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January 21, 2013
SI student is first Wikipedian in Residence at presidential library
School of Information master’s student Michael Barera became the nation’s first Wikipedian in Residence at a presidential library when he recently began his internship at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library at U-M.
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January 21, 2013
The present and future of teaching and learning at U-M
The stories of life-changing classroom experiences, inspiring faculty members, and students itching to roll up their sleeves and work on societal problems are the focus of a new series at U-M. Michigan’s World Class, worldclass.umich.edu, celebrates teaching and learning at U-M by telling stories of how schools and colleges and, more importantly, the faculty in them, are challenging today’s students in new ways.
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January 21, 2013
Fed chairman Bernanke calls raising the debt ceiling ‘very important’
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said last week that the Fed has been doing its part to move the slow economy forward, and that Congress must do the same to keep the recovery on track. Specifically, he said Congress must raise the debt ceiling to head off a risky lowering of the United States’ credit… -
January 21, 2013
Exhibit presents ‘human cost’ of undocumented workers entering United States from Mexico
For Jason De Leon, the story of undocumented migrant workers’ treacherous trek northward from Mexico through Arizona is a complex, layered contemporary narrative best told by what isn’t said, and what is left behind. For the past four years, De Leon — an assistant professor of anthropology at U-M — has directed a group of… -
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
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