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September 16, 2013
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:…
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September 16, 2013
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…
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September 16, 2013
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…
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September 16, 2013
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…
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September 16, 2013
The walls in Jeff Harrold’s office are covered with graduation announcements and thank-you cards from students he’s worked with over the years. As an academic standards adviser in LSA, he works with a variety of students their whole college careers, and often builds lasting relationships. “Every student that comes here comes here with the intention…
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September 9, 2013
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…
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September 9, 2013
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…
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September 9, 2013
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…
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September 9, 2013
Liz McMillen, editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education and alumna of the Knight-Wallace Fellows at Michigan, will deliver the 28th Graham Hovey Lecture at 5:30 p.m. Sept.19 in the Wallace House Gardens. Her lecture “What is College For, Anyway?” will examine the changes in higher education over the past two decades and the worth…
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September 9, 2013
Dr. Renee Duff, clinical associate professor in the Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences and Division of Prosthodontics at the School of Dentistry, has been named assistant dean for student services. The announcement of her appointment, effective Sept. 15, was made by outgoing Dean Peter Polverini. “Her rich background and broad experience are major assets…
