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February 4, 2013
Professor uses projectors, electronics to bring art to life
What moment in the classroom stands out as the most memorable? I was teaching a class on time-based art forms (installation, sound art, performance) and several students from Japan who spoke no English ended up making and presenting amazing art for their final project. It was an incredible testament to the power of visual images… -
February 4, 2013
Global phone connections: Undergrads develop learning apps for Singapore third-graders
The hair-raising roar of elephants, unexpectedly embedded in a Singapore third-grader’s science report, heralds the early success of a UM-developed learning applications program for smartphones. Called MyDesk, the application suite is developed by Elliot Soloway and his Learning Apps for Primary Education undergraduate class. The program meets goals of providing easy access to learning… -
February 4, 2013
U-M student biologists use Diag trees to help solve gypsy moth mystery
Working beneath the towering oaks and maples on U-M’s central campus Diag, undergraduate researchers and their faculty adviser helped explain an observation that had puzzled insect ecologists who study voracious leaf-munching gypsy moth caterpillars. The caterpillars, which defoliate and sometimes kill stands of trees in the Upper Midwest and the Northeast, are especially fond of… -
February 4, 2013
Obituary
Spickard worked in Office of University Development for 20 years Catherine K. Spickard, 47, died Jan. 11 at her home. A 20-year member of the U-M Office of University Development, she began working as a joint secretary in the Corporate Foundation Relations and Development Reports & Information Offices in 1994. She quickly demonstrated her skills… -
February 4, 2013
Rec Sports celebrates centennial with ‘Share Your Story’ and more
More online • To submit stories go to “Share Your Story” >• Centennial celebration > U-M made history 100 years ago by creating the first stand-alone university recreation sports department in the country, the Department of Intramural Athletics. Now known as the Department of Recreational Sports, it celebrates the 100th anniversary this year with help from former… -
February 4, 2013
U-M Police Department gains another accreditation
The U-M Police Department has received its second prestigious accreditation within the last six months. The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators approved the award, but will formally recognize the UMPD’s four-year accreditation at its annual conference June 28-July 2 in Louisville, Ky. Last August, the UMPD earned a three-year law enforcement reaccreditation by… -
February 4, 2013
Don't miss: African artist discusses his work
Ghanaian artist El Anatsui will be interviewed in a public presentation at 5:10 p.m. Thursday in the Michigan Theater as part of the Penny W. Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series. Anatsui experiments with wood, ceramics, paint and found objects to create works that comment on cultural exchange, translation, globalization and impermanence. Some are presented in the… -
January 28, 2013
Michigan Almanac tracks the numbers that define U-M
The Michigan Almanac, a systematic compilation of information about university operations, is being introduced as the “go-to” Web document for anyone interested in data about the university.
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January 28, 2013
MLK photos
Activist and educator Angela Davis speaks Jan. 21 in the Michigan Union Rogel Ballroom. Photo by Eric Bronson, Michigan Photography. Students from Kappa Sigma and Theta Phi Alpha build storage sheds at Habitat for Humanity as part of MLK Day activities at UM-Flint. Photo by Mel Serow, UM-Flint. MLK Jr. speechwriter Clarence Jones addresses the… -
January 28, 2013
East Quad and North Quad to include new living experiences
University Housing is introducing two new living experiences for students in the fall of 2013.
