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August 13, 2012
Former township clerk applies organizational skills at UMHS
As President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney prepare for a showdown this election year, Marti Towas remembers the time she led her own political campaign. Towas, now an administrative assistant senior with the Comprehensive Cancer Center, in 1978 ran for the post of Hamburg Township Clerk, and won. Photo by Scott C. Soderberg, Michigan Photography.… -
August 13, 2012
Old school: U-M in History
The president and Bo
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August 13, 2012
Web startup brings resumes to life for college students in tough economy
A new career-focused social networking site is a first-of-its-kind platform for college students and recent grads to showcase their work and connect directly with hiring companies. Seelio, from “see” and “portfolio,” was co-founded by a U-M entrepreneurship instructor, and its public beta opened last week. Portfolios are available to anyone with a .edu email address,… -
August 13, 2012
Regents Roundup
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its July 19 meeting. ANN ARBOR CAMPUS Faculty appointments and promotions with tenure Silas D. Alben, associate professor of mathematics, LSA, effective Sept. 1. Irina Aristarkhova, associate professor of art and design, School of Art & Design, effective Sept. 1. Julie E. Boland, transfer… -
August 13, 2012
Scholarship & Creative Work
Tiny, freeloading clams find key to evolutionary success What mechanisms control the generation and maintenance of biological diversity on the planet? It’s a central question in evolutionary biology. For land-dwelling organisms such as insects and the flowers they pollinate, it’s clear that interactions between species are one of the main drivers of the evolutionary change… -
August 13, 2012
U-M featured on Chronicle’s 2012 best workplaces list
U-M is one of the best university workplaces in the United States, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education’s 2012 Great Colleges to Work For. The list was announced by the publication’s editors Aug. 6 and marked the fifth consecutive year the university has been recognized.
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August 13, 2012
Police Beat
July 2012 crime map > Burglary at Briarwood Medical Building On July 29 a Briarwood Medical Building was broken into via a broken exterior window. A camera and box of medication vials were located outside the building. However other vials of medication were reported missing. Additionally an exterior window in a neighboring building was found… -
August 13, 2012
U-M chosen as one of handful of CDC injury centers
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has selected U-M to become one of its Injury Control Research Centers, a rare designation held by only 10 other institutions.
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August 13, 2012
Don’t miss: Genetics and evolution connection explored in exhibit
From people to plants, from blue whales to bacteria, every living thing on Earth is related to all the others through evolution. The DNA in every cell preserves a record of these relationships — called the tree of life — as well as clues as to when the various branches split off. The exhibit “DNA… -
July 23, 2012
College students likely to disagree with religious teachings on homosexuality
College students’ beliefs about same-sex relationships can be shaped by their church’s teachings, but some are willing to oppose their religion’s position on the issue, a new U-M study indicates. And this can influence students’ views about same-sex marriage. Researchers looked at whether or not respondents’ religion taught that homosexuality was a sin and students’…
