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July 19, 2010
Old school: U-M in History
Fraternity room
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July 19, 2010
Dance Team coach says team prepares students for life
The coach of the U-M Dance Team says being a part of the group is about more than learning dance moves. “For me, dancing allows you to be artistic, athletic and inspirational. With the U of M Dance Team, it also allows us to support this outstanding university,” says Valerie Stead Potsos, who also performed… -
July 19, 2010
Art fairs return Wednesday through Saturday
In 1960 an inaugural Ann Arbor Street Art Fair was presented in collaboration with U-M and local artists and business groups. This year, four art fair groups and the community celebrate the anniversary of a fair considered one of the most prestigious and most popular in the country, traditionally drawing a half-million art lovers.
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July 19, 2010
Brooding Russians: Less distressed than Americans
Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy portrayed Russians as a brooding, complicated people, and ethnographers have confirmed that Russians tend to focus on dark feelings and memories more than Westerners do. But a new U-M study finds that even though Russians tend to brood, they are less likely than Americans to feel as depressed as a result. “Among… -
July 19, 2010
Grad students engineer global health strategies
After researching more than 600 health-related technologies and traveling to Nicaragua to observe medical care there, U-M graduate students have identified five keys to developing sustainable health technologies in resource-limited settings such as developing nations.
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July 19, 2010
Police Beat
June 2010 crime map> Assault results in arrest A 27-year-old Ann Arbor man was arraigned June 22 for allegedly brandishing a knife while in a confrontation with others on the Diag the previous day. The man was charged with felonious assault as well as assault and battery. The other men with whom he was arguing… -
July 19, 2010
Lloyd Carr retires from U-M
After 30 years of distinguished service to U-M, associate athletic director and former head football coach Lloyd Carr will officially retire from the athletic department on Sept. 1.
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July 19, 2010
Regents Roundup
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its July 15 meeting. Design for addition to ISR approved The Board of Regents approved the schematic design for the planned addition to the Institute for Social Research. The four-story addition will add approximately 44,700 gross square feet of space to the ISR facility… -
July 19, 2010
U to invest in international travel software programs
The university will be investing in two software systems that will facilitate better management of international experiences for U-M students and faculty. Information and Technology Services (ITS) will be developing or implementing the systems for campus.
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July 19, 2010
Regents approve golf practice facility schematic designs
The Board of Regents on July 15 approved the schematic design of a new practice facility for the men’s and women’s golf programs. Courtesy Ann Arbor Architects Collaborative. The $2.5 million, 10,000 gross-square-foot facility designed by Ann Arbor Architects Collaborative, will be funded by athletic resources and gifts. The new building, set off of South…
