use and navigation, and bug fixes. Linking to a Parent Site is a new feature that allows users to link one site to another to allow quick and easy navigation. Linking…
January 10, 2011
The Zell Visiting Writers Series began as an evening reading series in the early 1990s. Today, it is one of the country’s premier presentations of top contemporary writers reading their work, thanks to the support of gifts from Helen Zell, Larry Kirschbaum and members of the English Advisory Board, Janey Lack, and the Office of…
January 10, 2011
More online Parking and transportation services at U-M > Services from TheRide > U-M and the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority (TheRide) have agreed to a five-year extension for the MRide program, which will allow the university community to continue riding on all AATA fixed-route buses at no cost. MRide allows active U-M faculty, staff and…
January 10, 2011
Sherry Toney has a gift for crafting recipes. She is a self-taught baker who honed her own recipe for sweet potato pies that she has sold in the Kerrytown farmers market for almost 30 years. Her renowned pie recipe has drawn her local fame and the nickname “The Pie Lady,” which she gladly accepts. Toney…
January 10, 2011
Faculty and staff salaries at the U-M Ann Arbor campus grew at a modest pace in 2010-11, according to data released Dec. 20 by the university. Faculty salaries increased, on average, 2.6 percent. Salary increases for campus staff averaged 2.3 percent. “It is important that we work hard to retain our high-performing and internationally competitive…
January 10, 2011
Awards Dr. Alan Sugar, associate chair and professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Medical School, has received the Paton Society Award from the Eye Bank Association of America. The award is the organization’s highest honor for corneal physicians, and is presented annually to an ophthalmologist in recognition of outstanding contributions to the…
January 10, 2011
Ralph Baldwin Ralph Belknap Baldwin, who taught astronomy at U-M, died Oct. 23 at age 98. Born on June 6, 1912, he graduated from U-M with a Bachelor of Science in 1934, a Master of Science in 1935 and a doctorate in astronomy (physics) in 1937. He taught astronomy at U-M, Pennsylvania and Northwestern. Baldwin…
January 10, 2011
Khalid el-Hakim, founder and curator of the Black History Museum in Detroit, shows off some of the museum’s more than 1,500 artifacts ranging from slavery to hip culture. The award-winning collection will be on display Jan. 17 at the Michigan Union Art Lounge. It is sponsored by the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs/Trotter. Photo courtesy…
