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April 4, 2017 |
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More than a decade after the Ford Nuclear Reactor shut down for the last time, the building returned to life Monday as U-M’s new Nuclear Engineering Laboratory. Inside it, researchers in the nation’s top-ranked nuclear engineering program will focus on advancing nuclear security, nonproliferation, safety and energy.
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The Office of Research will recognize six U-M staff members — Bennet Fauber, Jessica Getman, Missy Tuck, Carrie Disney, Nicholas Prieur and Kathryn DeWitt — with awards honoring them for their outstanding research service during a reception and award ceremony May 17.
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There’s a tug-of-war in many households after the second child is born. The struggle involves dads, who feel increased pressure to balance work and family in the new two-child home. The conflict inhibits men from being involved in infant care after the birth of a second child, a new U-M study shows.
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SPH Service Day
 Cathleen Connell, professor of health behavior and health education, and her daughter Frannie help organize inventory for the Kiwanis Club Thrift Sale, which supports a variety of local charities and social agencies. They joined more than 200 School of Public Health volunteers who worked at eight locations in Ann Arbor, Flint and Detroit on Saturday as part of the school’s first Service Day. The goal was to connect students, alumni, faculty and staff with the core purpose of public health — promoting health and engaging the community. Read more about Service Day. (Photo by Peter Smith Photography)
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COMING EVENTS
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April 4
With John Pomfret of The Washington Post, noon-1 p.m., School of Social Work Building, Room 1636
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“The notion that there just aren’t enough decently qualified people in the U.S., and that’s why you have to go overseas, I think is hype,” said John Bound, professor of economics, on the tech industry’s use of the federal H-1B visa program to hire up to 85,000 skilled guest workers each year.
The Boston Globe
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Michael Sabel, associate professor of surgery, was interviewed for a story about the steep rise in mastectomies in midwestern states.
CNN
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The Trump administration’s best bet for saving the travel ban is to have the case go before the U.S. Supreme Court, said Richard Primus, professor of law. “What a ruling in the 4th Circuit in favor of the administration would do is create a split in authority between federal courts in different parts of the country. Cases with splits in authority are cases the U.S. Supreme Court exists to resolve.”
The Associated Press
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VICTORS FOR MICHIGAN
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Jessica Hallgath has long held a passion for science and a love for volunteering. And as a volunteer at the Michigan Science Center in Detroit, the UM-Dearborn senior has had the opportunity to combine both interests and show others the happiness they bring.
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