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Friday | The Flushing Observer

Dad, daughter graduate at same time from Oakland U

ROCHESTER, Mich. - Bob Mele and his daughter Melissa have celebrated two simultaneous graduations at Oakland University's recent commencement-his and hers.

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Related Topix: Oakland, MI, Rochester, MI, Rochester Hills, MI, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Medicine

Thu Dec 24, 2009

HomeTownLife.com

Livonia resident honored for peace work

The Livonia branch of the American Association of University Women honored long-time Livonia resident, Rosemary Doyle, with its Salute to Women Award at the annual Salute to Women Luncheon Saturday, Dec.

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Related Topix: Livonia, MI, Wayne County, MI

Tue Dec 22, 2009

Detroit News

Groups laud Cox in carp fight

Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox's attempt to enlist the U.S. Supreme Court in keeping Asian carp out of Lake Michigan is a two-pronged approach that is drawing support from environmental groups and legal scholars.

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Related Topix: US Supreme Court

Sun Dec 20, 2009

Detroit Free Press

Get involved

Accounting Aid Society is recruiting volunteers now who can deduct a little of their own time from January through mid-April to help low-income people file their taxes.

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Related Topix: Clinton Township, MI, Cleary University, Macomb, MI, Oakland, MI, Farmington Hills, MI

Thu Dec 17, 2009

The Centrist

Inside the mind of global warming alarmists

Barbara Oakley, a fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers and an engineering professor at Oakland University, offers an interesting perspective on the recent revelation that much of the science used to prop up the global warming theory has been manufactured by so-called scientists.

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Freep.com - RSS

Henry Ford, WSU to expand doctor training

The Henry Ford Health System and the Wayne State University School of Medicine are moving ahead with plans to expand doctor training programs and build a research facility to house joint ventures, leaders at the two institutions said today.

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Related Topix: Wayne State University, Central Michigan University, Detroit, MI, Detroit Metro

Mon Dec 14, 2009

Crain's Detroit Business

Oakland County Business Roundable homes in on retaining talent, regional transportation

Private investment in regional transportation needs and private sector participation in retaining young talent were among recommended priorities discussed for the region Friday at the Oakland County Business Roundtable Annual Meeting in Troy.

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Related Topix: Oakland County, MI, Troy, MI, Novi, MI, Southfield, MI, Detroit Metro

Sat Dec 12, 2009

Battle Creek Enquirer

KCC's Adult Education Enhancement Initiative receives award

Kellogg Community College's Adult Education Enhancement Initiative received the Michigan Association of College Registrar and Admission Officer's Equal Educational Committee Equity in Education Award during the Annual Conference, held November 4 in Boyne Falls, MI.

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Related Topix: Boyne Falls, MI, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI, Lansing, MI, Kettering University

Thu Dec 10, 2009

Detroit Free Press

Spartans battling Oakland U.

Michigan State's men's basketball team hosts in-state rival Oakland University tonight at the Breslin Center.

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Graphic Arts Online

Vertis Names AOL Veteran CFO

Vertis Communications, a premier marketing services provider of targeted print advertising and direct marketing solutions to America's leading retail and consumer services companies, announced today that 10-year AOL finance and operations executive, Gerald Sokol, Jr., has been named chief financial officer for the company effective immediately.

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Related Topix: Advertising, Marketing, Direct Mail, Direct Marketing, Rochester, MI

Tue Dec 08, 2009

Crain's Detroit Business

New federal plan would help auto suppliers diversify

Federal and state officials will unveil next week a new Small Business Administration initiative aimed at helping Michigan's automotive suppliers diversify into military robotics.

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Mon Dec 07, 2009

NewsCenter 25

Career program expands at Oakland Univ.

Oakland University says it's expanding a certification program for people who help other people develop their careers.

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Related Topix: Rochester, MI, Grand Blanc, MI

Fri Dec 04, 2009

Postcards from Hell's Kitchen

Is White a Color?

Is White a Color? The Fountain Gallery asks: "Is White a Color?" in their ongoing show their Hell's Kitchen Gallery... Pictured is: Gary Brent Hilsen , Marshmallow, 2009, Acrylic on canvas, 20" x 16"... $600. Here's his bio blurb: Trained in fashion design and illustration, Detroit-born Gary is primarily a self-taught painter.

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Related Topix: Rochester, MI

Wed Dec 02, 2009

Detroit News

Rebuttal: Chiropractic bills would reduce health costs

The Nov. 27 editorial on chiropractic scope legislation in the Michigan Senate wrongly argues that costs will rise due to increased use of expensive imaging technology like CT scans and MRIs .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Chiropractic, Health, Michigan, Michigan Government, Opinion

Tue Dec 01, 2009

KTHV-TV Little Rock

College Student Gets $980,000 For Class Paper

One Michigan grad student is getting more than an "A" for her paper -- she's getting nearly $980,000. Oakland University student Bernice Kerner wrote a grant proposal as part of a class project.

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WJRT

Bizarre News -- Mustang-Camaro Rivalry

And ladies too, because the muscle car wars are heating up again. MUSTANG-CAMARO RIVALRY DETROIT - Gentlemen -- start your engines.

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Related Topix: York, PA, Offbeat

Mon Nov 30, 2009

WLNS-TV Lansing

OU student's class project lands $979,400 US grant

An Oakland University student's class project has landed $979,400 to help older laid-off workers find new jobs.

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Related Topix: Michigan

Detroit Free Press

Best bet: A holiday walk through Meadow Brook Hall

MEADOW BROOK HALL: Meadow Brook Hall, the 110-room Tudor-revival mansion on the campus of Oakland University, is dressed to the nines for Christmas and offers dazzling holiday walks through Dec.

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Related Topix: Rochester Hills, MI

Sat Nov 28, 2009

Detroit Free Press

Best bets: A gallery full of postcards

Postcards featuring sculptural works are the stars of the "Mailed 2.0" exhibit. It includes more than 300 postcards mailed to Anton Art Center.

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Related Topix: Mount Clemens, MI, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI

Thu Nov 26, 2009

Detroit Free Press

Best of the best: 83rd America's Thanksgiving Parade,' The Electric Six at St. Andrews

Before the turkey gets carved, the pies get baked and the Lions take the field, metro Detroiters have some important business to take care of today.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Detroit, MI, Detroit Metro, Ann Arbor, MI

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