Campus News
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January 29, 2015
Summit focuses on success of men of color in higher ed
The National Center for Institutional Diversity convened a national summit at U-M Thursday designed to promote the success of young men of color in higher education.
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January 28, 2015
Michigan Dining helps fuel Local Food Summit 2015
Michigan Dining is sponsoring the Seventh Annual Local Food Summit from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 15. at Rackham Auditorium and the Michigan League.
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January 27, 2015
Resolution: Guidance on Confidentiality Agreements for University Senate Members
As part of the shared governance of the University, Senate members may from time to time be called to serve on committees or advisory boards that develop and review policies and procedures or that render professional judgments. Although certain sensitive matters, such as personnel decisions and other personal matters, are appropriately (and in some case… -
January 27, 2015
Senate Assembly seeks to challenge confidentiality restrictions
Faculty members appointed to university committees or advisory boards are being asked to push back against broadly applied confidentiality restrictions.
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January 26, 2015
Campus briefs
News from around the university.
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January 26, 2015
Detroit Urban Research Center manager doubles as part-time chocolatier
Julia Weinert’s love of chocolate may have started by sampling different specialty chocolate bars at Zingerman’s Delicatessen, but it sparked a desire to pursue the art of chocolate making.
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January 26, 2015
Distinguished University Professor lecture involves walking robots
Elmer G. Gilbert Distinguished University Professor of Engineering Jessy Grizzle will discuss how his lab hopes to develop bipedal robots that can impersonate, and even improve upon, the human gait.
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January 26, 2015
ISR addition is latest U-M project to win LEED Gold Certification
The Thompson Street addition to the Institute for Social Research has received LEED Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
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January 26, 2015
A look at IT policy updates, Mobile Apps Center, Hangouts On Air
News about an information technology policy update, the Mobile Apps Center and Google’s Hangout On Air series are featured in this installment of a series on IT at U-M.
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January 23, 2015
Voices of the Staff opens 10th year with town hall
Voices of the Staff opened its 10th year Thursday with a town hall meeting that drew President Mark Schlissel and 100 staff volunteers interested in building on changes that benefit staff.
