November 2, 2009
Researchers at the Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered what leads to two genes fusing together, a phenomenon that has been shown to cause prostate cancer to develop. The study found that pieces of chromosome relocate near each other after exposure to the hormone androgen. This sets the scene for the gene fusion to occur. The…
November 2, 2009
The William Davidson Institute (WDI) has been awarded a three-year grant by Higher Education for Development (HED) to partner with Mentouri University in Constantine, Algeria, to improve the school’s capacity to provide effective teaching, curriculum and research in English and business management. (Photo courtesy William Davidson Institute) Using real-world learning and experiences, the partnership will…
November 2, 2009
Renowned American fashion designer and humanitarian Kenneth Cole will speak at 4 p.m. on Nov. 11 at the School of Public Health. Cole, who has been on the frontlines of important social and public health issues for more than 25 years, will talk about corporate responsibility and his work on public health issues such as…
November 2, 2009
The Senate Assembly has overwhelmingly expressed a preference for faculty-grievance hearing panels that contain members from inside the unit in which the grievance originated, but not in a majority role. In a non-binding straw poll last Monday, the faculty governance body unanimously supported a suggestion that Grievance Hearing Boards (GHBs) should consist of five members,…
November 2, 2009
Regent Julia Darlow, above left, presents the 20th annual James T. Neubacher Award to Tobin Siebers, who is V.L. Parrington Collegiate Professor in the Department of English, and also serves as chair of the steering committee for the Initiative on Disability Studies. Siebers was honored for his unflagging advocacy on behalf of people with disabilities,…
November 2, 2009
Four researchers have been awarded National Institutes of Health grants totaling $4.7 million for research in chemistry, medicine and engineering. More than $67.4 million in the form of 56 grants were given to researchers across the country. The awards were given through the Exceptional, Unconventional Research Enabling Knowledge Acceleration (EUREKA) program, whose goal is to…
November 2, 2009
The feature film “Trust,” starring Clive Owen and directed by David Schwimmer, will begin production at the new North Campus Research Complex in November. U-M purchased the complex in June, about 18 months after pharmaceutical giant Pfizer vacated the 30-building campus on Ann Arbor’s north side. The research and development facilities currently are vacant as…
November 2, 2009
Central Michigan University’s Board of Trustees has voted to purchase WFUM-TV in Flint from U-M. The announcement on CMU’s Web site says the board approved the purchase for $1 million. U-M announced in April that it planned to discontinue operating the station because of continued revenue shortfalls and the need for the university to control…
November 2, 2009
Two faculty members have been elected to the Institute of Medicine, one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine. The two are: • Dr. Arul Chinnaiyan, director of the Michigan Center for Translational Pathology and S.P. Hicks Professor of Pathology at the Medical School • Dr. Ana Diez Roux, professor of…
November 2, 2009
The Ginsberg Center’s commitment to fairness impressed Theresa Cusimano so much that she immediately accepted when a search firm invited her to interview to become its new director. “The University of Michigan’s longstanding commitment to social justice drew me in to accept this leadership opportunity, particularly as the commitment to social justice is illustrated within…
