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MbusinessLink: The Toy Man Cometh
Joshua Pokempner, a U-M alum and former architect-turned-toymaker as founder of gamebook publisher Giddy Up!, is co-sponsor of an interdisciplinary toy-design competition in conjunction with the Center for Entrepreneurship and the School of Art & Design. Ten student teams with the most creative design proposals will receive up to $200 each in funding to build a toy prototype. MbusinessLink reports that early next year, Pokempner and other members of a selection panel will pick the top three winners and award $5,000 in prize money. [Read more...]
Michigan Solar Car Team finishes third in Australian race
For the fourth time in U-M Solar Car Team history, the students placed third in a biennial 1,880-mile race across Australia. Infinium crossed the finish line in Adelaide Wednesday evening (EDT), after competing for five days in the Global Green Challenge, formerly known as the World Solar Challenge. Tokai University of Japan won the race. Michigan fought hard with four-time champion team Nuon of the Netherlands for second place. On day four, the teams leap-frogged six times. But Infinium received a 10-minute penalty when the students had to push it up a tough hill toward the end of the race. That solidified Nuon’s lead. [Read more...]
U-M hosts week-long exploration of role of body in making art
In the latest incarnation of innovative arts exploration, the University of Michigan's Arts on Earth presents "Arts & Bodies," a week-long series of performances, talks and happenings that aim to provoke a rethinking of the vital connection among the arts, education and societal values. The series of programs begins Nov. 1. All events are free and open to the public. "With the many economic problems affecting people, we think it's timely to explore ways the arts can help us gain some perspective," said Theresa Reid, executive director of Arts on Earth, a university-wide initiative in creative work and learning directed by the deans of arts and engineering on U-M's North Campus. [Read more...]
University among top schools in nation for Fulbright scholars, students
Seven U-M faculty scholars and 28 U-M students have been awarded Fulbright Fellowships for 2009-10. Among the faculty scholar winners, U-M’s Ann Arbor campus led the country in the U.S. State Department-funded Fulbright awards, along with Michigan State University and the University of Oregon, each receiving seven awards. UM-Flint also produced a Fulbright Scholar. U-M faculty scholars are: Alina Clej, Language and Literature; Janet Hart, Anthropology; Alejandro Herrero-Olaizola, Language and Literature; Kelly Ann Kowatch, Seminar Program; Diane Larsen-Freeman, TEFL/Applied Linguistics; Mary Jo Kietzman, Language and Literature; Carl Rodemer, Art; and Albert Shih, Engineering. [Read more...]