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National conference discusses value of liberal arts education
BY AARON GUGGENHEIM
Former University President James Duderstadt, University President Mary Sue Coleman and University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan, a former University provost, presented speeches and answered questions Thursday night during a panel in Rackham Auditorium as part of a national conference, held from May 22 to May 24, on the value of liberal arts within large research institutions.
Ann Arbor residents discuss Wall Street garage
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BY LEWAA BAHMAD
Residents of Ann Arbor's Wall Street neighborhood met with University officials Wednesday to discuss the controversial construction of a new parking structure in the neighborhood.
Transportation summit discusses future of vehicles
BY GIACOMO BOLOGNA
Last week was busy for the University's Transportation Research Institute, which announced the creation of the Michigan Mobility Transformation Center in the midst of its three-day long symposium on connected vehicles and infrastructure.
High-risk boys better able to detect depression in parents
BY ARIANA ASSAF
A study performed by University researchers shows that children are even more perceptive of their parents’ bad moods than originally believed.
Federal attention given to growing student debt
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BY KATIE BURKE
The ever-increasing national student loan debt is raising red flags as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a report on student loan affordability last week.
School of Public Health opens Center for Cancer Biostatistics
BY AMRUTHA SIVAKUMAR
As cancer research increases in complexity, interdisciplinary research methodologies are becoming more important in extracting viable results. As a result, the School of Public Health, in collaboration with the Comprehensive Cancer Center, will establish a new Center for Cancer Biostatistics within its departments.
Campus smoking rate on the decline
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BY ALICIA ADAMCZYK
A survey conducted to gauge the success of the University’s smoking ban two years after its implementation shows promising results for those favoring a smoke-free campus.
New radar can detect concealed weapons
BY KAITLIN ZURDOSKY
While politicians debate gun-control laws, Electrical Engineering prof. Kamal Sarabandi and colleagues have been developing a different type of solution for weapons abuse.
School of Natural Resources and Environment loses Assistant Prof. Beth Diamond
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BY STEPHANIE SHENOUDA
Assistant Prof. Beth Diamond, who taught landscape architecture in the School of Natural Resources and Environment, died Monday from cancer.
Students raise money for endowment scholarship
BY ARIANA ASSAF
A new philanthropy project is helping to grow the student network that will contribute to fellow Wolverines in need.
CSG attempts to address general admission football seating policy
BY AMRUTHA SIVAKUMAR
After a month of playing tug-of-war with University administrators, the battle against the newly implemented football general admissions seating policy has come to a halt.
Admissions applications increase for seventh consecutive year
BY WILL GREENBERG
Future Wolverine hopefuls broke the record for the highest amount of undergraduate admissions applications in history for the 2013-2014 school year.
University doctors use 3-D printing to save child's life
BY WILL GREENBERG
The partnership of two University doctors saved the life of a young boy in a desperate situation with the use of groundbreaking new medical technology, a splint to hold open an airway constructed through 3-D printing.
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Regents approve four agenda items
BY AARON GUGGENHEIM
At this month’s meeting of the University’s Board of Regents, the regents heard from Business senior Michael Proppe, president of the Central Student Government, and approved multiple construction and renovation projects and faculty appointments.
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Hilton named Dean of Libraries
BY AMRUTHA SIVAKUMAR
The University's Board of Regents convened Thursday at the University's Dearborn campus to review a selection of infrastructure and personnel changes. Among these items was the appointment of Information prof. James L. Hilton as the dean of libraries
New University site marks progress for the Coalition for Tuition Equality
BY AARON GUGGENHEIM
After a year of protests and rallies, the Coalition for Tuition Equality, a student organization that advocates for the in-state tuition rate for undocumented students who have lived in Michigan, has made another tangible mark of progress: a web page on the University's Office of Financial Aid website that offers information to prospective and current undocumented students.
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Research focuses on student affairs
BY RACHEL PREMACK
During the symposium, the speakers emphasized applying theory to practice and vice versa and discussed topics such as student mental health, sexual assault prevention and career exploration.
University faculty travel across Michigan for series of seminars
BY WILL GREENBERG
A group of University faculty and staff traveling last week to participate in a series of seminars across the state showed that college road trips aren’t just for students.
This is the 14th “seminar on wheels” hosted by the Michigan Road Scholars. The first stop in Lansing on May 6th was followed by five other stops before the final seminar in Detroit on Friday.
Paul King selected as executive director of C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
BY AARON GUGGENHEIM
Paul King, president and CEO of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, has been selected to replace Patricia Warner as the executive director of C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital.
