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November 12, 2012
Don’t miss: Twitter CEO returns to Michigan
Dick Costolo, U-M alumnus and CEO of the giant social networking and microblog service Twitter, is the featured speaker for Policy Talks @ the Ford School at 1 p.m. Friday in Rackham Auditorium. Costolo Costolo, who earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1985, will discuss how he went from the trenches of computer science… -
November 12, 2012
27th MLK Symposium honors ‘I Have a Dream’ speech
U-M’s 27th annual MLK Symposium, one of the top national observances of the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., will include Southern Poverty Law Center co-founder and chief trial counsel Morris Dees, King speechwriter Clarence B. Jones, and activist Angela Davis, known internationally for her work to combat oppression.
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November 12, 2012
Photo: Dave Holland Big Band at Michigan Theatre
Wolverhampton, England native Dave Holland got his big break from Miles Davis, with whom he played during the “Bitches Brew” period. Holland formed his first working quintet in 1983. The Dave Holland Big Band performs at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Michigan Theater. The concert is presented by the University Musical Society. Photo by Mark… -
November 12, 2012
U-M researchers to study ‘food security’ across Michigan
Researchers at the School of Natural Resources and Environment are leading a five-year, $4 million study of disparities in access to healthy food across the state.
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November 12, 2012
Photo: Giacomett's 'Standing Figure' at UMMA
“Standing Figure” (1957), a bronze sculpture by Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti, is presented in the U-M Museum of Art Joan and Bob Tisch Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art. The museum galleries are open from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. The museum is closed Mondays. Photo courtesy U-M Museum of Art. -
November 12, 2012
Bernstein, Diggs elected to Board of Regents; McCormack wins high court spot
Democrats Mark Bernstein and Shauna Ryder Diggs have been elected to fill two eight-year terms on the Board of Regents.
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November 12, 2012
Accolades
Dr. Christine C. Nelson, professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, and professor of surgery, Medical School, recently won the Wendell L. Hughes Lecture Award from the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. She is the first female recipient of the award. Nelson is known for her clinical and surgical practice, and her research. -
November 12, 2012
U-M ranked No. 8 in size of international student body
The university was ranked No. 8 nationally for the size of its international student body in 2011-12, according to a study showing foreign enrollments grew 5.7 percent nationwide to a record 764,495.
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November 12, 2012
Investment report
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November 12, 2012
Crisler Center to host 3rd-annual Army-Navy Wheelchair Basketball game
Typical cheers of “Go Blue!” in the Crisler Center will be replaced with chants of “Go Army!” and “Go Navy!” on Nov. 20, as two wheelchair basketball teams representing military veterans take to the court to raise awareness for those with disabilities and to celebrate veterans in the community.
