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January 25, 2010
Crisler Arena to undergo major renovations
A $20 million renovation of Crisler Arena was approved by the Board of Regents at the Jan. 21 meeting. The project will be Bill Martin’s last major facility improvement as athletic director. “Renovating Crisler Arena is an integral part of our basketball program’s future success, on and off the court,” says Martin, the Donald R.… -
January 25, 2010
Accolades
Awards Assistant Professor Jason McCormick has been awarded the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Faculty Fellowship. Each year AISC selects a promising young university faculty member as the AISC Faculty Fellow. He will receive a monetary award of $30,000 per a year over four years mainly to fund research. Professor William Fulton, the Oscar… -
January 18, 2010
University Record offers new look in print, online
Today’s issue of the weekly University Record will feature a new look, both in paper and online. After more than five years of the current design, we wanted to give the publication a little face-lift but, more importantly, get up to speed with technology and integrate some new features.
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January 18, 2010
U charitable giving campaign 15 percent over goal
The university’s faculty and staff long have been recognized for their charitable spirit. This was clearly evident in the recently completed U-M United Way campaign, organizers say. While numbers for pledges and donations still are being calculated, it is estimated that U-M has raised approximately $1.15 million, the largest total ever gathered by faculty and… -
January 18, 2010
Media’s role in ‘Lolita effect’ topic of discussion
Girls need an empowering, accurate, healthy understanding of sexuality that is in their best interests — and the media often do not give them that, says Meenakshi Gigi Durham, a University of Iowa researcher. Durham, who will lecture this month at U-M, says sexualization — which refers to the distorted, objectifying, commercially motivated and often… -
January 18, 2010
Spotlight: U-M assistant takes pride in helping Girl Scouts
Linda Shultes is a Girl Scout at heart. As a Junior Girl Scout troop leader and co-coordinator of the Pinckney area’s Girl Scout product sales, she lends a helping hand to young girls wanting to live by the Girl Scout law. “These girls have great ideas and they keep me feeling young,” says Shultes, an… -
January 18, 2010
Hodges to receive Johnson staff award
Described as a “humanistic spark plug” and an “unfailing source of good will for the university,” Patricia Hodges has been named the 2009 recipient of the Candace J. Johnson Staff Award for Excellence. -
January 18, 2010
Don’t miss: Detroit Public Schools’ Robert Bobb speaks Wednesday
Robert Bobb, emergency financial manager for the Detroit Public Schools, will discuss effecting change in large organizations at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Rackham Amphitheatre. The presentation, sponsored by the Institute for Social Research (ISR) Center for Institute Services, is in honor of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “Mr. Bobb’s work in changing the… -
January 18, 2010
Sullivan takes top post at UVA
Provost Teresa Sullivan was unanimously approved last week as the eighth president of the University of Virginia. Her appointment is effective Aug. 1. -
January 18, 2010
Photo: Asgeirsson performs Britten and Ligeti, Beethoven Feb. 10 at Henry Ford Estate, UM-Dearborn
Soon to complete graduate studies in Cologne, Germany, Detroit’s own Erik Asgeirsson has been featured at Amici Della Musica and Gustav Mahler Festivals (Italy) and performs regularly in the Deutsche Kammerakademie Orchestra (Neuss) and the Sinfonie Orchester Köln (Germany). He will perform solo works from Britten and Ligeti and Beethoven’s A Major Sonata, with pianist…
