STATE UNIVERSITIES
CMU to offer discounted tuition for federal employees
A new agreement between Central Michigan University and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management gives federal employees, their spouses and qualified dependents discounted access to online programs and classes taken at CMU’s satellite locations. The CMU Global Campus agreement provides federal employees and their families a 15 percent tuition discount and waives the application fee for certificate, bachelor’s and master’s degree programs for qualified individuals.
Ferris State University approves new doctorate program
Ferris State University trustees have approved a new Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree. It has been designed in response to changing health care environments and educational demands. The intent is to prepare practitioners to integrate into practice theory, nursing science and evidence-based knowledge to improve health care delivery, quality and patient outcomes. It is designed as a three-year, online, part-time and 36-credit program.
Celebration marks 30th anniversary of salmon release
Faculty, staff and students of Lake Superior State University invited the community June 3 to a LSSU Aquatic Research Laboratory celebration of 30 years raising and releasing Atlantic salmon in the St. Marys River. Tours of the aquatic lab were scheduled as part of the celebration at the Cloverland Electric Cooperative power plant and Sault Ste. Marie’s Alford Park.
PEER INSTITUTIONS
Couples study ties anger to heart problems, and stonewalling to back pain
New research from Northwestern University and the University of California, Berkeley, based on how couples behave during conflicts, suggests outbursts of anger predict cardiovascular problems later in life. Conversely, shutting down emotionally or “stonewalling” during conflict raises the risk of musculoskeletal ailments such as a bad back or stiff muscles. The study, recently published in the journal Emotion, is based on 20 years of data.
Grant awarded to boost studies of Asian Americans
Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial group in the United States, but they remain an understudied group whose experiences and attitudes are not reflected in national polls. To address this gap, the National Science Foundation has awarded a multicampus team of researchers a $507,132 grant to undertake the most extensive study of Asian Americans to date. The team includes researchers from the University of Maryland; University of California, Riverside; UC, Irvine; and UC, Berkeley.
