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May 20, 2013
Institute for the Humanities names faculty, graduate student fellows for 2013-14
The Institute for the Humanities has awarded fellowships to nine faculty and eight graduate students to support research projects they will pursue during 2013-14.
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May 20, 2013
U-M doctor seeks to prevent smoking by studying comics
Photo by Scott C. Soderberg, Michigan Photography. To stay connected to his native land, Dr. Masahito Jimbo read a lot of Japanese manga comics when he was a high school student in the United States. Published in weekly magazines with 10-15 comics inside, Japanese comics don’t always center on a superhero with supernatural abilities, as… -
May 20, 2013
Advisory committee named for pharmacy dean search
Before his departure, Provost Phil Hanlon named a search advisory committee for the dean of the College of Pharmacy. The advisory committee was charged by the current provost, Martha E. Pollack.
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May 20, 2013
Regents roundup
The following items were approved the Board of Regents at its May 16 meeting. Lab renovation planned at G. G. Brown A renovation of an existing lab space on the second floor of the George Granger Brown Memorial Laboratories building will allow the relocation of a flame spray pyrolysis apparatus used in nanoparticle research into… -
May 20, 2013
James L. Hilton will return to U-M as dean of libraries
James L. Hilton, a professor and higher education administrator nationally recognized as an advocate for collaboration between academics and technology, will return to the campus where he began his academic career, as U-M’s dean of libraries and university librarian.
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May 20, 2013
Regents approve faculty promotions
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May 20, 2013
U-M sets employee parking permit rates for next four years
Annual rates for all employee parking permits will remain the same for fiscal year 2014, which begins July 1.
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May 20, 2013
Police beat
April 2013 crimemap > Two crime alerts still unsolved Two major crimes — a sexual assault and a robbery — that reportedly occurred on campus in April still are under investigation, but U-M police have few leads. On April 28, a female visitor told police that as she was walking from South University through the… -
May 20, 2013
Henry Russel lecturer, awardees named for 2014
Fawwaz Ulaby, known nationally and internationally for his accomplishments in applied electromagnetics, has been selected as the Henry Russel Lecturer for 2014 — one of the university’s highest honors for a senior member of its active faculty. Ulaby is the Emmet Leith Distinguished University Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor… -
May 20, 2013
Yukiko Yamashita named Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator
Yukiko Yamashita of the Life Sciences Institute is one of 27 biomedical researchers named as Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators. Yamashita HHMI provides flexible support on renewable five-year appointments to allow scientists to move their research in creative new directions. This year, 1,155 applicants applied to be investigators. Those selected represent 19 institutions from across…
