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July 27, 2009
The university will make thousands of books that no longer are in copyright — including rare and one-of-a-kind titles — available as reprints on demand under a new agreement with BookSurge, part of the Amazon.com group of companies. The agreement gives the public a unique opportunity to buy reprints of a wide range of titles…
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July 27, 2009
More online www.umich.edu/~newit/stakeholder-sessions/video.htmlwww.umich.edu/~newit/stakeholder-sessions More than 200 campus information technology professionals attended three Stakeholder Town Hall Meetings on June 26 and 29. The participants learned about and discussed the future of IT at U-M. Feedback will be combined with that of two additional stakeholder town halls, one that was held July 22 and another planned for…
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July 27, 2009
Watch U-M scientists cruise Lake Michigan to research the spread of invasive mussels > Read a magazine-length article about the diporeia study in this month’s edition of Michigan Today, an online magazine for U-M alumni > Learn more about the Great Lakes and the quagga mussel > The Great Lakes are in the midst of…
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July 27, 2009
See a full list of virtualization’s benefits and features > Development is in the air with changes in the campus IT structure, and one new program is the launch of Virtualization as a Service (VaaS) for departments. Virtualization has been in place on a limited basis for several years, but now it is being offered…
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July 13, 2009
It’s summertime, and the living — if not driving to work — should be easy. Campus commuters, however, may have a hard time finding a parking spot, particularly this summer, as several parking structures are being spruced up or expanded. “Summer is the best time to renovate U-M’s aging parking structures because the weather generally…
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July 13, 2009
It may be a little late for spring-cleaning, but Plant Building and Grounds Services is implementing a new, “green” cleaning program throughout campus. Called OS1 (Operating System 1), the system cleans “for health, not appearance.” “If you clean for health, then it still looks clean, but with added benefits,” notes Kristin Miller, business administrator for…
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July 13, 2009
This summer, Parking & Transportation Services (PTS) is assessing ways to encourage and accommodate faculty, staff and student cyclists, as part of an overall strategy to promote alternatives to bringing autos to campus. Parking and Transportation Services this summer is reviewing covered bike shelters among other items to serve bike commuters including Rebecca Price, Jonathan…
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July 13, 2009
Learn about business intelligence at U-M >More information and video recaps of the 2009 Business Intelligence Awards> If you were to look for a crystal ball in university leadership decision-making, perhaps the closest you would find would be the predictive tools, applications, and technologies of business intelligence (BI). Three campus BI projects recently received the…
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July 13, 2009
Short-term sick-time pay now is available for faculty and staff members who need time off because of a new parental role, whether they are caring for their own or their partner’s newborn child, a newly adopted child, or a foster child newly placed in their home. “We know that the first few weeks of bonding…
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July 13, 2009
New lab-on-a-chip measures mechanics of bacteria colonies Researchers at U-M have devised a microscale tool to help them understand the mechanical behavior of biofilms, slimy colonies of bacteria involved in most human infectious diseases. The researchers’ flexible microfluidic device is about the size of a quarter. (Photo by Danial Hohne, College Of Engineering) Most bacteria…
