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March 25, 2013
IT rationalization continues with upgrades, call for feedback
More online • Comments, questions and suggestions about ongoing IT rationalization can be emailed to [email protected]. • View the town hall program > The rollout last spring and summer of Google mail, calendar and related computing tools to most of the campus will be followed in the coming months by MiWorkspace to boost computer support… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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 18, 2013
New solar car marks transition for nation’s top team
The name of U-M’s next solar car, which will be one step closer to resembling a real-world vehicle, is “Generation,” the U-M solar car team announced last week at the South by Southwest Interactive festival in Austin, Texas.
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March 18, 2013
Schreier selected as the 2013 Golden Apple Award recipient
Shelly Schreier, a lecturer IV in the Department of Psychology, LSA, has been selected as the 2013 recipient of the Golden Apple Award.
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March 18, 2013
U-M Health System donates more than $360M in services
The U-M Health System provided nearly $362 million worth of hospital-based community benefits in fiscal year 2011, according to a new Michigan Health & Hospital Association report released last week.
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March 18, 2013
Going beyond the ‘Arab street’: U-M surveys opinions in the Middle East
There is serious need for a better understanding of the public's views in the Arab world, and through a partnership with Qatar University U-M is making a significant contribution to meeting this need.
