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Panels, Sessions, and Networking: The CIC at the 2012 MLA Conference

Dec 23, 2011, 11:56 AM

The Modern Language Association's Annual Meeting is upon us. Faculty from across the CIC will join their colleagues in Seattle to engage under this year's theme of 鈥淟anguage, Literature, Learning.鈥� This Presidential Theme is explored in a featured panel with...
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CIC/Big 10 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Collaboration

Dec 22, 2011, 10:09 AM

A joint effort of the CIC and the Big Ten Athletic Conference, the Traumatic Brain Injury Research Collaboration aims to better understand the causes and effects of sport-related concussion and head injuries. Dennis L. Molfese, a professor at the University...
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CIC Global Collaborations: Working Together to Prepare Tomorrow鈥檚 Global Citizens and Scholars

Dec 22, 2011, 09:57 AM

The CIC Senior International Officers (SIOs), who are responsible for providing executive leadership in the global arena for the CIC universities, are working together to lead their universities to include a comprehensive international perspective that flows throughout all aspects of...
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CIC Leading the Field in Digital Humanities

Dec 22, 2011, 09:48 AM

At the intersection of technology and the humanities, it鈥檚 no surprise that CIC universities are providing national leadership to increase opportunities for researchers, enrich programs, accelerate innovation, and promote sustainability. With four CIC faculty being awarded NEH 2011 Digital Humanities...
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CIC International Collaborative Degree Programs on the Rise

Nov 4, 2011, 12:24 PM

A recent executive brief on Benchmarks and Trends for International Collaborative Degree Programs at CIC Universities highlights that 10 of the 13 CIC universities sponsor a total of 62 collaborative degrees. Of those, 38% are offered with Chinese universities, 11%...
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Indiana University and CIC Partner to Bring Next-Generation Networking to CIC Universities

Nov 3, 2011, 12:07 PM

The Midwest OpenFlow Crossroads Initiative (MOXI) will provide a new experimental network infrastructure based on OpenFlow technology to CIC member institutions in the Midwest. MOXI is a partnership of the Indiana University Global Research Network Operations Center (GlobalNOC) and the...
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2011-2012 Academic Leadership Fellows named at Michigan and Iowa

Nov 2, 2011, 12:40 PM

Five University of Michigan faculty members have been named 2011-12 fellows in the Academic Leadership Program of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC). Established in 1989, the Academic Leadership Program helps faculty members who show exceptional ability and promise to...
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CIC Supports Association of Research Libraries' Statement on Future of Depository Program

Oct 25, 2011, 12:40 PM

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and its members have a long-standing participation in and support for the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), a partnership between the US Government and libraries throughout the United States that ensures the public has...
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CIC and Smithsonian Institution Announce Predoctoral Fellowship

Oct 18, 2011, 11:41 AM

Applications are now being accepted for the 2012 Committee on Institutional Cooperation and Smithsonian Institution Predoctoral Fellowship Program. Fellowships are offered by the Committee on Institutional Cooperation and the Smithsonian Institution to provide opportunities for graduate students to conduct research...
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The Chicago Humanities Festival Explores Technology from Stone Tools to iPads

Oct 17, 2011, 10:06 AM

In case there was ever any doubt, this year's Chicago Humanities Festival confirms Chicago as the center of the universe---at least the universe of great thinkers, doers, and performers. With a theme of "technology" and presenters such as hip hop...
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The "Third Century"--University of Michigan Invests in Innovation

Oct 6, 2011, 10:24 AM

University of Michigan will launch a new initiative to develop innovative ideas about global challenges and opportunities, and to advance the greater good, President Mary Sue Coleman announced this week in her third annual fall address. "We see the Third Century...
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University of Chicago Graduate is Winner of 2011 Nobel Prize in Medicine

Oct 3, 2011, 10:22 AM

Bruce Beutler, a 1981 graduate of the University of Chicago's medical school, was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine for his discoveries on the immune system. Dr. Beutler shares this year's prize in medicine with French scientist Jules Hoffmann and...
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CIC Faculty Awarded NEH 2011 Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants

Sep 28, 2011, 11:41 AM

It's official--Digital Humanities is a hot topic in the academy. With a number of articles on topic this month in both the Chronicle of Higher Education and Inside Higher Education, Digital Humanities is having its moment. At the center of...
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CIC Universities Academic Prowess Noted in Wall Street Journal

Sep 23, 2011, 13:58 PM

CIC Executive Director, Barbara McFadden Allen, is quoted in a recent article in the Wall Street Journal that explored the role of academics in athletic conference realignment. While the subhead of the article notes how academics play an ambiguous role...
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Three University of Michigan Faculty Get the Big Phone Call

Sep 20, 2011, 10:32 AM

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today named 22 new MacArthur Fellows for 2011 and faculty from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor were a significant presence in the list. Tiya Miles, Professor, Department of History; Melanie...
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New Research Looks at Key Aspects of Childhood Development

Sep 9, 2011, 12:52 PM

Recent studies from across CIC universities are providing powerful insight into important issues facing families and communities. At Pennsylvania State University, researchers found that children who go through puberty at a faster rate are more likely to act out and...
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Research at CIC Universities Explores Reactions and Impact of 9/11

Sep 9, 2011, 11:32 AM

As the nation reflects on the events of 9/11, scholars and researchers at Penn State University and the University of Chicago are looking closely at how the impact of the events of that day ten years ago has been reflected...
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign names 2011-2012 CIC Academic Leadership Fellows

Aug 25, 2011, 11:52 AM

Five faculty members have been named fellows of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation's Academic Leadership Program. According to Vice Provost, Barb Wilson, the program will allow the fellows insight into how member institutions are tackling common problems, and the "fellows...
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Attending a CIC University Enriches Students' Academic Experience

Aug 19, 2011, 11:38 AM

As students flood back onto campuses this month, those at CIC universities are able to benefit from opportunities extending far beyond just what is available at their school. As this Lincoln Journal-Star article highlights, CIC students have increased access to...
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Smart Skin: Electronics that Stick & Stretch like a Temporary Tattoo

Aug 16, 2011, 14:17 PM

Researchers from the CIC Universities of Northwestern University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the University of Wisconsin--Madison have developed 鈥渢attoo electronics鈥� -- wireless electronics so flexible and thin they can be applied to the skin and forgotten. The...
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Big Ten 91视频 University Data At-A-Glance

The Big Ten 91视频 compiles data from its member institutions including demographics, expenditures, faculty information, and rankings.