News Briefs

The Office of the Provost and executive vice president for academic affairs and the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching will conduct a New Faculty Orientation, from 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29 in the Michigan League. The program will include remarks by President Mary Sue Coleman and Teresa Sullivan, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, and interactive sessions in which faculty can share experiences and strategize about good teaching. An information fair is included in the event, with representatives from key University offices providing materials and answering questions about life at U-M. For more information, contact Carolyn Parker at cwparker@umich.edu, call 763-0159, or go to www.crlt.umich.edu/faculty/facorientation.html.

Campus construction updates

Pedestrian access between State Street and the Diag near the Museum of Art construction site is scheduled to be limited during August. The sidewalk between Angell Hall and the construction site is scheduled to be closed two or three days each week through Aug. 24. Tisch Hall access will be available from the Diag side. Detour signs will be posted.

SPH residency in national spotlight

The School of Public Health preventive medicine residency program has been selected as the recipient of the Outstanding Educational Program of the Year by the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research. The award will be presented at the APTR annual meeting in February 2008. Program Director Matthew Boulton attributes much of the rapid growth and national success of the program to the leadership of Residency Advisory Chair Dr. Ronald Davis. More on the program is available at www.sph.umich.edu/practice/pmr.html.

Michigan Radio wins PRNDI Award

U-M's public radio service Michigan Radio has been honored with an award from Public Radio News Directors Inc. for its Morning Edition newscast on Aug. 11, 2006. Segments anchored by Charity Nebbe and produced by the Michigan Radio news team included a report on Detroit Metro Airport's ban on liquids and gels in carry-on luggage, coverage of Delphi Corp. hearings over the cancellation of blue-collar contracts, and discussion of a decrease in the rate of home foreclosure in Michigan. These national awards recognize outstanding public radio news reporting at local stations. Earlier this year, the Michigan Association of Broadcasters recognized the same Aug. 11 broadcast with a 2006 Broadcast Excellence Award.

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