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October 15, 2012
Award recognizes five U-M supervisors for supporting work/life balance
More online More information about the Work/Life Champion Award for Supervisors > The U-M Work/Life Resource Center has announced the recipients of the second annual Work/Life Champion Award for Supervisors. The award recognizes U-M supervisors who promote work-life balance through consistent recognition of and responsiveness to their employees’ professional and personal lives. The 2012 Work/Life… -
October 15, 2012
Police Beat
September 2012 crime map > No updates regarding groping incidents reported in September Three students had reported to university police in early September that they had been groped or inappropriately touched by unknown males. These incidents were reported in the Sept. 17 University Record. The Department of Public Safety has not received additional information regarding… -
October 15, 2012
DPS offers free online bicycle registration
A free, online bicycle registration service now is offered by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) on the Ann Arbor campus. The program is designed to help deter bicycle thefts and aid in the return of found bicycles to owners. “This is an expansion of our successful online laptop and electronics registration program,” says Interim… -
October 15, 2012
Old school: U-M in History
I want my MTV
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October 15, 2012
Don’t miss: Information architecture expert returns to U-M
Louis Rosenfeld, called the father of information architecture — the structuring of information online for easy use — will speak Oct. 25 on “Beyond User Research.” This Rackham Centennial Alumni Lecture at 4:30 p.m. in the Michigan Union Anderson Room is sponsored by his alma mater, the School of Information. Rosenfeld, who earned a master’s… -
October 15, 2012
Faculty members honored for scholarship, service
Twenty-one faculty members are being recognized Tuesday for their teaching, scholarship, service and creative activities.
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October 15, 2012
Writing lecturer combines social justice with class
Christine Modey has always loved cookbooks, but it wasn’t until she taught a special section of English 125 last fall that she was able to collaborate on the creation of one. As a lecturer with the Sweetland Center for Writing, Modey teaches several classes and seminars, including a section of the first-year writing requirement English… -
October 15, 2012
Three nominated for Rhodes, Marshall scholarships
The Provost’s Council on Student Honors has selected three top scholars to represent the university in competition for the prestigious Rhodes and Marshall scholarships. The LSA students hail from such diverse disciplines as history, mathematics and computer science, and economics.
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October 15, 2012
High school sports: Girls losing gender equity game
While opportunities for girls to participate in high school sports increased during the 1990s, progress toward gender equity slowed and, perhaps, even reversed direction during the 2000s, according to a new report. The report, released last week by the Sport, Health and Activity Research and Policy Center for Women and Girls (SHARP) — a collaboration… -
October 15, 2012
Federal judge dismisses Authors Guild lawsuit over HathiTrust
U.S. District Judge Harold Baer Jr. has granted U-M’s motion for summary judgment in the Authors Guild lawsuit that sought to severely curtail the HathiTrust Digital Library initiative.
