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Depression on College Campuses Conference

February 3, 2012 | By Guest Writer

What is the Depression on College Campuses Conference? The 10th Annual DepressiononCollegeCampusesConference (DoCC) is presented by the U-MDepressionCenter, in partnership with schools and colleges of the UniversityofMichigan. The theme of this year’s conference, is “Depression on College Campuses: Integrating Prevention, Resilience, and Positive Mental Health,” and asks how campus mental health missions can be reframed to include prevention of depression through a focus on student strengths. The conference will review recent research and practical advances in understanding depressive illnesses in young adults in order to provide conference attendees with best practices for prevention and intervention, as well as outreach models…

Published in: PLAN Events Resources Wellness

In Abu Dhabi, A Chance to Connect

December 5, 2011 | By Guest Writer

Editor's note: Vice Chancellor Tayeb Kamali invited U-M President Mary Sue Coleman to send three masters’ students to the Festival of Thinkers event at the United Arab Emirates’ Higher Colleges of Technology in November 2011. Patty Liao, Michael Yates, and Meghan Reynard were recommended by the faculty in their programs and endorsed by Rackham Dean Janet Weiss. Liao is a student in Engineering Sustainable Systems, Yates is a pursuing a joint degree in Public Policy and Business, and Meghan Reynard is a student in Art and Design. Rackham Graduate School funded their flight across the ocean. (The invitation came with…

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Test: Postcard Idea

December 1, 2011 | By Guest Writer

The tradition of Appalachian story telling thrives in the mountains of western North Carolina. Given the region’s equally strong tradition of small family farms, many of the stories you hear recount local family histories and increasingly drastic changes in the surrounding landscape. In the small town of Canton, NC, I have partnered with the Canton Area Historical Museum to engage the local community’s pride in and knowledge of history through the Garden Creek Archaeological Project (GCAP), which is partially funded by the Arts of Citizenship Graduate Fellowship. Alice Wright, Ph.D. Archaeology 2012

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Are You Prepared for a Demanding Fieldwork Experience?

November 8, 2011 | By Guest Writer

Guest Writer Gary Brown Research Intern, Psychological Clinic, Institute for Human Adjustment Over the past several years, senior staff and trainees at the U-M Psychological Clinic have noticed an increase in the number of students seeking mental health services after returning from foreign fieldwork. In particular, those students who had experienced stressful and often traumatic events appeared to be at risk for developing anxiety and mood related problems. To help students prepare for their fieldwork experience, the U-M Psychological Clinic is providing a no fee workshop for graduate students conducting academic field placement as part of their studies. The workshop…

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Writing 630: Advanced Writing for Graduate Students

October 18, 2011 | By Guest Writer

Guest writer, Sweetland Center for Writing This writing course is designed for graduate students who have made significant progress in their degree program and are thinking ahead to larger, ongoing writing projects: a prospectus, conference paper, article, or groundwork for a dissertation. The first four weeks will be spent in a traditional discussion forum, reviewing the basics of clear academic writing and of the demands of writing in graduate school. Topics will include argumentation, drafting, revision, grammar, audience, tone, and incorporating sources. During the remaining weeks you will share portions of your work, in class, for peer review and discussion.…

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Technology Workshops for Graduate Students

October 4, 2011 | By Guest Writer

By Laurie A. Sutch, Academic Learning Facilities Coordinator, University Library Attention Graduate Students! The Knowledge Navigation Center and Faculty Exploratory at the University Library have several technology workshops waiting for you. Trying to decide if EndNote, Refworks, or Zotero is the right tool for managing your citations? Need to tame Microsoft Word to create a two inch margin for your chapter titles or create an automatic table of contents? Would you like to create a webpage to showcase your work or for job hunting? Visit the University of Michigan Teaching and Technology Collaborative (TTC) website for more information and to register.

