Campus News
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October 19, 2013
University endowment reaches historic high of $8.4 billion
The University of Michigan endowment grew to its highest point ever — $8.4 billion for the fiscal year that ended June 30.
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October 17, 2013
University launches back-pain information website for employees
Based on health questionnaire data, back pain is one of the top health risks for U-M faculty and staff members, with nearly 24 percent being at high risk for back pain in 2012. “Nearly all of us will experience back pain at some point in our lives,” says Dr. Dan Chapman, a physician at Occupational… -
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 17, 2013
School of Information dean and wife pledge $2.5M gift to U-M
School of Information dean Jeffrey MacKie-Mason and his wife, Janet Netz, have committed to a gift of $2.5 million to the school. The gift is among the largest made by a dean at the University of Michigan to his or her school or college.
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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
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 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
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
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.
