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With another wave of the flu likely this winter, Provost Teresa Sullivan and Dr. Robert Ernst, medical director of University Health Service, have asked faculty members to keep encouraging ill students to stay away from class if they become sick with the flu.http://ur.umich.edu/update/archives/0911
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Results from MHealthy Wellness Assessments show weight and stress to be two of the largest health concerns for U-M employees. University officials say the findings reiterate the value of programs that strive to improve employees’ health and well being, as well as cut costs. http://ur.umich.edu/update/archives/0911
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The U-M Board of Regents heard a report Thursday about the Space Utilization Initiative, which is helping the university make better use of its classroom, research and office space and, as a result, saving taxpayer and tuition dollars. http://ur.umich.edu/update/archives/0911
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U-M chemistry professor Brian Coppola has been selected as a 2009 U.S. Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Coppola was selected from more than 300 top professors in the United States. http://ur.umich.edu/update/archives/0911
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Cynthia Wilbanks, U-M’s vice president for government relations, answers questions about the Michigan Promise Scholarship, which was cut from the state budget last month, affecting more than 6,000 students at the Ann Arbor campus. http://ur.umich.edu/update/archives/0911
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Since 1859, the Men’s Glee Club has blended a love of singing with camaraderie. It began with the joining of two student musical groups 150 years ago and on Saturday it will celebrate its sesquicentennial with an Anniversary Concert. http://ur.umich.edu/update/archives/0911
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U-M attracted 5,790 international students to the state in 2008-09, the sixth-highest total of any U.S. university, according to an Institute of International Education report showing international enrollments nationwide grew to a record 671,616. http://ur.umich.edu/update/archives/0911
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Faculty, staff and students gathered Thursday for an informational meeting about the university plan for a smoke-free campus. Session participants addressed questions about enforcement, clarifying campus boundaries, what smoking cessation support is available, how to get involved with focus groups and whether smoking w...ould be allowed in private vehicles. http://ur.umich.edu/update/archives/0911
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Time magazine has named President Mary Sue Coleman one of the nation’s 10 Best College Presidents. In its current issue, Time lauds Coleman for her fundraising abilities, specifically noting her leadership of the six-year, $3.2 billion Michigan Difference campaign. http://ur.umich.edu/update/archives/0911
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The U-M Initiative on Domestic and Sexual Violence has created Abuse Hurts: Recognize, Respond, Refer — a campaign to raise awareness of the effects of domestic violence. http://ur.umich.edu/update/archives/0911
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Applications are being sought from U-M faculty for consideration to be part of the 2010 Michigan Road Scholars Tour. The 2010 tour is scheduled for May 3-6. It will introduce participants to the places many U-M students call home, encourage university service to the public, and suggest ways faculty can help address sta...te and local issues. http://ur.umich.edu/update/archives/0911
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This year’s homecoming festivities featured a new “green” event as the alumni tailgate took on a goal of zero waste. View a video about the Zero Waste Alumni Tailgate and how people reacted to it. http://ur.umich.edu/update/archives/0911
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A change in the way the federal government will report race and ethnicity data for educational institutions is making it necessary for the university to collect new information from students, faculty and staff. Individuals will be asked to indicate if their ethnicity is Hispanic or Latino, and then will be allowed to i...dentify themselves as more than one race. http://ur.umich.edu/update/archives/0911
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National anthems played by a virtuoso pipa artist, traditional Chinese musical performances and a welcome from President Mary Sue Coleman marked the opening Thursday of the Confucius Institute at U-M, which will serve as a national resource on Chinese arts and culture for all Confucius Institutes in the United States. http://ur.umich.edu/update/archives/0911
