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September 16, 2013
U-M remains strong in U.S. News rankings
The university continues to rank near the top in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of the nation’s best undergraduate colleges and universities. The 2014 rankings were released online last week at www.usnews.com. U-M maintained its ranking as the No. 4 public university and was ranked at No. 28 among the nation’s best… -
September 16, 2013
U-M again top U.S. public university in world rankings
More online View the full list of rankings. U-M once again is listed as the top U.S. public university in the QS World Rankings for 2013, and is ranked 22nd among all institutions worldwide. The university ranked 17th in the 2012 survey. The QS World University Rankings, launched in 2004, are based on six factors:… -
September 16, 2013
U-M study: Will companies drop health coverage over Affordable Care Act?
Will 2014 mark the beginning of the end for employer-sponsored health insurance as we know it? Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, policy experts have debated that very question. Thomas Buchmueller, a business economics professor at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, and colleagues looked at theoretical and empirical evidence… -
September 16, 2013
Employees invited to free outdoor ‘Play Day’ events
To help kick off this year’s Active U Autumn, MHealthy is inviting all Ann Arbor university faculty, staff and students to its outdoor “Play Day” events, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. These free events encourage the university community to find the fun in physical activity, and include games, activities, giveaways and more. A walk/run… -
September 16, 2013
Flu shot clinics set for university employees this fall
Fall Health & Wellness Fair MHealthy Wellness Champions will host a Fall Health & Wellness Fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday in the plaza between South Hall and Weill Hall. The fair will offer a farmers’ market, flu shots, and free massages, as well as a number of health and wellness vendors from… -
September 9, 2013
Active U Autumn registration opens Tuesday
Registration for Active U Autumn, MHealthy’s six-week physical activity challenge, opens Tuesday. This is the third year for the fall program, which saw more than 8,000 faculty, staff, students, employee spouses/other qualified adults (OQA) and retirees log nearly 7 million activity minutes in just six weeks last year.
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September 9, 2013
Photo: “Nature’s Presence: Macro-Botanical Photography” exhibit
“Cow Tongue Prickly Pear Cactus-Botanicals of the Sonoran Desert” is from the photography exhibit “Nature’s Presence: Macro-Botanical Photography” by Robert W. Cleveland. It is presented from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. through Oct. 7 at the Gifts of Art Gallery, Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1. Photo by Robert W. Cleveland. -
September 9, 2013
Planet Blue social media contest uses interactive map
The university today launched a contest via its Planet Blue social media platforms in an effort to increase awareness of the “green” sites and programs on campus. Using the Office of Campus Sustainability’s interactive map, the contest, “Where on Planet Blue?” challenges participants to guess, and post photos of, featured locations for a chance to… -
September 9, 2013
Accolades
Crain’s Detroit Business in its recent Health Care Heroes issue presented Dr. Jack Billi with an honorable mention for his Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation (CHRT) trustee role. Billi led the creation of the CHRT, which aims to improve health care delivery to Michigan residents. He has served as either chairman or vice chairman… -
September 9, 2013
Ibáñez receives NSF early-career award for forest study
Inés Ibáñez, a forest ecologist and assistant professor at U-M, has received a $750,000 award from the National Science Foundation to study forest dynamics under global change. Results of her five-year study of forests in northern and southern Michigan may help land managers and policy makers maintain stable tree populations as they adapt to environmental…
