Category: Campus News

07/22/10

PASW 18 (formerly known as SPSS) upgrade

Attention PASW/SPSS Users (faculty and staff):

PASW 18  is now available. All ITS computer labs will be upgraded to PASW 18 by July 31st, 2010.  SPSS 17 will be discontinued on July 31, 2010.  You may install PASW 18 at any time.  To install PASW 18 on your campus computer please follow the steps below:

Double Click My Computer
Double Click L: drive
Double Click the Secure Software folder.
Double Click PASW18 folder.
Double Click Install PASW18.cmd.
When the black box closes on its own PASW 18 is installed.

Please note you do not have to uninstall SPSS 17 to begin using PASW 18.  The SPSS 17 license will expire on July 31st, 2010 and the program will no longer work.

For questions or concerns please contact the ITS Helpdesk by phone at 810-766-6804 or by e-mail at [email protected].

07/20/10

Data sharing panel/discussion on July 27th

Sharing Research Data: Perspectives from the Campus Community
A panel and discussion on sharing research data will be held next Tuesday from 2:30-4pm in the Library Gallery (100 Hatcher Graduate Library).

Data have been in the spotlight recently, with government open data initiatives spurring interest in data sharing and interoperability. Funding programs such as DataNet aim to build the necessary infrastructure to allow research data to be shared seamlessly and preserved for the long term. At the May 5th meeting of the National Science Board, NSF officials announced that starting in October 2010 all proposals submitted to the NSF must include a data management plan, including provisions for the sharing of research data. In FY 2008-09 University of Michigan researchers received $64.8 million in NSF grants. How will these researchers deal with the new requirements, and how can the campus community best support them in sharing their data?

Please join the University of Michigan’s Art, Architecture, Science and Engineering Libraries and the Librarians’ Forum for an interdisciplinary discussion of data sharing and licensing options available to University of Michigan researchers. Representatives from a number of campus research communities will report on the current state of data sharing in their field. Presentations will be followed by discussion and Q&A.

This event is free and open to the public; no registration is required. Light refreshments will be served.

Speakers:

Dr. Philip Andrews is Professor in the departments of Biological Chemistry, Chemistry, and Bioinformatics at the University of Michigan Medical School.  He received his B.S. degree in Chemistry at the Georgia Institute of Technology and his Ph.D. in Biochemistry at Purdue University with Dr. Larry Butler. Recent work in Dr. Andrews’ laboratory has included the molecular architecture of organelles, analysis of phosphoproteins, methods for quantitative proteomics, approaches to improving interaction maps, and computational methods for analysis of proteomics data. Proteome informatics projects include development of new tools for de novo sequence analysis, spectral clustering (Bonanza), the Tranche data dissemination system, the proteomecomons.org data resource, an information management system for proteomics (PRIME), assessment of search results, and specialized tools for viewing and processing proteomics data (MSExpedite, Babel Fish).

Greg Grossmeier is Copyright Specialist at the University of Michigan Library, where his time revolves around giving presentations and answering copyright and publishing questions for faculty, staff, and students. He is also tasked with maintenance of the copyright website and with promoting Open Access publishing at the University. He consults with the Open.Michigan initiative on legal and policy matters around Open Educational Resources and is a Creative Commons Fellow, providing expertise on topics such as Open Educational Resources and the Free/Libre Open Source Software community.  Greg holds an MSI in Information Policy from the University of Michigan School of Information and a BA in Anthropology from the University of Minnesota.

Alex Kanous is Operations Manager of the Data Sharing & Intellectual Capital (DSIC) Knowledge Center, part of the National Cancer Institute’s caBIG initiative located at the University of Michigan. There he participates in a collaborative effort to encourage and facilitate data sharing to advance scientific discovery, consistent with applicable legal, regulatory, ethical and contractual requirements. Mr. Kanous has an MSI with a concentration in Information Policy from the University of Michigan School of Information and a JD with a focus on Intellectual Property from the Michigan State University College of Law.

Event Contact: Jacob Glenn [email protected]
Date: Jul 27th, 2010
Time: 2:30pm – 4:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library, Gallery in Room 100
http://www.lib.umich.edu/gallery/events/sharing-research-data

07/15/10

UM-Flint Dean named to U. S. Department of Health and Human Services Committee

From the desk of Mel Serow, University Relations:

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced the appointment of Barbara L. Kornblau, JD, OTR, dean of the University of Michigan-Flint School of Health Professions and Studies to a committee to review and update the criteria used to define medically under served areas and health professional shortage areas.

