February 9, 2009
Vice President E. Royster Harper has announced that the search for an associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students has resulted in the selection of three finalists. The candidates will visit campus the week of February 16, interview with key staff in the Division of Student Affairs and a number of campus…
February 9, 2009
Emanuel Hertzler Emanuel Hertzler, emeritus professor of biology at U-M-Dearborn, died Jan. 28 in Granger, Ind. He was 92. Hertzler, who held a doctorate in biology, also taught at Kent State University. He was born Jan. 7, 1917, in Norristown, Penn. On June 14, 1942, he married Myrtle Schnell in Orville, Ohio. Hertzler is a…
February 9, 2009
The University and the College of Engineering (CoE) are working together to engage local small businesses and help them establish research partnerships with faculty and students. On Feb. 11, at the MPowered Career Fair for small businesses, CoE and the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) will announce a pilot Small Company Innovation…
February 9, 2009
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February 9, 2009
Once upon a time, there was a university executive officer who enjoyed the company of students so much, it didn’t even matter that they were too young to be in school. That’s why Vice President for Student Affairs E. Royster Harper went up to the hills and forests of North Campus one morning to read…
February 9, 2009
On the third Thursday of every month Tim Utter transforms the ostensibly esoteric Map Library in the 8th floor of the Hatcher Graduate Library into a venue for a social gathering. Utter, a senior information resources specialist with the Map Library, conceived the aptly named Third Thursday events to showcase the library’s resources. The event…
February 9, 2009
Six engineering students have invented an electronic data logger kit that makes it easier for medical researchers to conduct clinical drug trials in ambulances. The kit can record voices, display when its medication contents are expired and register when the ambulance arrives on the scene, among other features. Computer engineering undergraduate students Keegan Reilly, Ray…
February 9, 2009
Watch paleontologist Philip Gingerich discuss the excavation of early whale fossils > Two newly described fossil whales — a pregnant female and a male of the same species — reveal how primitive whales gave birth and provide new insights into how whales made the transition from land to sea. The 47.5 million-year-old fossils, discovered in…
February 9, 2009
The U-M Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) will begin field testing an integrated crash-warning system installed in the commercial trucks of Ann Arbor-based Con-way Freight. The testing is part of the Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety System program, a cooperative agreement with the U. S. Department of Transportation. The IVBSS technology fully integrates multiple crash-warning features, including forward…
February 2, 2009
Detroit Tigers pitchers Chris Lambert, left, and Kyle Bloom spend time with 16-month-old patient Sofia LaPres at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. Sofia has hypoplastic left heart syndrome and is waiting for a heart transplant. During the Tigers’ annual two-day Winter Caravan tour, the players reconnect with fans by visiting area hospitals, community rallies and banquets.…
