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November 9, 2009
A change in the way the federal government will report race and ethnicity data for educational institutions is making it necessary for the university to collect new information from students, faculty and staff. Beginning in 2010, the U.S. Department of Education is moving away from the practice of classifying individuals by one racial category, and…
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November 9, 2009
Staff members who have made an enduring career commitment to the university are honored each year through a series of celebrations. The Service Award Program, which recognizes those who have achieved career milestones, involved two banquet events this year to honor close to 1,300 staff members with 10 years or more of service. The campus…
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November 9, 2009
Ford Motor Co. and U-M are working together to discover the next frontier of in-car-communications. In a Winter Semester class called “Cloud Computing in the Commute,” students will test and program new applications to help model the future of in-car communications and potential new capabilities of Ford SYNC. SYNC, co-developed with Microsoft, integrates a variety…
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November 9, 2009
Holding on to hope may not make patients happier as they deal with chronic illness or diseases, according to a new study by U-M Health System researchers. “Hope is an important part of happiness,” says Dr. Peter Ubel, director of the Center for Behavioral and Decision Sciences in Medicine and one of the authors of…
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November 9, 2009
U-M officially opened the new William E. Upjohn Wing of the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology on Sunday. Cutting the ceremonial ribbon to open the wing are, from left, Terrence McDonald, dean of LSA; Sharon Herbert, director of the Kelsey Museum; and Teresa Sullivan, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. Below, visitors tour exhibits…
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November 9, 2009
Free health screenings and presentations will be offered to help prevent and manage diabetes at the third annual U-M World Diabetes Day Health Fair from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday at Four Points by Sheraton-Ann Arbor, 3200 Boardwalk. An estimated 24 million children and adults in the U.S. live with diabetes (about 8 percent of the…
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November 9, 2009
Last week marked the one-year anniversary of the vote approving Proposal 2, the state constitutional amendment that eased restrictions on human embryonic stem cell research in Michigan. The amendment permits Michigan scientists to derive new human embryonic stem cell lines. While no such projects have begun at U-M, researchers here have taken several significant steps…
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November 9, 2009
“Please Vote for Me,” by Weijun Chen, Center for Chinese Studies Chinese Documentary Film Series, 7-8 p.m. Nov. 14, Angell Hall, Auditorium A. For the first time, the students in grade three at Evergreen Primary School are asked to elect a class monitor, 764-6308. (Photo courtesy Filmakers Library)
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November 9, 2009
During the current flu season, and until further notice, the U-M Health System (UMHS) and Saint Joseph Mercy Health System (SJMHS) now are putting in place temporary visitor guidelines designed to slow the spread of all types of flu. These new guidelines apply to all UMHS hospitals, health centers and other treatment locations throughout Southeast…
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November 9, 2009
Mary Martin plays Susanna and Jonathan Christopher is Figaro in the University Opera Theatre production of “The Marriage of Figaro,” presented Nov. 12-15 at the Power Center for the Performing Arts. Sung in Italian with projected English translations, the opera has entertained audiences since its premiere in 1786. For information on show times and tickets,…