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Spectrum Center’s 40th Anniversary Event: An Evening with Bishop Gene Robinson

October 3, 2011 | By Guest Writer

By Kellie Carbone, Health Educator, Healthy Eating and Body Image, University Health Service. In honor of Spectrum Center’s 40th Anniversary celebration, the University of Michigan’s University Health Service is pleased to welcome Bishop Gene Robinson to speak at Rackham Auditorium on the Ann Arbor Campus on Tuesday, October 4 at 7:00 p.m. Bishop Robinson will be speaking about the intersection between spirituality, wellness, and social justice. A reception with food and drink will immediately follow in the lobby. Bishop Robinson is widely known for being the first openly gay, non-celibate priest to be ordained a bishop in a major Christian…

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Wiard’s Orchards and Country Fair

September 30, 2011 | By Guest Writer

By Kate Zheng, Program Coordinator, International Center Saturday, October 8, 10:30 am tp 3:00 pm http://internationalcenter.umich.edu/events/social-events.html#wiards Cost $20 per person (includes transportation and Wiard's Country Fair admission fee). Students, scholars and family members are all welcome. Same price for all, regardless of age. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Deadline Monday, October 3rd. No refunds after this date. Registration In order to reserve your spot for this trip, you must sign up and pay in advance by the deadline at the front desk of the International Center on Central Campus. Cash only and exact change is appreciated. A UMID…

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HathiTrust, Your Digital Library

September 23, 2011 | By Guest Writer

By Lynne Raughley, Interim Communications Director, University of Michigan Library. The HathiTrust Digital Library was founded in 2008 by the U-M Library and other university library partners. Today it has sixty institutional partners and the digitized collections of some of the largest libraries in the world. It’s the digital library created by librarians for scholars and researchers—that is, for you. Among HathiTrust’s almost 10 million volumes (and counting) you’ll find digitized content from partner libraries like the University of California, the Library of Congress, and Yale University that you won’t find online anywhere else—not even in Google Books. HathiTrust also…

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Record Number of Ph.D.s in 2010-11

August 23, 2011 | By Guest Writer

By Jeff Mortimer Brett Levy is one of 824 doctorates conferred by Rackham in the 2010-11 academic year. In the 2010-11 academic year, Rackham conferred 824 Ph.D.s, compared to an average of 780 Ph.D.s annually over the prior five years. But like a savvy baseball fan, Dean Janet Weiss knows which numbers are really significant. “Something I’m even happier about,” she says, “is that we’re inching up from a 65% completion rate four or five years ago, when we launched several completion initiatives, to 69%. When new graduates this spring and summer are added to the statistics, we will be…

Published in: Alumni Updates

U-M Students Inducted into the Bouchet Honor Society

May 4, 2011 | By Guest Writer

By Jeff Mortimer In the photo from left to right: Noelle Hurd, Rabia Belt, Kush Patel, Melisa Carrasco, Carl McGill, Lani Teves, Clinique Brundidge, and Maria Johnson. Not photographed but equally appreciated for their achievements are Peter Muhoro, Kyla McMullen, and Cali Mortenson Ellis. “These people have amazing resumes,” says Gina Poe, an assistant professor of anesthesiology and of molecular and integrative biology who serves on the committee that selects Michigan’s members of the Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society. “They have given so much to their community, so much time tutoring and advising and leading and building groups,” she…

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Librarians Prepare for a New World

June 26, 2010 | By Guest Writer

By Jeff Mortimer Rackham Graduate School promotes excellence in graduate education for students in 103 Ph.D. and 108 master's programs. Alumnae and library professionals Josie Parker and Karen Jordan spoke recently with Ph.D. student Chris Leeder about what has changed, and what hasn't, in the information science program. These can be scary times for anyone in the information field, as technological earthquakes rock centuries-old notions about the acquisition, storage and dissemination of knowledge. Libraries are on the front lines of this upheaval, even as equally scary economic times have spiked demand for their services. In Josie Parker’s opinion, this is…

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