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November 5, 2012
Bike Week will promote two-wheeled transportation
In a continued effort to make the Ann Arbor campus more bicycle-friendly, the university will host its first Bike Week, today (Nov. 5) through Friday.
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November 5, 2012
Accolades
Dina Korte, adjunct clinical lecturer in dentistry, Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, is the first recipient of the Christine P. Klausner Graduate Dental Hygiene Student Scholarship Award. It honors the memory of Klausner, a dedicated clinical associate professor of dentistry in the department who embodied optimism and enthusiasm. David C. Munson… -
November 5, 2012
OCS expands promotion of sustainability with certificate program
The Office of Campus Sustainability has launched Sustainable Workplace, a certificate program that assist offices in creating greener workplaces across campus through simple adjustments in employee behaviors and equipment settings.
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November 5, 2012
Attitudes toward African Americans have worsened since 2008
This might not be a “post-racial” era after all. New research indicates that racial attitudes toward African Americans have worsened since the election of President Barack Obama.
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November 5, 2012
U-M study finds partisan bias with monetary policy at Federal Reserve Bank
With the elections less than one week away, it is worth considering that the party of the president influences the policy behavior of the Federal Reserve Bank, according to a new U-M study.
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November 5, 2012
New U-M fellowship commemorates Raoul Wallenberg
The university is offering a new annual fellowship that commemorates one of its most illustrious graduates, Raoul Wallenberg, who rescued tens of thousands of Jews during World War II, President Mary Sue Coleman announced Oct. 30. Raoul Wallenberg’s heroism inspired a fellowship in his name. Photo by Courtesy Bentley Historical Library. The Wallenberg Fellowship, among… -
November 5, 2012
President Coleman announces new award to honor staff innovation
At her annual Leadership Breakfast Oct. 30, President Mary Sue Coleman announced the new Presidential Innovation Award for Staff recognizing innovations in process, product, method or system. The awards will be given in collaboration with Voices of the Staff and will honor staff members whose uncommon behaviors and strategies enable them to find better solutions.… -
November 5, 2012
U-M launches $9M effort to guide Great Lakes research and education
A new $9 million U-M Great Lakes research and education center will guide efforts to protect and restore the world’s largest group of freshwater lakes by reducing toxic contamination, combating invasive species, protecting wildlife habitat and promoting coastal health. With a $4.5 million, three-year grant from the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation,… -
November 5, 2012
Brehm gift launches building expansion at School of Music, Theatre & Dance
More online Watch a video about how a return visit to his high school prompted U-M graduate Bill Brehm to create scholarships for Fordson High School students, and also a community > The School of Music, Theatre & Dance, ranked among the top performing arts schools in the nation, has received an $8 million gift… -
November 5, 2012
Harvard health care research leader to direct new policy institute at NCRC
A Harvard University doctor and leader in health policy research who has devoted his career to making health care better and more fair will head a large new U-M institute that focuses on those same goals. In a speech Oct. 30, President Mary Sue Coleman announced the intended appointment of Dr. John Z. Ayanian as…
