June 26: Jim Randolph retirement open house
The Division of Research Development and Administration and the Michigan Administrative Information Services invite the research community to celebrate the retirement of Jim Randolph. The former senior associate director of DRDA, Randolph has most recently been shepherding the development of the eResearch Proposal Management system for proposal approval and routing. Randolph is well known across campus for his work as the National Institutes of Health liaison and for his promotion of professional research administration. A reception will take place from 3 - 5 p.m. Friday, June 26, in Palmer Common Great Lakes Room South. Remarks will take place at 4 p.m.
June 29: MCIT launches Phase 2 of the UMHS GreenIT program Monday evening
In its continuing effort to improve how UMHS manages its energy resources, MCIT will launch Phase 2 of our GreenIT program on Monday evening, June 29 - after its nightly computer maintenance is completed. In this second of a four phase program, MCIT managed computers will be turned off every night, except for specified areas where exceptions have been authorized. These areas include units that function 24 hours a day, seven days a week, such as the OR, pathology labs, radiology in Mott, University Hospital inpatient care units and ambulatory care examination rooms.
Prior to this Phase 2 change, MCIT managed computers operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. They were designed for this constant operation and UMHS personnel were discouraged from turning
their computers off. UMHS has now modified that policy to reduce consumption of energy resources by shutting off most of the computers during non-operational times. This single change will save $225,000 in annual electricity expense.
Phase 1, which put monitors into a sleep or stand-by mode was successful and resulted in approximately $420,000 in annual savings. Additional innovations are planned for Phase 3 in the fall and for Phase 4 at a later date.
To read the new policy, which explains how to request an exception to the automatic computer shutdown policy, and for details about GreenIT, go to www.med.umich.edu/i/mcit/greenIT. If you have questions, please
contact greenIT@med.umich.edu.
WorkConnections modifies services for uncomplicated pregnancies
WorkConnections, the university's integrated disability services program designed to assist employees - and their supervisors - when a health condition prevents employees from working, is discontinuing disability management services for uncomplicated pregnancies, effective July 1.
For questions, WorkConnections can be reached at 734-615-0643 or toll-free at 877-869-5266, Monday - Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., and by e-mail at: Work.Connections@umich.edu.
U-M
Makes the News! M-News Now! is a Web page with timely information about members of the UMHS
community who are in the news. See who is being interviewed or where their
comments are being published at M-News
Now!
June 22 --Lee Green, M.D., featured in ABC News article
June 18 - 19
--UMHS makes news with 2009 finances
June 18
--C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Detroit Free Press, more
June 17
--U-M poll makes national news
June 15 - 22
--Dana Sachs, M.D., in Seattle Times, Health.com and more
June 16 - 18 --Pfizer purchase makes the news
News
Releases and Health Minute
For medical press releases and the details behind the
headlines, visit www.med.umich.edu/news
Medical School FAQs
You can find answers to many of your questions pertaining to the U-M Medical School in one place. The FAQ page links to a variety of resources including information and support, educational programs, research and policy information. The site also lists useful U-M resources.
Seminars,
lectures, colloquia and events for next week
Monday,
June 29, 2009 Noon. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Science Seminar Series. Sakthivel Sadayappan, Ph.D., research instructor, Division of Molecular Cardiovascular Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, will present, "Emerging Evidence of Cardiac Myosin Binding Protein-C Phosphorylation in Health and Disease,"
in the Cardiovascular Center Danto Auditorium.
Thursday,
July 2, 2009 Noon. Gifts of Art. 19TH Century brass band, Dodworth Saxhorn Band, UH Courtyard. Rain location - Main Lobby, floor 1.
