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UM Study Finds News Logo Can Effect Viewer Biases

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Americans are more receptive to Al Jazeera English’s reporting when they think it is actually CNN International’s broadcast, a new University of Michigan study finds.

Researchers conducted an online experiment to gauge how Americans view and assess Al Jazeera English, a global news network, in the weeks after it received praise for its coverage of the Arab uprisings.

The study’s participants watched a news clip produced by AJE with the network’s logo, and the same

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Two U-M faculty named to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—The University of Michigan’s Sharon Glotzer and Scott Page have been named to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a prestigious society that recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions in scholarly and professional fields.

They are among 212 new fellows and 16 foreign honorary members, including scholars, scientists, writers, artists and civic, corporate and philanthropic leaders.

• Glotzer, the Stuart W. Churchill Collegiate Professor of Chemical Engineering at U-M, conducts research in the

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Mobile app crowdsourcing expands U-M resources

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—A computer science student at the University of Michigan, Dhineshkumar Muthu, pulls out his cell phone and uses Arbor Park, a mobile application that he developed with two classmates, any time he has trouble finding a parking spot on campus.

Together, the three students recently won Best Android App in the U-M Mobile Apps Challenge, a contest held each semester to award U-M students, faculty and staff for their most creative and innovative solutions.

Faced

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U-M Faculty Awarded Guggenheim Fellowships for Research

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Five University of Michigan faculty can add the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship to their list of honors and awards.

The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation recently awarded the 180 Fellowships to individuals for distinguished achievement in the past and exceptional promise for future accomplishment.

The U-M fellows are Arun Agrawal, professor and associate dean for research, School of Natural Resources and Environment; Jeffrey Gardner Heath, professor of linguistics; Mark Mizruchi, professor of sociology and business; Endi

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Wagner Design Develops Marketing Materials for U of M Medical School Business Development

Ann Arbor, Michigan – ­Wagner Design Associates has developed several key marketing pieces for the University of Michigan Medical School (UMMS) Office of Research and its Business Development team. The graphic design firm designed the Business Development logo using compass imagery to signify the team’s role as collaboration navigators for faculty, and created a  pocket folder and flyers that give a comprehensive view of how the team facilitates interactions between faculty and industry partners. Wagner

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Wagner Design Develops Marketing Materials for U of M Medical School Business Development

February 16, 2011 – Ann Arbor, Michigan ­ Wagner Design Associates has developed several key marketing pieces for the University of Michigan Medical School (UMMS) Office of Research and its Business Development team. The graphic design firm designed the Business Development logo using compass imagery to signify the team’s role as collaboration navigators for faculty, and created a pocket folder and flyers that give a comprehensive view of how the team facilitates interactions between faculty

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