News
Former 'U' professor and genetics expert Francis Collins nominated as NIH director
By: The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is choosing an influential scientist who helped unravel the human genetic code — and is known for finding common ground between belief in God and science — to head the National Institutes of Health.
Athletic Department announces termination of printed media guides
By: Eric Chiu
Last week, the Athletic Department announced that the University — as well as Ohio State University — plans to immediately stop printing media guides due to a gradual realization that the information they contained could already be found online.
'U' researcher Robert Groves closer to confirmation as Census director
By: The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's nominee to be the next census director moved closer to Senate confirmation on Wednesday, with approval all but assured after he ruled out the controversial use of statistical sampling in the 2010 head count.
'U' officials list reasons for CTools failure
By: Jasmine Zhu
At Monday's meeting of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, University officials named the reasons behind the three CTools outages between Apr. 18-22 and discussed the future of CTools.
In interview, Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks his time in A2, surgeon general process
- Ariel Bond/Daily
By: Lara Zade
There (are) so many memories here. I was here for such a long time. It’s probably a good thing that it’s hard to distill it down to just one. But I think being at the football games was probably the thing that I remember the most because you look around and you’re immersed with all of these people who are just like you.
Interim co-directors announced for UMMA
By: Lara Zade
Provost Teresa Sullivan announced on Tuesday the three co-directors to head the University of Michigan Museum of Art starting June 1.
Employment trends for 2009 graduates
- Sam Wolson/Daily
By: Annie Thomas
After entering the Big House as students and living as graduates, the recent graduates have headed off to take jobs and start new projects all over the world. Regardless of choice of major, the economy and turbulent job markets have affected graduates’ decisions and caused some students to rethink their career paths.
Animal rights groups concerned with University's treatment of lab animals
By: Lara Zade
Alka Chandra, a laboratory oversight specialist for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, said that documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act revealed 33 violations of animal treatment by the University over a six month period.
Graduation returns to the Big House
- Sam Wolson/Daily
By: Jasmine Zhu
Graduating students in caps and gowns filed through Michigan Stadium Saturday as this year’s graduation commencement ceremony returned to its regular venue. Throughout the commencement ceremony, the speakers voiced a shared sentiment of perseverance in the face of economic uncertainty.
Government funds $19.5 million energy research center
By: Stephanie Steinberg
Thanks to the U.S. Department of Energy funding a $19.5 million Energy Frontier Research Center at the University, researchers will be better equipped to harness alternative energy forms.
