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April 22, 2013
Nisbet appointed AVP for technology transfer
Kenneth J. Nisbet has been appointed associate vice president for research – technology transfer in the Office of the Vice President for Research, effective May 1. “The creation of a senior-level leadership position for technology transfer reflects the growing importance to the university of bringing the new ideas and insights that arise from our research… -
April 22, 2013
New center to focus on the statistics of cancer research
As cancer research has become more complex, requiring advanced statistical analysis of data, collaboration between cancer researchers and statistical researchers has become ever more critical. As a result, the School of Public Health will establish a Center for Cancer Biostatistics within the Department of Biostatistics. “The center will be a focal point for biostatistical research… -
April 22, 2013
Unpleasant thoughts are easy to retrieve, but hard to believe
People feel happy about their future even after imagining the many bad events that might occur, a new U-M study found. People tend to “explain away” the presence of bad possibilities in their own lives, thinking that they won’t actually happen to them, said U-M researcher Ed O’Brien. “But we have a harder time explaining… -
April 22, 2013
Phi Kappa Phi inducts 20 faculty and staff members
Twenty faculty members and administrators with outstanding academic and professional accomplishments have been inducted into the U-M chapter of Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society. The inductees, who include Vice Provost and Provost-Elect Martha Pollack, come from Rackham Graduate School, LSA, Medical School, School of Education, Stephen M. Ross School of Business and the College… -
April 22, 2013
UMMA among first university art museums to join Google Art Project
The potential impact might not be so farfetched: In several years, Google Art Project could be to the international art museum world and cultural literacy what “googling” has meant for Internet searchers — a greater access to information and broader understanding of the connection among cultures. On April 19, the U-M Museum of Art joined… -
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.
