"One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak." British author Gilbert K. Chesterton penned this quote many years ago, but the idea translates well when considering all of the exciting research being pursued by students…
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ANN ARBOR - Merit Network and Alpena Public Schools have reached an agreement on a fiber IRU (indefeasible rights of use) that will allow Merit Network to use the fiber optic path from Alpena High School in Alpena, Michigan to…
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On April 16, Albion College's new science complex received Silver Certification from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System of the U.S. Green Building Council. The science complex is Michigan's first large-scale science project to…
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ANN ARBOR - With the theme "Connecting Organizations, Building Community" for its annual Merit Member Conference, Merit Network brought individuals from education, government, libraries and other non-profits together for two days of informative presentations, instructive sessions, and interactive roundtable discussions.…
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Teaching students in two locations, separated by over 250 miles, can be more than challenging when your teaching schedule is full and you're also the chair of a department at a major university. For Nina Nelson, professor and chair for…
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In 1957, Meadow Brook Farms in Rochester was 1,500 acres of rolling hills with a 110-room mansion as its centerpiece. Fifty years later, the location is a bustling university campus with nearly 18,000 students and a reputation for outstanding academics…
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Mount Pleasant isn't simply at the center of Michigan; it's also the epicenter of exciting developments in areas of advanced research. Central Michigan University (CMU) is leading the pursuit of advancements in dendrimer-based imaging technology and nuclear physics and offers…
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Merit Network is publicly announcing today that its dial-in services will be discontinued as of Monday, July 2, 2007. This change was announced last November to organizations that use Merit's dial-in services. As of July 2, Merit's local dial-in numbers…
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The state of Michigan joined the Union as the nation's 26th state on January 26, 1837. To celebrate 170 years of statehood, the Michigan Historical Museum in Lansing celebrated Statehood Day 2007 with cake and presentations about the Great Lakes…
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On Wednesday, January 3, the Merit Network community began utilizing the new fiber connection between the Mt. Pleasant and Lakeview. The additional path creates a 1 Gigabyte connection between Muskegon and Mt. Pleasant and provides strategic benefits to Merit's Members…
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