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February 1, 2010
U-M Census contest aimed at college students, parents
The university launched a contest today aimed at increasing student participation in the 2010 Census. The contest, sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Institute for Social Research (ISR), offers $3,000 in prizes for short videos designed to spur student participation in the coming census. Details are available on the contest Web site: census.umich.edu.
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February 1, 2010
Scholarship & Creative Work
Alzheimer caregivers: Help us help ourselves, too Alzheimer caregivers say their emotional and physical health along with sleep quality improved when they received a comprehensive skills training program that included a self-care component, according to a new study. These caregivers felt less stressed and burdened in their caregiving role, and their loved one received better… -
January 25, 2010
Ifill: Honor King’s message to keep striving
Veteran journalist Gwen Ifill spoke of the modern-day struggle for racial and social justice during her keynote lecture for the 24th annual Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium. "I've rediscovered the world is often resistant to change. But shining the light of justice … is as necessary as it can be satisfying."
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January 25, 2010
Strecher named 2010 Distinguished University Innovator
Victor Strecher has been selected as the U-M Distinguished University Innovator for 2010. Strecher, a professor of health behavior and health education at the School of Public Health, professor of health behavior in the Department of Family Medicine in the Medical School, and a successful entrepreneur, has conducted breakthrough research leading to a fundamental shift… -
January 25, 2010
Big year in tough times: $1B in research, new inventions, NCRC
In the midst of the most severe recession since the Great Depression, research spending at U-M topped $1 billion last year, researchers were awarded more than $218 million in federal stimulus grants and faculty members disclosed a record 350 inventions.
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January 25, 2010
Photo: Finance Quality Service Awards
Finance recently honored its 2009 Quality Service Award recipients with a lunch at the Inglis House. From left are Dave Doyle, Lisa Kokas, Associate Vice President for Finance Rowan Miranda, Rula Karapatsakis and Matt Eberhart. The staff members, chosen by a committee of their peers from nominations received by Finance throughout the year, were acknowledged… -
January 25, 2010
Leaders past and present pay tribute to Robben Fleming
"He was the perfect leader for an imperfect time." President Mary Sue Coleman's summation of the contributions pf President Emeritus Robben Wright Fleming, who steered the school safely through the student unrest of the late 1960s and early '70s, was echoed last week by a range of speakers at a tribute.
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January 25, 2010
CHRT report examines cost burden of disease
Some of the most common — and most expensive — reasons for hospitalizations may be at least partially preventable. Examining the reasons people end up in the hospital could point to opportunities for improving patient care and making the health care system more effective and efficient, according to an issue brief released today by the… -
January 25, 2010
Students answer Haitians’ call for help
A student-run initiative, supported by staff from several schools and departments across campus, is uniting U-M efforts to help those devastated by the massive earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12.
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January 25, 2010
Information technology town halls set for February
A new IT Governance Model for U-M will be unveiled at town hall meetings in February. Chief Information Officer Laura Patterson will host the sessions. The model is just one piece of a larger plan to change U-M’s approach to information technology at every level on campus. Other pieces of the plan include the IT…
