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December 3, 2012
Old school: U-M in History
The Big Chill
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December 3, 2012
Jazz pianist combines love of music, nature
Although Ellen Rowe says she was born with perfect pitch, she continues to hone her skills with daily practice at the piano. Primarily self-taught as a child, her high school band director insisted that she take jazz piano lessons in order to play in the jazz ensemble at the school. Without the discipline imposed by… -
December 3, 2012
Provost Phil Hanlon to become 18th president of Dartmouth College
Phil Hanlon, university provost since 2010, on Nov. 29 was elected to be the 18th president of Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H.
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December 3, 2012
Driver distraction: Do as I say, not as I do (or what you think I do)
While it may come as no surprise that parents who talk on cell phones, send texts or eat and drink while driving have teenagers who are more likely to do the same, what teens think their parents do behind the wheel matters more than what mom or dad say they do. A new study by… -
December 3, 2012
U-M leads nation with 19 AAAS fellows
Nineteen U-M researchers are among 702 newly elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the association announced Nov. 29.The new fellows are being honored for their efforts toward advancing science applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished.
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December 3, 2012
U-M part of $120M DoE battery research hub
A dozen U-M researchers will play an integral role in a national, multimillion dollar, collaborative effort to develop breakthrough batteries for longer-range electric vehicles and a power grid that can store electricity generated from solar and wind energy. U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced Nov. 30 that the Department of Energy will establish the… -
December 3, 2012
U-M leads in research spending among U.S. public universities
For the third straight year, the university ranks first in research-and-development spending among the nation’s public universities, according to the latest numbers from the National Science Foundation.
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December 3, 2012
Faculty perspectives
Not with my money you don’t: Obstacles to innovation in higher education I should establish my credentials to write on the subject of innovation, or the lack of it, in colleges and universities. I have worked at two private and three public universities. I have served on the faculty senate at two of these institutions.… -
December 3, 2012
Math faculty member is Michigan Professor of the Year
He wears a Math Department T-shirt every teaching day. He tells a joke 20 minutes into every lecture. He’s as known for his tireless mentorship as he is for his tough homework. Now, math professor Stephen DeBacker has been named the 2012 Michigan Professor of the Year.
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December 3, 2012
Don’t miss: Panelists discuss significance of Higgs boson particle
After decades of searching, the Higgs boson particle finally was observed at the Large Hadron Collider. This historic discovery was called a tremendous step forward in science. U-M physics faculty members Gordon Kane, Homer Neal, Jay Chapman, Jianming Qian and Aaron Pierce will serve as panelists and present experimental and theoretical discussions during the Discovery…
