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January 19, 2009
University staff members are eligible for cash prizes of up to $12,000 for developing ways to work smarter. Advisors on Information Management Strategy (AIMS) and Michigan Administrative Information Services (MAIS) are accepting nominations until Feb. 27 for the third annual Business Intelligence Data-into-Action Awards. University executives consider the BI Awards an investment in the University’s…
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January 19, 2009
Google co-founder and U-M alumnus Larry Page will deliver the spring 2009 commencement address. At the May 2 ceremony in Michigan Stadium, Page will receive an honorary doctorate in engineering, pending approval by the Board of Regents at its Jan. 22 meeting. “Celebrating the accomplishments of the class of 2009 will be all the more…
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January 19, 2009
Developing countries use proportionally less energy than industrialized nations, but this could soon change. As personal income increases in developing countries, many of which are in warm-to-hot climates, the increased use of air conditioning could lead to an unprecedented increase in energy demand, a researcher says. “Using energy to cool houses and apartments is not…
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January 19, 2009
As the nation’s economy continues to slide, students should take this time to continue their education, University leaders said during a forum to discuss the nation’s financial crisis. “This is a very good time to invest in your human capital,” economics professor Linda Tesar said during the Jan. 16 panel discussion “The Financial Crisis and…
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January 19, 2009
Michigan Law Professor Douglas Laycock, whose nuanced thinking has led all sides of the debate over religious liberty to seek his counsel, will be honored Jan. 15 with a national First Freedom Award. The annual honors, awarded in Richmond, Va., by the First Freedom Center, are bestowed on individuals who make important contributions in advancing…
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January 19, 2009
Sixth-graders from Detroit Public School take part in a presentation at the First Annual BioKIDS Science Convention. The Jan. 13 event at the Michigan League Ballroom allowed students to answer questions about ecosystems, biodiversity and ecology in the Great Lakes region. BioKIDS is sponsored in part by the Interagency Education Research Initiative, and both the…
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January 19, 2009
As fighting continues in Gaza, a survey of neighboring Lebanon illuminates some of the values underlying the use of violence in the Middle East. The findings are part of the World Values Surveys conducted by the Institute for Social Research (ISR). ISR sociologist Mansoor Moaddel conducted the survey in collaboration with Lebanese and Swedish colleagues.…
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January 19, 2009
James Steward, director of the U-M Museum of Art, has announced that he will step down to assume the directorship of the Princeton University Art Museum after presiding over the much-anticipated reopening of the dramatically transformed UMMA in late March. Provost Teresa Sullivan will soon name an interim director and will chair a committee that…
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January 19, 2009
Grabbing healthy food on the go at a restaurant or café at the University Unions has just become a lot easier. University Unions, in conjunction with the MHealthy program, has published a food guide that identifies all of the healthier choices available at its eateries. From Wendy’s to the University Club, Beanster’s to Taco Bell…
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January 19, 2009
Awards Joel Smoller, the Lamberto Cesari Collegiate Professor of Mathematics, has received the George David Birkhoff Prize. The prize is awarded jointly by the American Mathematical Society and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics once every three years to recognize an outstanding contribution to “applied mathematics in the highest and broadest sense.” Smoller was…
