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Getting Connected
Sep 5, 2014U-M has more than 1,400 student organizations covering a wide range of interests. Each year, information fairs allow students to explore how they can get involved on campus. Festifall takes place Sept. 9 on the Central Campus Diag and Go North! Fest happens Sept. 11 on the North Campus Diag.
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Making Michigan History
Sep 1, 2014In a ceremony filled with pageantry and tradition, the Board of Regents formally installed Mark S. Schlissel, M.D., Ph.D., as the university's 14th president Friday, Sept. 5.
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Campus Comes To Life
Aug 25, 2014There's definitely a buzz in the air in Ann Arbor. U-M students are back in town and ready to start the new school year. There are a variety of Welcome Events happening across campus to help students get back into the "spin" of things.
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Entering the EEG-EGG
Aug 18, 2014Lia Min, a Project LIAison fellow sponsored by the Life Sciences Institute and the Stamps School of Art & Design, created an exhibit exploring the intersection of neuroscience and art. Her fellowship is part of U-M’s efforts to bring the life sciences and art closer together.
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National Champs
Aug 11, 2014The U-M Solar Car Team has won the American Solar Challenge for the fifth consecutive time. Michigan raced its car, Quantum, against 22 other teams of college students in the 1,700-mile race, which happens every other year on a different course.
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New lightweight metals institute
Aug 4, 2014A new $148 million American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute plans to open this fall in the city of Detroit. This public-private partnership is co-led by U-M, the Ohio-based manufacturing technology nonprofit EWI and The Ohio State University.
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Blooming agave
Jul 28, 2014The rare blooming of the American agave plant at U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens is underway. The more-than-80-year-old plant, which has grown so tall that it pokes through conservatory's ceiling, will bloom and then die, but not before leaving behind some genetically identical "pups."
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Growing Community
Jul 20, 2014Over the last year and a half, U-M classes, groups and individuals from a variety of disciplines have been coming to the Campus Farm at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens to learn about not only growing food, but also growing community though collaboration.
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Michigan in Ethiopia
Jul 17, 2014Chronicling researchers and students partnering with medical professionals in this East African country.
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U-M’s 14th president leads university into its third century
Jul 14, 2014Mark S. Schlissel, M.D., Ph.D., starts his tenure as the 14th president of the University of Michigan this week. Legend has it that the president spins the Cube in Regents Plaza each morning to set the university in motion.
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Nurses as Designers
Jul 7, 2014The School of Nursing recently hosted 26 Hillman Scholars from U-M, the University of North Carolina and the University of Pennsylvania for a three-day meeting exploring how design and technology, and partnerships with disciplines such as engineering, can improve health care.
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Go Back In Time Online
Jun 30, 2014The U-M Museum of Paleontology recently created an online repository of 3D and 2D representations of fossils to showcase specimens from the UMMP collections. The site is intended to provide access to students and researchers around the world to enhance the usefulness of these resources.
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Computer Science with Soul
Jun 23, 2014U-M students in a software engineering class have been making tools to help a girl with cerebral palsy connect with the world around her. While they've come up with several promising custom technologies, they're also hoping to fill a void in the marketplace for affordable assistive technologies.
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Summer hot spot
Jun 16, 2014The Ann Arbor Summer Festival is on campus June 13-July 6 with mainstage shows at the Power Center and free live music and films on Ingalls Mall. U-M is a founding partner of the festival, which has been a favorite local tradition for more than 30 years.
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The Science of Beauty
Jun 9, 2014Each year, researchers in the U-M Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology share the beauty of their fieldwork through a photo contest. Entries include amazing images like this crown-of-thorns sea star covered with toxic spines at a site in Okinawa, Japan.
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Making Waves
May 29, 2014A new report shows that Michigan's University Research Corridor, which includes U-M, is playing a major role in protecting the water resources of Michigan and the Great Lakes region, and using those resources to promote economic development in the state and globally.
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Ready to Launch
May 19, 2014From screenings at the Michigan Theater to offsite exhibits, the work of Stamps School of Art & Design graduating seniors was recently showcased on campus and around town. The film, installation, traditional and new media projects were created during their year-long Integrative Project course.
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Hail! To the Grads
May 3, 2014President Mary Sue Coleman took a photo with all of the graduates during Spring Commencement at Michigan Stadium. We welcome them into one of the largest (and proudest) alumni groups in the world. Share your own photos using #MGoGrad.
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A brilliant idea
Apr 21, 2014Colored, see-through solar cells invented at the U-M College of Engineering could enable 'stained' glass windows, decorative panels and even shades that make electricity. These cells have the potential to vastly broaden the use of solar energy.
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Rwanda’s Schindler
Apr 7, 2014Policy Talks @ the Ford School recently hosted Paul Rusesabagina, the hotel manager who saved the lives of more than 1,200 people in 1994. The event was part of the International Policy Center’s commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide.
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Presidential Visit
Apr 2, 2014President Obama stopped to give remarks at the Intramural Sports Building on April 2. With this third visit, he has become the sitting president that has visited U-M the most. He gave U-M’s spring commencement address in 2010 and also spoke on campus in January 2012.
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Signs of Spring
Mar 24, 2014The 8th annual FestiFools parade takes over downtown Ann Arbor on April 6. Part of the Lloyd Hall Scholars Program, this favorite local tradition brings U-M students and the community together to create unique public art.
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UROP turns 25
Mar 10, 2014U-M’s Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) began in 1988 with 14 student-faculty partnerships. Today more than 1,300 students and 700 faculty are engaged in diverse research partnerships. UROP recently celebrated its 25th anniversary with a special symposium.
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Thriving on Planet Blue
Feb 24, 2014The 2013 Sustainability Progress Report highlights U-M's immense growth and engagement in sustainability education, research and operations.
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Davis, White Win Olympic Gold!
Feb 17, 2014University of Michigan students Meryl Davis and Charlie White became the first American ice dancing pair to capture Olympic gold. (USA Today Sports Images)
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