Search & Discovery Spring 2008 available
featuring the creative activity of faculty from the School of Art and Design, School of Music, Theater and Dance, and Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
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UROP needs faculty mentors
The Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program has some 1300 students interested in working on a research project of one kind or another next year in any and all disciplines. To do that, they will need mentors.Learn how you can help...[pdf]
UROP students honor outstanding faculty mentors
UROP recognized six faculty members who exemplify the UROP program's goals to actively engage undergraduate students in the research mission of the university.
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U-M researcher to head Toyota research center
Noboru Kikuchi, the Roger L. McCarthy Professor of Mechanical Engineering, will be the first director of Toyota Motor Corp.'s new Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRI-NA) located near the Ann Arbor campus.
UM human subjects research receives accreditation
The Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP) has granted full accreditation to the UM, one of 15 institutions to receive the group's endorsement this year. AAHRPP accredits universities, hospitals and other organizations that demonstrate they provide participant safeguards beyond what the state and federal governments require.
OVPR Staff Award Winners Recognized
OVPR honored four individuals for their outstanding contributions to research administration at a reception in the Michigan League on May 22. The 2008 recipients are (clockwise from upper left) Patricia Smith, Eve Gochis, Denise DuPrie and Kate Blakeman.
Baker named 2008 Distinguished University Innovator
Dr. James R. Baker Jr. is the Distinguished University Innovator for 2008. Baker, a scientist in the Medical School and a successful entrepreneur, has conducted breakthrough research in nanotechnology materials and launched two startup companies based on the results. Lecture title: "Taking Nanotechnology from the Bench to the Bedside."
OVPR Town Hall Meeting
May 27, 2008
VP Steve Forrest discussed research funding trends and Federal government projections; progress on the U-M Innovation Initiative; research cyberinfrastructure; the search for an Associate VP for Research for social sciences and humanities, and more
Partnership Forum
Enhancing U-M Relationships & Collaborations with Industry
View this Oct. 3 event online now.
U-M faculty and industry partners -- current and potential -- discuss broadening these partnerships.
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The Role of Engaged Universities in Economic Transformation
This October, 2007, Regional Conference was inspired by the National Academies Study, "Rising Above the Gathering Storm." Next steps are to prepare the proceedings and a report on proposed strategies that the URC universities can work on for state and regional economic growth. Conference funding was provided by the Lounsbery Foundation.
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