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Federal attention given to growing student debt
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.
Fishbowl to undergo renovations
BY WILL GREENBERG
The University will close the Angell Hall Computing Site — commonly known as the Fishbowl — on May 1st to begin summer renovations. The project will be the first major renovation to the site since it opened in 1989.
University Police: Think 'run, hide, fight' when facing an active shooter
BY ARIANA ASSAF
University Police Chief Joseph Piersante, the interim director of the Division of Public Safety and Security, discusses how students can be prepared in the event of an active shooter situation.
Local vegetarians celebrate city’s options for herbivores
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BY LEWAA BAHMAD
Ann Arbor’s Veg Week event is part of National Veg Week, an annual campaign started by Compassion Over Killing, a national nonprofit animal advocacy organization.
MRelay raises over $300K for cancer research
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BY ALICIA ADAMCZYK
Against a backdrop of live music performances, on-site fundraisers and appearances by members of the Michigan football and men’s basketball teams, MRelay — the University’s annual Relay For Life event — was held Saturday through Sunday at Ferry Field outdoor track.
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Four items approved by the University's Board of Regents
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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Dean of libraries named at regent's meeting
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.
ITS to improve Wolverine Access
BY AMRUTHA SIVAKUMAR
To combat the slow connectivity of Wolverine Access during periods of high traffic, Information and Technology Services will introduce a renovated site on May 11.
Opposition to downtown development expressed at City Council meeting
BY STEPHANIE SHENOUDA
Monday’s meeting of the Ann Arbor City Council consisted of much-discussed issues that had been postponed at the April 13 meeting.
Suspicious behavior reports on the rise
BY JENNIFER CALFAS
After multiple reports of suspicious, unwanted sexual behavior around campus, University Police spokeswoman Diane Brown said though the incidents seem to be unrelated, there appears to be an ongoing trend.
University researchers flock to Paris technology conference
BY RACHEL PREMACK
School of Information Assistant Prof. Eytan Adar knows that computers designed to deceive their users anger technology experts.