Read the rest of the article here.

Congratulations on this tremendous accomplishment, Dean Kornblau!

06/23/10

Faculty Awards

Congratulations to:
 
Jonathan Jarosz, Interim Director, University Outreach, who recently received a grant from the Six Rivers Regional Land conservancy for the following project: South Branch Flint River social Monitoring Study – $20,000
 
Brian Blume, Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior/Human Resources, School of Management, who recently received a grant from Indiana University for the following project:
Career Attainment and Satisfaction of High Potentional Graduates: A Longitudinal Study of Business Honors Students – $19, 884

06/2/10

Meeting of Minds THANK YOU’s

Last month, the University of Michigan-Flint hosted the 18th annual Meeting of Minds Undergraduate Research Conference, an effort jointly sponsored by the Flint and Dearborn campuses of the University of Michigan and Oakland University. Over 300 people – including student presenters, faculty, volunteers, and guests gathered on campus throughout the day to celebrate the research and creative efforts made by our students. We had an amazing day!

The Office of Research would like to extend our special thanks to the following individuals and departments for helping us make the event a tremendous success:

Departments
Gina Rose, Carol Wedel, Jessica Rawlings, and the Event Building Services staff
Stacy Lee and the Registrar’s staff
Chalmers Sanders, Kathy Howe, and the Public Safety staff
Melissa Storch and the Mediated Classroom Services staff
University Catering Services
Doron Pratt and the Bridges to Success staff
The Genesee Early College
Brian DiBlassio and the UM-Flint Jazz Ensemble

Event speakers
Dr. Ruth Person
Dr. Vahid Lotfi
Dr. Terry Van Allen
Carmin Burrell, doctoral student

Volunteers
Kenneth Litwin
Sandy Alberto
Heather Dawson
Quamrul Mazumder
Olanrewaju Aluko
Ryan Thomas
Amalie Helms
Roy Barnes
Bonnie Heckard
Sheril Howse
Peggy Roddy
Dana Dyson
Julie Broadbent
Tom Wrobel
Jennifer Hogan
Lola Carter
Sue Koehler
Marilyn Harvey
Megan Lloyd
Renea Rishmawi
Susanna Tippett
Gedaerah Morgan
Mary Bickes
John Collins
Andrea Yinger
Jeanette Routhier
Herb Bursch
Lona Wood
JiSoo Lee
Michael Lengyel
Darryl Howard-Coolin

We are looking forward to another spectacular Meeting of Minds event next year, when Oakland University will be the host.

Thanks for supporting MOM and undergraduate research at UM-Flint!

05/25/10

Flint project chosen to test first nationwide rating system for sustainable landscapes

From a University of Michigan-Flint press release:

The University of Michigan-Flint’s Urban Alternatives House has been selected as one of the first landscapes to participate in a new program testing the nation’s first rating system for green landscape design, construction and maintenance. The selection was made by the Sustainable Sites Initiative™ (SITES™).

SITES selected the Urban Alternatives House based on its extensive environmentally friendly elements. These sustainable practices include: removing invasive trees from the site, developing a landscape that includes space for food production, native plantings, rain gardens and managing rainwater on site.

The Urban Alternatives House will join more than 150 other pilot projects from 34 states as well as from Canada, Iceland and Spain as part of an international pilot project program to evaluate the new SITES rating system for sustainable landscapes, with and without buildings. Sustainable landscapes can clean water, reduce pollution and restore habitats, while providing significant economic and social benefits to land owners and municipalities.

Read the rest here.

04/27/10

2010 Faculty and Staff Award Recipients

From the desk of Dr. Vahid Lotfi, Acting Provost:

Good Morning:

I am delighted to announce the recipients of the 2010 faculty and staff awards. All recipients will be honored at the Fall Academic Affairs Convocation scheduled on Wednesday, September 1. The University of Michigan-Flint is indeed fortunate to have the excellent caliber of faculty and staff to serve our students. Please join with me in congratulating the following faculty and staff:

Teaching Excellence Award
Randy Repic

Distinguished Service Award
Teddy Robertson

Scholarly or Creative Achievement Award
Michael Farmer

Alvin D. Loving Junior Faculty Initiative
Jie Song

Lucinda Hinsdale Stone Junior Faculty Award
Li-hsuan Yang

Lois Rosen Junior Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award
Suleyman Uludag

