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June 7, 2010
Mott Hospital earns top rankings from U.S. News & World Report
Related story: Hospitals will open one year ahead of schedule C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital has earned the highest rankings in the state of Michigan and is among the best in the country in pediatric specialties in the U.S. News & World Report‘s new “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals” issue. Mott is nationally ranked in eight of… -
June 7, 2010
Communication office launches tuition video
The Office of the Vice President for Communications (OVPC) has created an educational video, “Tuitionomics: The Movie,” to improve understanding of tuition and to address some of the misconceptions of how tuition dollars are spent.
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June 7, 2010
Report: Federal stimulus package ineffective for local economies
Some local government leaders in Michigan say the federal stimulus package has been anything but stimulating. The stimulus package — also known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act — was designed to create jobs and spur economic recovery. “When we talk to local officials across the state, we find that most of them feel… -
June 7, 2010
U-M honored as Employer of the Year for innovative internships
The university has been named nonprofit Employer of the Year by Crain’s Detroit Business and the Detroit Regional Chamber’s InterninMichigan.com program. The award, presented for the first time this year, recognizes U-M’s innovative Development Summer Internship Program.
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June 7, 2010
U-M researcher minds the gap in enabling environments
A few years ago, Philippa Clarke and her mother visited York, England, where her mother was born. Her mother wanted to see the ancient part of the city, founded by the Romans in the first century A.D. on the banks of the River Ouse. But in order to do that, she had to leave her… -
June 7, 2010
New application process offers more for managers, job seekers
A new system for managing the hiring process at U-M launched this week. It includes a new applicant management system, known internally as "eRecruit," and a new career website for applicants, UMJOBS.org.
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June 7, 2010
Spinal cord injury patients help U-M spread word about diving injuries
Matt Kerry was built burly and strong, primed for athletic success, and recruited heavily to play football on a college scholarship. But one summer day on a Michigan lake, he made a split-second decision that thwarted a future as bright as the sun reflecting off the waves. The 6-foot-2, 240-pound young man dove into 3… -
June 7, 2010
UMHS reports more than $280M in service to the community
The U-M Health System provided $280 million worth of community benefits in 2008, according to data included in a recent Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA) report. That means UMHS accounts for a sizable proportion of the total community benefit provided by all of Michigan’s hospitals — an amount that the MHA reports as $2.5 billion… -
June 7, 2010
U-M students receive International Institute grants
The International Institute (II) awarded nearly $150,000 to 40 U-M students who will travel abroad this summer to conduct research or participate in an internship. “This fellowship program attracts a very talented group of students,” says Ken Kollman, acting director of II and acting vice provost for international affairs. “It is part of the II’s… -
June 7, 2010
Chinese delegation, U-M officials lay groundwork for future partnerships
U-M officials have completed two weeks of high-level exchanges with 33 counterparts from top Chinese universities. Joan Keiser, right, managing director of the North Campus Research Complex, talks to Chinese officials who recently toured the facility. Photo by Joe Serwach. More than 130 years after U-M President James Angell visited China to forge two major…
