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April 22, 2013
Robotics Day speakers: State could lead in autonomous vehicles
Michigan roadways are likely to be among the earliest places where automated or self-driving cars will be deployed, John Maddox of the U-M Transportation Research Institute said at Robotics Day April 15. “This is the place where it’s going to happen first,” Maddox, UMTRI’s director of collaborative program strategies, told the crowd of about 450… -
April 22, 2013
Three juniors honored with Goldwater Scholarships for 2013
Elliot Wells, Raymond Strobel and Joshua Kurtz, all juniors in the Honors Program, have been named Goldwater Scholars for 2013. Congress established the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program in 1986 to honor the late senator, who served his country for 56 years as a soldier and statesman, including 30 years in… -
April 22, 2013
Old school: U-M in History
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April 22, 2013
Education professor zooms out for a big view on history
Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography. Imagine sitting in a high school history class and learning about the life cycle of stars in a seven-minute video lecture by a world-renowned astronomer. As part of the Big History Project, high school students around the world are doing just that. “Big History is an approach to history… -
April 22, 2013
Munger gives $110M for grad housing, fellowships
A $110 million gift of securities from investor and philanthropist Charles T. Munger will support his vision for a new state-of-the-art residence designed to foster a community where graduate students from multiple disciplines can live and exchange ideas. The gift is the largest single donation to U-M in its 196-year history.
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April 22, 2013
U-M professor leads panel proposing strategies to reduce, end tobacco use
More online Read the articles in The Tobacco Endgame > What would it take to end tobacco use once and for all? This is the question several scholars, scientists and policy experts address in a provocative series of articles on various strategies for eliminating tobacco use, if not entirely then at least enough to significantly… -
April 22, 2013
Coleman to retire in July 2014
President Mary Sue Coleman, whose leadership of the university has expanded the institution's commitment to both academic collaborations and economic development, will retire in July 2014.
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April 22, 2013
Regents Roundup
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its April 18 meeting. Design approved for Clements Library project The Board of Regents approved the design for a project involving the comprehensive renovation of the infrastructure of the William L. Clements Library. The project will include an underground addition of approximately 7,500 gross… -
April 22, 2013
Susan Gelman appointed interim dean of LSA
Susan A. Gelman, the Heinz Werner Collegiate Professor of Psychology, has been appointed interim dean of LSA. Her appointment by the Board of Regents is effective Sept. 1 and runs through Aug. 31, 2014.
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April 22, 2013
Regents schedule regular Detroit, Grand Rapids meetings
The Board of Regents on April 18 approved a meeting schedule for the next three years that includes regular meetings in Grand Rapids and Detroit. Both those cities have hosted Board of Regents meetings in the past, but not on a regular basis. The most recent meeting in Detroit was in 2011; in Grand Rapids…
