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September 13, 2010
Accolades
Awards Eric Johnsen, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, College of Engineering, has been selected to receive a 2010 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award. Oak Ridge Associated Universities sponsors the award program, which provides recipients unrestricted $5,000 research awards matched by the home institution. The peer review evaluation and selection process is rigorous… -
September 7, 2010
New plaques on stadium represent state’s 83 counties
When the gates of the renovated Michigan Stadium opened Sept. 4, Michigan fans may have heard some interesting new chatter. Thanks to the vision of former Athletic Director Bill Martin, “Meet me at Gogebic” and other Michigan counties could be as common as “Go Blue!”
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September 7, 2010
Provost selects three faculty to help mold academic vision
Phil Hanlon, in one of his first acts as provost on July 1, tapped three faculty leaders to spend the next year helping him mold the strategic vision that will position U-M’s academic enterprise to achieve continued excellence in the decades to come.
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September 7, 2010
New Procurement Services director named
Nancy Hobbs has been selected as the university’s new director of procurement services. Her appointment was effective Sept. 1. Hobbs, who has served as interim director of procurement services since late 2009, was chosen after an extensive national search to fill the position. Photo by Scott Galvin, U-M Photo Services. Procurement Services, which is part… -
September 7, 2010
New features in CTools
Over the Summer Term, the CTools team released a series of upgrades that contained new tools as well as enhancements to existing tools. Below is a summary of the new features added to CTools. It is hoped these added features will improve the experience of CTools customers. Upgrades to existing tools Resources File Space Site… -
September 7, 2010
SAPAC welcomes new director
Holly Rider-Milkovich has returned to U-M to serve as the director of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center (SAPAC). She joined the Division of Student Affairs in June to assume her new duties. Rider-Milkovich, who formerly taught in the Department of English Language and Literature, brings significant experience in both higher education and sexual… -
September 7, 2010
Professors win management honor
Six professors at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business who founded the Center for Positive Organizational Scholarship have been named Trailblazers by the Organization and Management Theory (OMT) Division of the Academy of Management. Professors Wayne Baker, Kim Cameron, Jane Dutton, Robert Quinn, Gretchen Spreitzer and Lynn Wooten received the Joanne Martin Trailblazer Award… -
September 7, 2010
Initiative focuses on North Campus
With the North Campus population now greater than 4,000 — larger than ever before — the university has launched an initiative to amplify the vibrancy of the burgeoning community. U-M is counting on faculty and staff to be ambassadors helping to communicate the enhanced offerings, which include more social events, increased class sessions and extended… -
September 7, 2010
Business of IT leads off UMTRI research series
U-M’s third annual “Focus on the Future” automotive research conference series kicks off Sept. 15 with “The Business of IT: Transforming the Organization and the Vehicle.” The conference, held 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Michigan League’s Michigan Ballroom, will focus on how the weakened economy is affecting long-term information technology efforts of automotive companies. “As… -
September 7, 2010
Old school: U-M in History
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