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  1. March 25, 2013

    Regents approve schematic design and budget for Shepherd Softball Center

    The Board of Regents approved the schematic site plans and budget for the new Donald R. Shepherd Softball Center on March 21. The design for the center, released for the first time to the public, shows a three-story, 10,200-square-foot building that will include locker rooms, coaching and support staff offices, a team meeting room, athletic…
  2. March 25, 2013

    Senate Assembly elects three to fill seats on SACUA

    The Senate Assembly on March 18 elected faculty members from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, LSA and the College of Engineering to three-year terms on the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs. The faculty governance body elected: Mondro Olsen Ziff • Anne Mondro, associate professor of art and design. • Laura…
  3. March 25, 2013

    Professor studies malaria across cultures and departments

    If you were to look at Mark Wilson’s Web browser history, you would see lots of visits to travel sites and Google searches for “plane tickets to Ghana.” Wilson, who has a joint appointment as a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology in LSA and professor of epidemiology in the School of Public Health, travels…
  4. March 25, 2013

    U-M astronomer finds remains of young supernova

    The remnants of a supernova — among the youngest ever found in the Milky Way — have been discovered by a U-M astronomer. The finding will enable astronomers to learn about the nature of the original star and the details of its demise. The object is named G306.3–0.9, after the coordinates of its sky position…
  5. March 25, 2013

    Regents roundup

    The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its March 21 meeting. South Quad renovation wins final approval The Board of Regents authorized issuing the South Quadrangle Renovation project for bids and awarding construction contracts. The $60 million project will renovate approximately 106,700 square feet of space to provide expanded dining facilities…
  6. March 25, 2013

    Old school: U-M in History

    The First Women

  7. March 25, 2013

    CVC named in honor of Samuel and Jean Frankel

    The U-M Cardiovascular Center will be named in honor of the late Samuel and Jean Frankel, whose foundation provided early support of the center's innovative model for caring for people with cardiovascular disease. The Board of Regents approved the naming March 21.

  8. March 25, 2013

    Seven to receive honorary degrees at spring commencement

    Twitter CEO and U-M alumnus Richard (Dick) Costolo will deliver the Spring Commencement address May 4 at Michigan Stadium. Costolo will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. He is one of seven individuals approved for honorary degrees by the Board of Regents on March 21.

  9. March 25, 2013

    LSA Teaching Academy fosters new faculty success

    New faculty members who participate in a program to enhance teaching report greater confidence in their abilities in the classroom and more involvement in professional development activities. Student evaluations of those faculty members also reflect better learning.

  10. March 25, 2013

    Laurie McCauley, expert in skeletal biology, appointed School of Dentistry dean

    Dr. Laurie K. McCauley, a highly regarded scholar with faculty appointments in the dental and medical schools, and whose research focuses on hormonal controls of bone, has been appointed dean of the School of Dentistry.