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October 29, 2012
Sharing space: Proximity breeds collaboration
A new U-M study shows that when researchers share a building, and especially a floor, the likelihood of forming new collaborations and obtaining funding increases dramatically. The findings have wide relevance to corporations, as well. “Our analyses clearly show that there are benefits to co-location,” said Jason Owen-Smith, associate professor of sociology and organizational studies.… -
October 29, 2012
Coleman to highlight new initiatives in talk
President Mary Sue Coleman will share plans and announcements that will shape the university in the upcoming months and years at her annual Leadership Breakfast on Tuesday.
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October 29, 2012
SNRE research scientist infuses art into science
What moment in the classroom stands out as the most memorable? Memorable moments are when I realize that through a class experience students discover something fundamental. As part of a course on sustainable development related to hydropower projects proposed in Chilean Patagonia, a student pointing down at the Baker River valley said to me almost… -
October 29, 2012
University leads nation in Fulbrights
More Fulbright grants were awarded to students from U-M than from any other U.S. institution for the 2012-13 academic year — the sixth time in the past eight years the university has held the honor, officials said today (Oct. 29).
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October 29, 2012
Survey: Parents struggle to find backup child care
Many child care providers have rules that exclude sick children from care, spurring anxious moments for millions of working parents. In a new U-M poll, one-third of parents of young children report they are concerned about losing jobs or pay when they stay home to care for sick children who can’t attend child care. The… -
October 29, 2012
Enrollment and freshman applications continue to set records at U-M Ann Arbor in fall 2012
For the fourth consecutive year, enrollment at the Ann Arbor campus has set an all-time record with 43,426 students in fall 2012, according to the Office of the Registrar. That represents an increase of 710 students (1.7 percent), overall.
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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 22, 2012
Thorough review of pornography case leads to new safety structure
An exhaustive, three-pronged review of how the university handled the discovery of child pornography at the U-M Health System has concluded with the recommendation of a single, unified Division of Public Safety and Security.
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October 22, 2012
Obituary
Dr. Walter Loesche Dr. Walter Loesche, one of the world’s authorities on caries and periodontal disease, and a former Marcus L. Ward Professor of Dentistry in the Department of Biologic Materials Sciences at the School of Dentistry, died Oct. 14. He was 77. Loesche A School of Dentistry faculty member from 1969 until his retirement… -
October 22, 2012
Regent candidates to appear at forum
The 10 candidates vying for two open eight-year terms on the Board of Regents in the Nov. 6 election have been invited to participate in a public forum at 3:30 p.m. today (Oct. 22) during the monthly Senate Assembly meeting. The meeting will be in Forum Hall on the fourth floor of Palmer Commons.
