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January 21, 2013
Obituaries
Design professor Shaun Jackson dies following Florida plane crash By Rick Fitzgerald Public Affairs Shaun Jackson, a professor of art and design who has received international acclaim for his work, died Jan. 15 from injuries sustained in a Florida plane crash. Jackson, 63, of Ann Arbor, was a passenger in a single-engine airplane that crashed… -
January 21, 2013
Two-week international program showcases academic, organized dentistry
For many, it was their first trip thousands of miles from their home country to the U.S. It was an experience they will never forget. They were impressed with what they saw, what they experienced, and those they talked to, not only at the School of Dentistry, but elsewhere across Michigan. The school recently hosted… -
January 21, 2013
Forty U-M students named Dow Sustainability Fellows
Forty master’s and professional degree students from eight schools and colleges at U-M are beginning the Dow Sustainability Fellows Program, marking the first cohort of fellows in the $10 million program launched last spring.
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January 21, 2013
Faculty, staff guide students’ global experiences
The faux leather seats in the old church van were sticky from the heat and sweat after a day of driving to Mulukuku, Nicaragua, on bumpy, muddy roads. But once the students arrived, there was thick chicken stew and fresh lemonade. “Everyone was welcoming. The town was alive all night with music and roosters and… -
January 21, 2013
Epidemiologist connects U-M students, China’s disease prevention centers
Photo by Scott C. Soderberg, Michigan Photography. Dr. Matthew Boulton doesn’t speak Chinese, but that didn’t stop him from founding the School of Public Health’s China Scholar Exchange Program. At dinner with a former health department colleague in Beijing several years ago, Boulton drew up the outlines for the program on a dinner napkin, and… -
January 21, 2013
Old school: U-M in History
Original Michigan Union
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January 21, 2013
Improving road safety: Lessons from Europe
Tougher drunken driving laws, lower speed limits and stricter seat belt laws are the best ways to reduce traffic deaths in the United States, say researchers at the U-M Transportation Research Institute. “Despite recent major improvements in road safety in the U.S., the current safety level is far below the level of the best-performing countries,”… -
January 21, 2013
Nominations for 2013 Provost’s Teaching Innovation Prizes due Feb. 4
2013 Provost’s Teaching Innovation Prizes of $5,000 will be presented to up to five faculty projects this spring, with the current call for nominations due Feb. 4. This is the fifth year the prizes are being awarded. This prize differs from other teaching prizes in that it honors original, specific innovations to improve student learning,… -
January 21, 2013
Police Beat
December 2012 crime map > Police investigating sexual assault at West Quad University police continue to investigate a report of a sexual assault from Jan. 13 at West Quad residence hall. Video images were released the next day in an effort to identify the male subject. They can be viewed on the U-M police website… -
January 21, 2013
Student group works to bring Angela Davis to Ann Arbor
Can a small group of students advocating for change really make things happen? One group of U-M students thinks so, and they hope to gather support for their cause by bringing Angela Davis to Ann Arbor for the 27th Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium.
