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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… -
October 29, 2012
University names Academic Leadership Program fellows
Six faculty members have been named 2012-13 fellows in the Academic Leadership Program of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation.
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October 29, 2012
U-M launches post-consumer food composting pilot in Michigan League
More online • Waste prevention goal > • We Care Organics > • More information on U-M Recycling & Composting efforts > Students, faculty and staff dining in the Michigan League can skip the trash cans and choose to compost food waste as part of a pilot program exploring post-consumer food composting on campus. Led… -
October 22, 2012
Three U-M health leaders elected to Institute of Medicine
Three U-M faculty members have been elected to the Institute of Medicine, an honor considered one of the most prestigious in the health and medical fields. Dr. John M. Carethers, the John G. Searle Professor and chair of Department of Internal Medicine; Dr. John O. DeLancey, the Norman F. Miller Professor of Gynecology in the… -
October 22, 2012
Cyber risk insurance coverage now available to campus units
More online Learn more about reporting an IT security incident > Learn more about areas of cyber risk coverage > U-M Risk Management Services has purchased insurance coverage to recover financial losses incurred by campus departments as a result of lost or stolen data, violation of privacy laws, intellectual property infringement and social media risks.… -
October 22, 2012
U-M, other research institutions launch Great Lakes protection project
U-M and 20 other U.S. and Canadian research institutions will join forces to propose a set of long-term research and policy priorities to help protect and restore the Great Lakes and to train the next generation of scientists, attorneys, planners and policy specialists who will study them. The Great Lakes Futures Project of the Transborder… -
October 22, 2012
First digital resource explores 1918 flu epidemic
U-M has established the largest digital collection of materials relating to the 1918 influenza epidemic in the United States. “The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918: A Digital Encyclopedia,” created by the Center for the History of Medicine in partnership with the U-M Library’s MPublishing, documents 50 diverse communities in the United States during fall 1918…
