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NCRC Community News &
Announcements
May 4, 2015
"Alternative
Commuting"
The Commuter Challenge
MAY 1 - 31
The Commuter Challenge is a fun, free alternative commuting
competition that is a great way to save money, reduce your carbon
footprint and get fit.
NCRC Commuter Challenge Raffle!
Did you ride the bus, bike, carpool or walk to work? Enter the NCRC
Commuter Challenge Raffle at any of our five NCRC reception
entrances to win one of five $50 Kroger Gift Cards! Every time you
complete the challenge you may enter for a chance to win
throughout the month of May!
Ann Arbor Commuter Challenge
Employees can sign up for the 2015 Commuter Challenge now at
www.LetsMakeaMove.org and begin logging alternative commutes.
Employees who participate in the Challenge will be able to see the miles
traveled, C02 reduced, and other statistics for themselves and their
organization throughout the Challenge. Organizations with the highest
participation in their employee size category will win a worksite party.
Any employee who logs at least one commute gets free ice cream. All of
the prizes can be viewed by clicking here.
Ann Arbor Commuter Challenge Events
Bus to Work Week: May 4-10
Prize Wednesdays: May 6, 13, 27 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Pick up your prizes based on the badges you’ve earned so far. Prize
pick-up location: Blake Transit Center
On May 27, you can also stop by the UMHS Towsley Triangle to pick up
your prize.
Friendly Fridays May 8, 15 and 22: Get on the bus with a friend or
family member and tweet your picture to #makeyourmove or email it
to challenge@theride.org to win a great prize for the people pictured.
Submit an Event
NCRC Feedback
Questions or comments?
Please email:
ncrcfeedback@umich.edu
Bike to Work Week May 11-17
Commuting Stations for National Bike to Work Day on May 15 from 710 a.m.
Businesses and organizations throughout Ann Arbor will be setting up
bike commuting stations with free food, drinks and giveaways in
celebration of National Bike to Work Day.
Walk to Work Week May 18-24
Carpool and Vanpool to Work Week May 25-May 31
Click here for information on Commuter Challenge events.
Facilities
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NCRC Quick Links
Maps
Notifications & Updates
Flavors - Opus One
Wellness Center
Request Forms
Welcome Kit
Annual Report
Scientific Core Facilities
Research
Partnerships
Amenities
NCRC Security Kiosk Removal Project
Parking Lot & Road Closures
Building 10: Elevator Replacement Project
Building 14: Renovation Project
Building 16: Carpet Cleaning
Building 16: Elevator Update
Building 36: Preparation for Pathology Renovation
Building 520: Roof Replacement Project
Click here to view all NCRC Notifications & Updates
Events
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5/7 - COI Symposium: David S. Raiford, MD
5/7 - 2015 Microfluidics in Biomedical
Sciences Symposium
5/8 - A Press Release is Not Enough: Using
social media to disseminate and promote research
5/9 - Translational Oncology Program: One Day Closer
5/13 - CBSSM Seminar: Lauren Wancata, MD
5/17 - Girls on the Run 5K, Parking Lot & Road Closures
5/18 - collaborate!@NCRC: Professor Wändi Bruine de Bruin,
PhD
5/28 - Alive Inside: The Power of Music
Announcements
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NEW! Asian Inspired Cuisine Station at
Flavors - Open from 11:30AM - 1:30PM,
starting today! Chicken Yakatori, Thai StirFried Noodles, General Tso's Chicken,
Vegetable Chow Mein, click here to see full
menu.
“Made in Michigan” times three: First clinical trials begin for
drug developed at U-M and licensed to a U-M spinoff based on
campus
Tech Tip: Thinking about summer travel? If you plan on using or
accessing UMHS data resources while you’re away, you must
take extra steps to protect privacy and security. Here are some
tips for travelers to help you safeguard your laptops,
smartphones, tablets, and removable media. If you have
questions call 763-7770 or email msishelp@umich.edu.
Body of Work: Using an array of high-tech software and
Facebook
RSS Feed
YouTube
NCRC Feedback
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hardware, U-M Professor Peter Sparling creates a 3-D dance
experience at NCRC that extends far beyond what’s possible on
a traditional stage, and provides a new challenge for where and
how such performances are archived.
U-M Board of Regents approved a $160 million project - It
will renovate four buildings at the North Campus Research
Complex to give our clinical Pathology teams all-new facilities
for processing millions of samples of blood, tissue, and much
more.
South Entrance Update: The visitor parking kiosk and spaces
will be installed this week in lot NC92 near Building 28.
Ann Arbor Observer: From Crisis to Opportunity - How the UM Reinvented Pfizer
Reminders
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Foundation Funding for Faculty - The
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the
Simons Foundation are holding a joint
national competition for grants to
outstanding early career scientists as Faculty Scholars. This
competition will strengthen the community of basic researchers
and physician scientists who bring innovative approaches to the
study of biological problems. Submission Deadline: July 28,
2015.
City of Ann Arbor Construction and Traffic Controls
Smoke Free University! What to do when someone is smoking on
campus? University Human Resources and the MHealthy team
created a Toolkit to answer all of your questions.
Digital innovation comes to NCRC lobbies!
NCRC Exhibitions: impossible object - Endi Poskovic: Recent
Print Works
Sign up for an NCRC Wellness Center Membership!
Notary Service offered at NCRC!
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