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October 29, 2012
'Don’t miss: 'Cloud Atlas” author presents lecture, reading
David Mitchell, author of “Cloud Atlas,” a Man Booker Prize finalist and now a major motion picture starring Tom Hanks, presents a reading, lecture and workshop this week on Central Campus. Mitchell, Zell Distinguished Writer in Residence, presents a fiction reading at 6 p.m. today in the U-M Museum of Art Apse. A public reception… -
October 29, 2012
University surveying faculty, students, staff about sustainability
More than 4,000 U-M students and 1,500 faculty and staff members are being surveyed about sustainability issues this month as part of a groundbreaking, campuswide initiative called the Sustainability Cultural Indicators Project, a partnership led by the Graham Sustainability Institute and the Institute for Social Research.
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October 29, 2012
O’Donnell named director of Health Management Research Center
The School of Kinesiology and the Health Management Research Center (HMRC) have announced that renowned health promotion leader Michael O’Donnell was named the new director of the HMRC, effective Oct. 15. O’Donnell has a distinguished record in the field of health promotion, and is a widely respected champion for the integration of health promotion into… -
October 29, 2012
Senate Assembly hosts regent candidates at forum
Candidates seeking two open seats on the Board of Regents presented their views on what the university needs in its next president and discussed how U-M should deal with ongoing financial challenges during a Senate Assembly forum Oct. 22.
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October 29, 2012
Accolades
Emily J. Nicklett, assistant professor at the School of Social Work, has been selected as a Health and Aging Policy Fellow. She will partner with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to examine policies that enhance mobility of older adults in their communities. This program provides health professionals with the experience and skills necessary… -
October 29, 2012
VA health researchers tighten ties with U-M; group moving to NCRC
Research to improve the health of the nation’s veterans, and all Americans, will soon get a boost when a large team of researchers from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Ann Arbor Healthcare System moves to the U-M campus.
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October 29, 2012
Photo: "Running the Numbers" at Slusser Gallery
“Skull with Cigarette” is from the campus-wide exhibit “Running the Numbers” by Chris Jordan, presented in conjunction with Jordan’s Penny W. Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series appearance at 5:10 p.m. Nov. 15 in the Michigan Theater. The exhibit, presented”Running the Numbers” at Slusser Gallery through Nov. 20, is centered in the Penny W. Stamps School of… -
October 29, 2012
New offerings draw attention to faculty and staff services
To draw interest and better serve faculty and staff, the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program has announced four new educational programs. They were inspired by key concerns faculty and staff clients are telling counselors.
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October 29, 2012
Faculty Perspectives
Faculty Senate accepts opinion pieces This year, the Faculty Perspectives page in The University Record will highlight the work of several of the committees of the Faculty Senate and the work of faculty governance through the three campuses of the University of Michigan. The committees of the University Senate Assembly fulfill a regentally specified… -
October 29, 2012
New U-M mobile phone app helps track concussion recovery
A new mobile phone app, the first of its kind, helps concussion patients track their activities and symptoms, and share that information with their healthcare team. The app from U-M is called Return2Play. The app, available for 99 cents, is designed for iPhone and available for download on iTunes. Users can enter the date and…
