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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… -
March 25, 2013
Old school: U-M in History
The First Women
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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March 18, 2013
Entrepreneurship program's goal is more state tech startups
A new entrepreneurial training program for inventors in Michigan aims to fast-track technologies to market and boost the economic impact of research conducted in the state.
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March 18, 2013
ITS announces winners for fall Mobile Apps Challenge
Innovative mobile phone apps — one that helps headache sufferers track pain and one that creates a virtual experience for reading text on ancient papyrus — took the top two places in the Fall 2012 Mobile Apps Challenge.
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March 18, 2013
Police beat
February 2013 crime map > Road rage spills into parking lot A staff member told police he was struck by a truck while protecting his own vehicle following an earlier dispute over driving methods. The incident reportedly occurred around 8 a.m. Feb. 21 in Lot NC43 near Fuller Road and Bonisteel Boulevard. The victim said… -
March 18, 2013
Don't miss: Exhibition celebrates Research Through Making
The Liberty Research Annex Gallery space is readied for the Research Through Making exhibition, which runs through April 21. Photo courtesy Alex Jacque. In architecture, research and creative practice often are constructed as opposites. The perceived tension between design and research is indicative of the field of architecture seeking to understand its nature as an…
