Campus News
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October 17, 2013
Field hockey team to honor late coach Phyllis Ocker
The University of Michigan field hockey team will honor former Wolverine coach and U-M women’s athletics pioneer Phyllis Ocker with a commemorative patch affixed on their uniforms for the remainder of the 2013 season.
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October 16, 2013
Enrollment and freshman applications hit record at U-M Ann Arbor
Enrollment at the Ann Arbor campus has set an all-time record for the fifth consecutive year, with 43,710 students in fall 2013, a 0.7 percent increase from the previous year. Undergraduate enrollment grew by 1.1 percent, and the number of graduate/professional students fell by 0.1 percent. Freshman applications were up 10 percent, to a record 46,813.
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October 14, 2013
Landmark U-M effort measures sustainability culture on campus
Most U-M faculty, students and staff say they are committed to sustainability, but new survey results indicate significant room for improvement in sustainability behaviors, awareness, engagement and accountability.
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October 14, 2013
Civil liberties lawyer Marjorie Heins to deliver academic freedom lecture
Marjorie Heins, founding director of the Free Expression Policy Project, which provides research and advocacy on free speech, copyright, and media democracy issues, will deliver the University Senate’s 23rd Annual Davis, Markert, Nickerson Lecture on Academic and Intellectual Freedom on Oct. 23.
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October 14, 2013
Math Professor Curtis Huntington dies after battle with cancer
Curtis E. Huntington, professor and associate chair of mathematics, died Oct. 7 after a four-year battle with cancer.
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October 14, 2013
Five nominated for Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell scholarships
The Provost’s Council on Student Honors has nominated five students for the prestigious Rhodes, Marshall and Mitchell scholarships.
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October 14, 2013
Library expands 3-D printer access
The 3D Lab, part of the U-M Library’s Digital Media Commons on North Campus, is expanding campus access to 3-D printers with a grant from the university’s Third Century Initiative.
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October 9, 2013
Coleman measures plans, progress toward ‘university of tomorrow’
The historic launch next month of the university’s boldest-ever capital campaign and the celebration of its bicentennial in 2017 were among the key messages of President Mary Sue Coleman’s annual Leadership Breakfast address.
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October 8, 2013
Coleman announces bicentennial office, advisory committee
The upcoming bicentennial will recall the University of Michigan’s remarkable past, and serve as fresh inspiration for its future.
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October 8, 2013
Mary Sue and Kenneth Coleman give $1M gift for global scholarships
President Mary Sue Coleman and her husband, Kenneth, are giving $1 million toward scholarships for U-M undergraduate and graduate students to support international study, internships, service work and other opportunities.