Dorothea E. Wyatt Award
Michelle Rosynsky

The Olivia P. Maynard and Olof Karlstrom
Faculty Award for Civic Engagement
Jeff Kupperman

University of Michigan-Flint Nominee for the
Presidents Council Professor of the Year Award
Steven Althoen

I owe my gratitude to the Scholarships, Awards, and Special Events Committee who reviewed applications, support documentation, and made very difficult decisions for all of the awards other than the Lois Rosen Award and the Presidents Council Award. Thank you very much for the huge task that you completed. Committee members include: Chair Kazuko Hiramatsu, Hannah Furrow, Weiqi Li, Marianne McGrath, Edgar Torres, and Johnny Young. Thanks also goes to members of the Advisory Board of the Thompson Center for Learning and Teaching for the selection of the Lois Rosen Award recipients: Chair David Ametrano, Judith Ableser, Jacob Blumner, Bill Irwin, Dan Lake, Marilyn McFarland, Keith Moreland, and Jan Worth-Nelson.

These awards could not be possible without the many nominators and the time that they took to put forth their colleagues’ nominations and I thank the following for doing so: Lois Alexander, Ricardo Alfaro, Jami Anderson, Joe Bohland, John S. Ellis, Mary Jo Finney, Eric Freedman, Lauren Friesen, Susan Gano-Phillips, Guluma Gemeda, Lixing Han, John Helmuth, Richard Hill-Rowley, Martin Kaufman, Alicia Kent, Heather Laube, Vahid Lotfi, Kristen Matthias, Sheri Mayrberger, Sara McDonnell, Seyed Mehdian, Juan Mestas, Keith Moreland, Steve Myers, Michael Pardales, Chris Pearson, Kenneth Schilling, Mary Jo Sekelsky, Deborah Snow, Robert Stach, Charles Thomas, Maureen Tippen, Jessica Tischler, D. J. Trela, Shu-Yi Tu, Stephen Turner, Chris Waters, Bill Webb, Gary Weisserman, Monique Wilhelm, Kathleen Woehrle, Jan Worth-Nelson, Thomas Wrobel and Mona Younis.

I hope that you can join us at the Academic Affairs Convocation to congratulate and honor our award recipients. Thanks.

Vahid

Congratulations to all our winners and nominees!

04/23/10

RCAC Recepients – Winter, 2010

The Office of Research and the Research & Creative Activity Committee are pleased to announce the results of the winter 2010 Request for Proposals.  Twelve proposals were received, requesting more than $198,000 in funding.   In total, 6 awards, totally $74,371, were distributed to the following researchers:

  • Jessica Anderson, Ph.D., Chemistry/Biochemistry Department, Principal Investigator 
    Prevention of Cancer and Immune Disorders with Sufficient Vitamin D
  • Gabriella Hristova, Ph.D., Music Department, Principal Investigator 
    Recording of Bulgarian Choral Music for Submission to Music Publishers
  • Janet Haley, MFA, Theatre, Principal Investigator 
    Restoration of Spirit:  The Glenwood Cemetery Site-Specific Theatre Project
  • Heather Dawson, Ph.D.,  Biology, Principal Investigator 
    Spatial distribution, movement and habitat preference of large and metamorphosing
    Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), a Great Lakes exotic species
  • Sy Banerjee, Ph.D.,  School of Management, Principal Investigator 
    Erin Cavusgil, Ph.D., co-Investigator
    Nikki Taylor, MBA, co-Investigator
    Understanding the Mobile Internet Needs for the UM Flint Campus Community
  • Dauda Abubakar, Ph.D., Africana Studies/Political Science,  Principal Investigator 
    Identity Politics, Citizenship and Violence in Post-Colonial Africa:  Nigeria in Comparative Perspective

Congratulations to the recepients!

04/22/10

UM-Flint at NCUR

We’re happy to announce that senior UROP student, Nkemdilim Nwodo represented the University at the 24th annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR). This year’s NCUR was hosted by the University of Montana in Missoula, MT.

Nkemdilim presented her research project entitled “High School Dropout Rates in Michigan School Districts: The Influence of Poverty, Educational Attainment, and Location for the Years 2004-2007.” Dr. Dana Dyson from Political Science is her faculty advisor.

Congratulations on your efforts Nkemdilim!