OSEH redesigns website for U-M campus needs
On Oct. 10 the Department of Occupational Safety & Environmental Health (OSEH) completed a year-long redesign of their website in order to modernize the look, streamline the information, and orient the site more toward the U-M campus community needs. “One of the primary drivers in the rework has been to align information into categories oriented around our user community rather than by OSEH program areas. This should help in finding everything you need to know for a particular activity rather than searching around the entire site” said Terry Alexander, OSEH director. The redesign also brings back the popular “Topics A-Z” that disappeared in the last revision a few years ago. Check it out and if you have further thoughts, feel free to let OSEH staff know. The website address remains the same as previous, oseh.umich.edu.
U-M launches exercise and sport science initiative
The University of Michigan recently launched the Exercise & Sport Science Initiative, a new research program that draws on experts from a wide range of faculty and students across campus, Michigan Athletics and industry partners to optimize physical performance and health for athletes and exercisers of all ages and abilities. “With developments in areas ranging from improved helmet designs to the analysis of sports data, science and technology are opening up a host of new opportunities to transform sports and exercise,” said Jack Hu, vice president for research. “With the help of industry partners, we seek not only to explore the science underlying new advances, but also to translate new ideas and insights into practice on our campus and beyond.” ESSI builds on the work of more than 100 faculty and student researchers from such diverse disciplines as kinesiology, medicine, bioengineering, psychology, nutrition, social sciences, and data science will partner with industry and government on projects that address physical activity and human performance across the lifespan.
$4.8M NIH grant addresses environmental influences on child health
A $4.8 million research grant awarded to Michigan State University from the National Institutes of Health will help Michigan’s top three research universities, a leading health care system and a state health agency investigate how exposure to a range of environmental factors in early development — from conception through early childhood — influences the health of children and adolescents. Joining MSU as collaborators on the national Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes, or ECHO, initiative are the University of Michigan, Wayne State University, Henry Ford Health System and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. The grant will cover the first two-year phase of the seven-year project aiming to study factors that may influence health outcomes around the time of birth, as well as into later childhood and adolescence. Some of the health issues studied will include upper and lower airway health and development, obesity, and brain and nervous system development. “We are very excited to be joining Michigan State University and our other partners around the state in a major effort to understand the effects of pollution, nutrition and infection on child health,” said Michael Elliott, co-principal investigator and professor of biostatistics at the U-M School of Public Health and research professor at the Institute for Social Research.
U-M Annual Security report now available
The 2016-17 edition of the University of Michigan Annual Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report now is available. An electronic copy of the 40-page book is available on the Division of Public Safety and Security website at dpss.umich.edu/docs/clery.pdf. Hard copy versions will be available in late October from DPSS as well as several administrative offices and main libraries, including the Office of Student Life and the Admissions office in the Student Activities Building. The report includes campus safety information, such as emergency services, safety tips, university policies and state laws, and additional support services. Additionally, it contains the Annual Fire Safety Report regarding fire safety and statistics for on-campus housing. For questions or to request a copy of the report, call 734-763-8391.
Mobile voter registration unit coming to campus on Tuesday
The Michigan Secretary of State will have its mobile branch office on campus adjacent to the Michigan Union on Kennedy Drive on Tuesday and will be open for business from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The primary focus of this visit is voter registration, however, the mobile unit is equipped to handle most regular Secretary of State services. Election Day is Nov. 8. The deadline to register to vote in Michigan is 5 p.m. Tuesday. Additionally, the University of Michigan’s Ginsberg Center is partnering with TurboVote, a quick, customizable tool accessible to all U-M faculty, staff and students. TurboVote can help people register to vote either in Ann Arbor or nationwide by using their permanent address. Those who plan to vote in the City of Ann Arbor can also register to vote in person Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the office of the Ann Arbor City Clerk, Second Floor, Ann Arbor City Hall, 301 East Huron Street, 734-794-6140.
Second Annual Purple Run planned to raise domestic violence awareness
The Second Annual Purple Run will begin at 9 a.m. Oct. 15 on North Campus. The 5K walk/run starts at the Duderstadt Center. The University of Michigan Police Department and the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office are co-hosting the run to raise awareness about domestic violence — an issue too prevalent in our communities. All of the proceeds will go to SafeHouse Center, an organization providing services and support to those impacted by domestic violence and sexual assault. Last year, participants raised more than $8,000 for SafeHouse Center. This year each registered participant will receive a race T-shirt and medal. Sign up and register by visiting our website at www.purplerunannarbor.org and Like us on Facebook at Purple Run Ann Arbor.
— Compiled by Jill A. Greenberg, The University Record
